Exercise Planner

SMX is seeking BLUEFOR Exercise Planners to support US Space Forces Indo-Pacific (SFI). As an Exercise Planner you will provide high-level subject matter expertise to lead the integration of space domain effects for Blue Forces into theater-level exercises.

This position requires a DoD security clearance with the ability to obtain a TS/SCI which requires US citizenship.

Application Deadline:  June 15, 2026

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Lead and facilitate all phases of the exercise planning cycle, from concept development to exercise execution, ensuring a robust exercise framework.


• Develop Master Scenario Event Lists (MSEL) focused on SFI executing its role as the Theater Joint Functional Space Component Command into each exercise's Blue Order of Battle.


• Responsible to act as ECG member or white cell member for exercises they planned to ensure their MSEL objectives are met.


• Post-Exercise Analysis: Author After-Action Reports (AAR) to identify and address capability gaps in space-integrated command, control, and communications.

Required Skills & Experience 

• Must have DoD security clearance with the ability to obtain a TS/SCI clearance.


• Ability to communicate and coordinate with allies and partner nations, including their respective commands.


• Highly organized as all focus areas require tracking multiple processes, maintaining a large amount of data, and creating and maintaining multiple products for multiple countries simultaneously.


• Excellent technical writing skills.


• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.


• Customer focused.


• Capacity to learn new systems rapidly and adapt quickly to change.


• Highly proficient in Microsoft Office 365 products.

Desired Skills & Experience

• Experience with US Space Forces Indo-Pacific (SFI).


• Intra-agency or joint command experience.


• International engagement or exercise planning experience.

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