Senior Aviation Military Analyst (Concepts, Integration & Synchronization Officer)

Candidates must have an active TS/SCI clearance and verify, before applying, that you meet the minimum requirements of the position.

JANUS Research Group is seeking a Senior Aviation Military Analyst with expertise in Army Aviation concepts, integration, modernization synchronization, and capability development to support enterprise-level aviation modernization efforts. The selected candidate will provide senior operational and strategic analysis to assist Army Aviation leadership in synchronizing modernization initiatives, capability development activities, resource planning, and force design decisions across the Army Aviation Enterprise.

This role requires a highly experienced Army Aviation professional capable of integrating complex information from multiple stakeholders, developing strategic recommendations, and supporting senior leaders with modernization planning aligned to Army priorities and the Army Modernization Strategy.

Essential Responsibilities

• Serve as a senior subject matter expert supporting Army Aviation concepts, integration, synchronization, and modernization initiatives.
• Assist Aviation Capability Managers (ACMs) and senior leadership in synchronizing modernization plans across the Army Aviation Enterprise.
• Support alignment of aviation modernization efforts with the Army Modernization Strategy and enterprise-level priorities.
• Provide expertise on Army Aviation force design, organizational structures, and impacts associated with changes to aviation formations, equipment, and personnel.
• Analyze modernization initiatives, capability gaps, and force structure changes to provide recommendations to senior leaders.
• Support integrated scheduling processes to synchronize modernization activities, program milestones, and enterprise priorities.
• Coordinate and integrate data inputs from multiple organizations into strategic communications and executive-level messaging.
• Support Army Aviation Enterprise Synchronization Model working groups focused on modernization integration, funding strategies, and program execution.
• Advise Aviation Capability Manager (ACM) and Capability Development Integration Directorate (CEAD) leadership on:
  • Planning
  • Programming
  • Budgeting
  • Execution (PPBE) processes
  • Impacts to Army Aviation programs and modernization efforts
• Plan, coordinate, and facilitate Working Groups, Integrated Product Teams (IPTs), and enterprise synchronization forums.
• Lead and support aviation studies, operational assessments, and technology evaluation efforts.
• Develop and review aviation capability documentation, including:
  • White papers
  • Concept papers
  • Requirements documents
  • Operational views
  • Technical analyses
• Prepare and deliver briefings and strategic recommendations to senior military and government leadership.
• Independently produce high-quality analytical products requiring minimal government revisions.
• Review and edit technical products to ensure graduate-level quality prior to government delivery.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 15 years of Army Aviation flight and combat operations experience.
• Rated Army Aviator with extensive operational aviation experience.
• Senior or Master Rated Aviator qualification required.
• Minimum 5 years of experience supporting:
  • Capability management
  • Combat developments
  • Force modernization
  • Requirements development
• Comprehensive understanding of:
  • Army Aviation force design
  • Aviation formation structure
  • Modernization impacts on personnel and equipment
  • Army Aviation enterprise planning processes
• Demonstrated experience supporting enterprise-level synchronization of aviation modernization initiatives.
• Experience planning, coordinating, and integrating data from multiple organizations into strategic-level communications.
• Experience planning, executing, and facilitating:
  • Working Groups
  • Integrated Product Teams (IPTs)
  • Senior leader synchronization forums
• Experience serving as a Team Lead conducting:
  • Aviation studies
  • Operational test events
  • Capability assessments
  • Technology evaluations
• Experience authoring a Joint Requirements Oversight Council (JROC)-approved Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS) document.
• Experience producing graduate-level written product