Strategic Operations Research Analyst Staff

Strategic Operations Research Analyst Staff

At Lockheed Martin, we're driving the next generation of defense capabilities through innovation, analysis, and mission-focused design. Within our Rotary and Mission Systems (RMS) business area, the Operations Analysis (OA) team plays a critical role in shaping our product strategy and supporting our warfighters' evolving needs. We work directly with internal stakeholders and external customers to evaluate and inform design decisions, operational concepts, and investment priorities through analytical rigor and simulation-based insights.

In this role, you'll lead high-impact studies and shape key decisions across programs and future concept developments. Your analysis will inform everything from system design to operational effectiveness in mission-level contexts.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead study teams to perform modeling, simulation, and analysis of military systems.
• Formulate and execute analysis and study plans.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define objectives and refine study direction.
• Conduct research on military systems performance, operations, and tactics.
• Model operational scenarios and perform digital simulation trades.
• Analyze simulation results and quantify Measures-of-Effectiveness (MOEs).
• Translate technical findings into actionable insights for senior decision-makers.
• Contribute to cross-business area activities such as digital simulations, virtual reconstructions, and wargames.
• Represent OA as a technical leader across programs, captures, and technology planning efforts.

This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Defense (DoD) Top Secret / SCI security clearance. This position is based out of Manassas, VA.

We are a strategic analysis team at Lockheed Martin RMS committed to bridging technical innovation with operational relevance. Our analysts are engineers, data scientists, and mission experts who value integrity, teamwork, and a forward-looking mindset. We thrive in ambiguity and embrace complex challenges as opportunities to make a difference.

You're a problem solver, a systems thinker, and a communicator. You lead with insight and curiosity and bring both technical acumen and mission awareness to every challenge. You enjoy working across disciplines and pushing the limits of what's possible with digital tools and data.

Lockheed Martin offers you the chance to build something that matters. You'll work on challenging, mission-critical problems with a team that supports your growth. Our flexible environment, robust benefits, and commitment to innovation make Lockheed Martin a place where you can thrive, contribute, and define the future.