
Strategic and Acquisition Ops Research Planner
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The applicant will support the USSF Innovation and Prototyping Acquisition Delta Commander through strategic planning and policy implementation. The role develops acquisition strategies, plans, and concepts for Space Force and mission-level objectives, assesses organizational and enterprise impacts, and creates organizational visions, messaging, and portfolio-management concepts. The posting requires extensive government acquisition experience, including space-program assignments, and a top-secret clearance.
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Overview The applicant will perform strategic planning and policy implementation for the Commander at the United States Space Force (USSF) Innovation and Prototyping (SZI) Acquisition Delta . The position requires at least 15 years of government acquisition experience of which 5 years shall include duties/assignments specifically in support of space programs. Masters degree in Management, Business, Economics, Finance, Accounting, Mathematics, and Science Technology, Engineering, or Statistics. Responsibilities The applicant will perform strategic planning and policy implementation for the Commander at the United States Space Force (USSF) Innovation and Prototyping (SZI) Acquisition Delta . This includes creating new organizational concepts, assessing unit impacts in technical, financial, and morale dimensions as well as integration impacts to the enterprise. The applicant will be responsible for developing Space Force and mission level acquisition strategies, plans, and concepts to support customers strategic and tactical objectives. The applicant will create new visions and messaging for the organization and cross-cutting concepts for improving portfolio management. Salary Range: $155,000 - $170,000/Year, DOE Skills Required Applicant should be proficient in the use of M/S office applications, i.e., M/S Outlook, Project, Word, PowerPoint, MS Teams, and Excel. Superior verbal communication, written, and quantitative analytical skills are required. Applicant must be able to create, cultivate, and communicate innovative concepts and Courses of Action (COAs) anchored by expert analysis developed by the applicant. Extensive program management experience, strategic communication/planning experience, and senior-level government space acquisition experience. Material Leader experience and/or successful completion of DAUs PMT 401 is highly desired. Possess strong knowledge of the DoD protocol, acquisition, operational, and project management processes and policies. A top-secret level clearance is required. U.S. citizenship required. Education Bachelors degree required, preferably in math, engineering, business, or the sciences. Benefits We offer competitive salaries commensurate with education and experience. We have an excellent benefits package that includes: Comprehensive health, dental, life, long and short-term disability insurance 100% Company funded Retirement Plans Generous vacation, holiday and sick pay plans Tuition assistance About Tecolote Research Tecolote Research is a private, employee-owned corporation where people are our primary resource. Our investments in technology and training give our employees the tools to ensure our clients are provided the solutions they need, and our very high employee retention rate and stable workforce is an added value to our customers. Apply now to connect with a company that invests in you. View all career opportunities: www.tecolote.com Follow us on social media: LinkedIn | X @TecoloteInc | Facebook [EOE/M/F/Disability/Veterans]
How this job compares
Set against the 531 open Strategic Planning jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 29, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$155–170K/yr
- US median$132–186K/yr356 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $163K, is close to the US median midpoint ($162K) — in the middle half of Strategic Planning salary ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 18 open Strategic Planning jobs in Washington, D.C. and 531 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 15 years of experience — more than three in four Strategic Planning postings that state a minimum ask for (median 6 years, across 444 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 245 of the 531 open Strategic Planning jobs (46%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 29, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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