Warfighting Capability Analyst, Maritime

We are looking for our next Warfighting Capability Analyst to join our rapidly growing team. This position is available in either Costa Mesa, CA or Quincy, MA. The Warfighting Capability Analyst supports the development, evaluation, and communication of mission-relevant defense capabilities. This role focuses on understanding what capability the warfighter requires, why it matters, how it would be employed, and how the company should prioritize solutions that deliver operational advantage. The analyst serves as a bridge between customers, business lines, engineering teams, product leaders, and operational stakeholders, translating ambiguous mission problems into structured capability gaps, concepts of employment, measures of effectiveness, operational vignettes, and decision-quality analysis that informs product strategy, growth, and program execution. This role is ideal for individuals who can reason across military operations, emerging technology, customer mission sets, and defense market dynamics, and who can communicate complex operational ideas clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences. WHAT YOU'LL DO Conduct mission analysis to identify operational problems, capability gaps, and opportunities for differentiated product or system employment Develop and refine concepts of operation, concepts of employment, operational vignettes, mission threads, and use cases for current and future systems Analyze threat environments, customer missions, force structure, operational constraints, and campaign-level context to inform capability development Define measures of effectiveness, measures of performance, and operational value propositions for proposed capabilities Support product, growth, and engineering teams by translating customer needs and mission problems into capability priorities and defensible requirements Build clear, decision-oriented briefings, white papers, narratives, and analytic products for internal executives, customers, and external stakeholders Support capture, strategy, and business development efforts by articulating how company capabilities solve specific operational problems Compare alternative capability approaches and assess trade-offs in mission utility, feasibility, scalability, cost, survivability, and operational relevance Partner with systems analysts, engineers, operators, and business-line leaders to ensure technical solutions remain anchored to real warfighting needs Contribute to internal capability roadmaps, investment priorities, campaign analyses, and product-market fit assessments in defense contexts REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS Experience in operational analysis, military planning, capability development, defense strategy, mission engineering, military operations, intelligence analysis, or a related field Ability to decompose ambiguous operational problems into structured analytic questions and actionable recommendations Strong understanding of military missions, operational concepts, threat-informed planning, and the relationship between technology and warfighting outcomes Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to produce executive-level briefings and clear analytic narratives Ability to work across technical, operational, and business stakeholders in a fast-paced environment Strong judgment, intellectual curiosity, and comfort operating with incomplete information Ability to translate between customer language, operational need, product strategy, and engineering implications Currently possesses and is able to maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS Prior military, DoD, defense industry, intelligence community, operational test, campaign analysis, or warfighting development experience Experience supporting maritime, undersea, autonomous systems, air, surface, C2, ISR, fires, logistics, or other operational mission areas Familiarity with CONOPS development, campaign analysis, wargaming, modeling and simulation, operational test, requirements development, or capability portfolio management Experience working directly with government customers, senior military leaders, product teams, or engineering organizations Experience with both qualitative and quantitative analysis Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance US Salary Range $166,000 — $220,000 USD The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. 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