Senior Force Design & Analytics Lead

MANTECH; Quantico (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

MANTECH in Quantico, VA seeks a motivated Research Analyst to join our team as the principal researcher and structural architect for upcoming Force Design initiatives. The role requires leading analytical writing and coordinating cross-functional efforts to align force structures with future global security demands.

The successful candidate will conduct service-wide analyses, synthesize complex data, and present findings to senior leadership, while advancing capabilities planning and force

Qualifications

• Master’s degree required; 5+ years in force management, force development, or strategic defense planning.
• Bachelor’s degree with 10+ years of related experience accepted in lieu of a Master’s degree.
• At least 15 years of professional military or defense-related experience, including high-level staff assignments.
• Background in organizational design, capabilities-based assessments (CBAs), or force integration processes.
• Experience conducting in-depth research, synthesizing manpower, equipment and readiness data, and generating senior-level decision products.

Responsibilities

• Lead research, design, and analytical writing for the Force Design blueprint, translating strategies into viable organizational structures.
• Conduct service-wide quantitative and qualitative force structure analyses of current Marine Corps capabilities and manning documents.
• Evaluate second- and third-order effects of proposed force design changes to advise on resource constraints and organizational risk.
• Organize and lead planning teams and working groups with military officers, civilian analysts, and academics.
• Review strategic documents and communicate findings with external partners across TS/SCI, SAP, CAP, STO, and other levels.
• Support development of executive-level briefs, reports, and investment recommendations regarding future capabilities.

Skills

Force management

Organizational design

CBAs

Structured analytic techniques

Strategic writing

Education

Master's degree in a related field

Bachelor's degree with 10+ years experience accepted in lieu

Tools

JCIDS

PPBE

JSPS

Job description

MANTECH in Quantico, VA seeks a motivated Research Analyst to join our team as the principal researcher and structural architect for upcoming Force Design initiatives. The role requires leading analytical writing and coordinating cross-functional efforts to align force structures with future global security demands.

The successful candidate will conduct service-wide analyses, synthesize complex data, and present findings to senior leadership, while advancing capabilities planning and force