Senior Wargame Mentor

Overview

Senior Wargame Mentor LOCATION: Remote from Melbourne/Orlando FL or Arlington VA/Washington DC area JOB STATUS: Full Time CLEARANCE: Active Top Secret Astrion is seeking a casual part-time Senior Wargame Mentor to provide advisory support for the planning, execution, and assessment of a two-sided space wargames focused on Space Operational Energy, to include such things as sustained maneuver enabled by space logistics across the competition continuum. Job Responsibilities: The senior mentor supports and provides wargame design and play inputs, facilitates operational discussions, and helps frame solutions to challenges related to space force survivability and sustainability. The Senior Mentor also supports integration of insights from both unclassified gameplay and TS/SCI breakout sessions to ensure operational realism and meaningful analysis that informs future concepts and capabilities. Job Requirements: Bachelor's degree in relevant discipline (or equivalent military experience); advanced degree preferred. Minimum 20 years of experience in military operations, national security, space operations, wargaming, or a related field. Demonstrated expertise in U.S. Space Force, U.S. Space Command, Joint, or Combatant Command planning and operations. Experience planning, facilitating, mentoring, or participating in operational-level wargames, exercises, or operational experimentation. Subject matter expertise in space operations, space technologies including such areas as sustained maneuver, space logistics, force survivability, resilience, contested space operations and wargaming. Knowledge of Joint Planning Process (JPP), Joint Doctrine, DoW wargaming methodologies, and force design or capability development. Demonstrated ability to mentor senior military and civilian leaders, facilitate strategic discussions, challenge assumptions, and ensure operational realism while maintaining wargame objectives. Strong analytical, critical thinking, and communication skills, with the ability to synthesize complex operational issues into actionable observations and recommendations. Active Top-Secret clearance with SCI eligibility (or current TS/SCI)(waiverable depending on experience level). Ability to travel as required in support of planning, execution, and post-event analysis. Candidate must be located in, or able to support work from, the Washington, DC metropolitan area or the Melbourne/Orlando, Florida area.