Strategic Planner Prin - E6

Lockheed Martin; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 159,000 - 295,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Flexible work arrangements (e.g., 4x10

401(k) match

Paid time off

Holidays

Parental Leave

EAP

Flexible Spending Accounts

Education Assistance

Life Insurance

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

Job summary

Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth, TX seeks an experienced Strategic Planner, Principal in Aeronautics Strategic Planning’s Strategic Studies Group to shape future airpower. You will lead USN-focused studies, translate customer needs into actionable analyses, and guide force structure and capability planning for U.S.

services and allies. You will synthesize complex technical concepts into executive-ready messages, manage strategic relationships, and drive growth through insight-driven pathways

Qualifications

• Greater than 10 years of combined defense industry, US military, and DoD strategy/acquisition experience.
• Bachelor's degree or higher in a technical field or equivalent military experience.
• Experience with current and future Navy systems, including Lockheed Martin’s products and services.
• Experience working with USN organizations critical to force design, force development, and force employment.
• Analytical thinking and problem-solving skills in a multi-disciplinary team environment.
• Current Secret security clearance with ability to obtain and maintain Top Secret with special access programs.
• Experience with Microsoft Office suite.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development, execution, and communication of strategic studies addressing customer needs, market opportunities, threat environments, and future force structures.
• Build, maintain, and deepen relationships with key domestic and international customers aligned to Aeronautics’ strategic priorities.
• Interpret, shape, and translate customer requirements into meaningful analyses and recommendations.
• Distill complex, technical, or large-scale bodies of work into clear, strategic messages tailored to senior audiences.
• Drive growth opportunities across Aeronautics markets by identifying trends, gaps, and strategic pathways for capability development.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams across multiple sites to support force mix assessments, threat evaluations, and long-range planning efforts.
• Provide strategic planning support across any Aeronautics program or platform as needed within the Strategic Studies Group.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Analytical thinking

Structured problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in a technical field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Standard Job DescriptionAs a Strategic Planner, Principal within Aeronautics Strategic Planning’s Strategic Studies Group (SSG), you will play a critical role in shaping the future of global airpower. You will be the SSG’s USN lead charged with understanding our domestic and international customers' most stressing challenges and translating those insights into actionable studies, strategies, and recommendations. Your work will directly support Aeronautics’ strategic priorities, influence major program decisions, and help guide force structure and capability planning across the U.S. services, partners, and allies.

Standard Job DescriptionAs a Strategic Planner, Principal within Aeronautics Strategic Planning’s Strategic Studies Group (SSG), you will play a critical role in shaping the future of global airpower. You will be the SSG’s USN lead charged with understanding our domestic and international customers' most stressing challenges and translating those insights into actionable studies, strategies, and recommendations. Your work will directly support Aeronautics’ strategic priorities, influence major program decisions, and help guide force structure and capability planning across the U.S. services, partners, and allies.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development, execution, and communication of strategic studies addressing customer needs, market opportunities, threat environments, and future force structures
• Build, maintain, and deepen relationships with key domestic and international customers aligned to Aeronautics’ strategic priorities
• Interpret, shape, and translate customer requirements into meaningful analyses and recommendations
• Distill complex, technical, or large-scale bodies of work into clear, strategic messages tailored to senior audiences
• Drive growth opportunities across Aeronautics markets by identifying trends, gaps, and strategic pathways for capability development
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams across multiple sites to support force mix assessments, threat evaluations, and long-range planning efforts
• Provide strategic planning support across any Aeronautics program or platform as needed within the Strategic Studies Group

Who You Are

You excel at turning broad strategic challenges into structured studies, actionable insights, and compelling executive-level recommendations. Known for your ability to distill complex technical and operational concepts into clear, persuasive messaging, you confidently engage senior leaders across government and industry. You are collaborative and relationship-driven, building trusted partnerships with domestic and international stakeholders while aligning teams around shared strategic objectives. Above all, you are motivated by shaping the future of global airpower and influencing decisions that matter at the highest levels of defense planning.

Develops long-range objectives and strategic plans for corporation or major division by identifying internal and external strategic issues that could affect growth and profitability. Scans environment for business opportunities, maintains surveillance over market, and may perform financial analysis of acquisition candidates. Develops and monitors profitability, productivity, and growth targets. May prepare acquisition proposals, recommend financial and non-financial strategic objectives and alternatives, and implement and maintain strategic and operational plans. Plans and coordinates business reviews, resource allocations, organization structures, and financial analysis.

Basic Qualifications

• Greater than 10 years of combined defense industry, US military, and DoD strategy/acquisition experience
• Bachelor's degree or higher in a technical field (e.g. engineering, mathematics, physics, computer science) or a Bachelor's degree or higher with extensive military operational/strategy development experience
• Experience with current and future Navy systems, including Lockheed Martin’s products and services
• Experience working with USN organizations critical to force design, force development, and force employment
• Experience with analytical thinking and problem-solving skills, as well as experience working in a multi-disciplinary team environment
• Current Secret security clearance with ability to obtain and maintain Top Secret with special access programs
• Experience with Microsoft Office suite

Desired Skills

• Previous experience in a strategy organization
• Experience analyzing customer requirements and future warfighting needs
• Knowledge of military systems, weapon systems, and the operation of threat air, space & ground systems
• Ability to formulate structured approaches for analyzing complex problems involving multiple domains and articulate problems/possible solutions
• Strong interpersonal and customer relationship skills with demonstrated ability to lead and work in cross-functional teams, across business units and corporate organizations
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills necessary to clearly articulate strategies at multiple levels of business and government
• Experience organizing and presenting data to senior/executive management

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $158700.00 - $294700.00

Benefits offered:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10)
• 401(k) match
• Paid time off
• Holidays
• Parental Leave
• EAP
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Education Assistance
• Life Insurance
• Short-Term Disability
• Long-Term Disability

• Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be offered depending on the position. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and can vary from year to year and are tied to a range of performance metrics.
• For (Washington state applicants only) Non-represented full-time employees: accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays. Represented full time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year.