Program Coordinator - Clearance Required

Overview

LMI is seeking a Capability Development Program Coordinator to support a Special Operations Command (SOCOM) mission partner with requirements development, capability-gap analysis, system integration, equipment modernization, testing, procurement planning, material fielding, and life-cycle replacement activities. The Program Coordinator will serve as a subject matter expert for assigned Soldier capability programs and help translate operational needs into executable equipment and technology solutions aligned with mission requirements, resources, schedules, and approved acquisition objectives.

LMI is a new breed of digital solutions provider dedicated to accelerating government impact with innovation and speed. Investing in technology and prototypes ahead of need, LMI brings commercial-grade platforms and mission-ready AI to federal agencies at commercial speed.

Leveraging our mission-ready technology and solutions, proven expertise in federal deployment, and strategic relationships, we enhance outcomes for the government efficiently and effectively. With a focus on agility and collaboration, LMI serves the defense, space, healthcare, and energy sectors—helping agencies navigate complexity and achieve mission success.

This position requires an active Secret security clearance.

• Support the development, analysis, validation, documentation, staffing, and maintenance of operational requirements for new and modernized Soldier capabilities.
• Identify and define equipment needs by engaging operational users, leaders, capability developers, acquisition professionals, testers, logisticians, and other mission stakeholders.
• Analyze capability gaps and assess potential materiel and non-materiel solutions against operational effectiveness, technical feasibility, interoperability, cost, schedule, sustainment, and life-cycle considerations.
• Develop and maintain life-cycle replacement plans, technology-refresh strategies, modernization roadmaps, and investment recommendations for assigned equipment portfolios.
• Guide capability initiatives and assigned programs through applicable review, validation, approval, resourcing, acquisition, integration, testing, and fielding processes.
• Prepare decision-support products, requirements documents, executive briefings, cost and schedule analyses, risk assessments, courses of action, and program-status reports for senior leaders.
• Advise leaders on technology-upgrade plans and investment priorities for emerging combat capabilities.
• Coordinate with Army, special operations, acquisition, testing, logistics, training, cybersecurity, communications, and other military offices to ensure systems are integrated, interoperable, supportable, and aligned with mission requirements.
• Serve as the subject matter expert for assigned capability programs and Programs of Record.
• Plan, coordinate, oversee, and assess developmental tests, operational tests, user assessments, demonstrations, experimentation events, and field evaluations.
• Develop test objectives, user scenarios, evaluation criteria, schedules, risk controls, data-collection plans, and after-action products in coordination with government and technical stakeholders.
• Translate approved procurement objectives into executable equipment-purchasing plans, acquisition schedules, delivery priorities, and funding requirements.
• Develop and coordinate material fielding plans that address equipment allocation, accountability, transportation, facilities, training, technical documentation, sustainment, and user acceptance.
• Monitor program cost, schedule, performance, risk, integration, procurement, testing, fielding, and sustainment activities; identify issues and recommend corrective actions.
• Respond to requests for information from SOCOM and Army stakeholders regarding current and future technologies, assigned capability portfolios, and Programs of Record.
• Conduct market research and technology assessments to identify commercial, government, and emerging solutions with potential application to special operations missions.
• Maintain program records, requirements traceability, decision logs, risk registers, schedules, fielding trackers, configuration information, and other program-management products.
• Coordinate across operational commands, headquarters staff sections, program offices, laboratories, test organizations, industry partners, and supported units to synchronize capability development and delivery.

• Active Secret security clearance.
• Minimum of eight years of experience supporting Department of War capability development, requirements analysis, acquisition, program management, systems integration, testing, equipment fielding, or life-cycle management activities.
• Experience supporting U.S. Special Operations Forces, a Special Operations Command organization, or another operationally focused Department of War mission partner.
• Demonstrated experience identifying operational capability gaps and translating user needs into documented…