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# Naval Operations & Exercise Analyst

- **Company:** Xsite Llc
- **Location:** San Diego, CA, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Systems Analysis, Test Data, C4i
- **Published:** September 25, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.thejobnetwork.com/job/b040447f-3ab2-41a1-af08-47ecf60f56b9/naval-operations-exercise-analyst

## About the Role

* TS/SCI eligibility with SCI access within the previous year.
 * Fleet Warfare Tactics Instructor (WTI) experience.
 * 7+ years of relevant professional experience supporting areas such as Navy/DoD operations, military exercises, C4I, systems analysis, warfare development, or Test & Evaluation.
 * Demonstrated experience facilitating technical and/or operational discussions involving multiple stakeholder groups.
 * Experience planning, coordinating, or leading complex exercises, operational events, technical events, assessments, projects, or other multi-stakeholder efforts.
 * Strong understanding of Navy operational environments and the relationship between technical capabilities and operational mission requirements.
 * Experience collecting and analyzing technical, operational, exercise, or test data and translating results into findings, recommendations, and reports.
 * Strong interpersonal, facilitation, written, and verbal communication skills.
 * Ability to communicate complex technical and operational topics effectively to senior military and civilian leadership.
 * Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM), or a related field.

Highly Desired Experience

Experience in one or more of the following areas is highly desired:

 * Naval C4I / C5ISR systems, architectures, or operations
 * Navy Warfare Development Center (NWDC)
 * Navy or Joint exercise planning and execution
 * Warfare Tactics Instructor (WTI) organizations
 * Operational Test & Evaluation (OT&E)
 * Developmental Test & Evaluation (DT&E)
 * Operational analysis or operational assessment
 * Mission engineering or mission analysis

## Description

* Plan and support the full lifecycle of Navy tabletop exercises, from initial concept development through execution, analysis, and final reporting.
 * Develop exercise objectives, scenarios, event plans, schedules, discussion topics, and supporting materials in coordination with technical and operational stakeholders.
 * Facilitate technical and operational discussions involving Fleet, acquisition, engineering, testing, and warfare development participants.
 * Lead and support multi-day TTX events, ensuring discussions remain aligned with exercise objectives and operational mission needs.
 * Connect Naval C4I system capabilities and architectures with operational requirements, mission threads, CONOPs, and Fleet needs.
 * Coordinate with stakeholders to identify operational scenarios, technical questions, capability gaps, and areas requiring further analysis.
 * Lead and support exercise data collection, ensuring key observations, issues, decisions, risks, and operational insights are accurately captured.
 * Conduct post-exercise analysis and synthesize results into meaningful findings and actionable recommendations.
 * Develop After Action Reports (AARs), executive summaries, technical reports, and senior-leadership briefings.
 * Coordinate with PAE MS Programs of Record (PORs), engineering organizations, Test & Evaluation organizations, and other program stakeholders.
 * Engage with Fleet and warfare development organizations, including the Navy Warfare Development Center (NWDC) community.
 * Support stakeholder engagements between exercise events to advance exercise development, mission analysis, and operational alignment.
 * Facilitate discussions involving differing technical and operational perspectives and help stakeholders identify areas of alignment, risk, and further analysis.
 * Present exercise results, recommendations, and complex technical and operational topics to senior military and civilian leadership., * CONOP development or assessment
 * Systems-of-systems engineering
 * Tabletop exercises (TTXs)
 * Wargaming
 * Fleet operations
 * Programs of Record (PORs)
 * After Action Reports (AARs)
 * Senior-level Navy technical or operational briefings