FMS Mission Planning Systems Engineer, Lead
About The Position
FMS Mission Planning Systems Engineer, Lead The Opportunity: Serve as the Lead FMS Systems Engineer supporting Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Mission Planning programs within the Airspace Mission Planning (AMP) enterprise. Lead the identification, decomposition, and validation of technical requirements needed to adapt U.S. Mission Planning System (MPS) capabilities into releasable, country‑unique Mission Planning Environments (MPEs) while ensuring protection of Critical Program Information (CPI), compliance with ITAR, and adherence to all foreign‑releasability constraints. Provide systems engineering leadership across the full lifecycle of FMS mission‑planning capabilities, including architecture tailoring, integration analysis, validation, technical evaluation, and configuration alignment. Support the Government in developing Technical Requirements Documents (TRDs), performing Component Replacement Evaluations (CREs), reviewing Engineering Releases (ERs), and evaluating capabilities where no prior U.S. technical baseline exists. Participate in systems engineering processes, technical interchanges, system security and program protection activities, program integration, architecture monitoring, and governance boards to ensure commonality across Mission Planning Enterprise products. Develop technical assessments, special studies, and interoperability analyses as required. Support site visits for design, integration, certification, and evaluation activities. Ensure FMS MPEs, tailored components, tools, utilities, scripts, and security patches are integrated, validated, and delivered in accordance with the AMP PWS. This role directly supports the Government’s ability to deliver releasable, interoperable, and technically sound mission‑planning capabilities to partner nations. Join us. The world can’t wait.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience with Air Force Mission Planning Systems, such as JMPS or JOMS, including requirements, integration, validation, and technical evaluation
- Experience supporting Foreign Military Sales (FMS) programs, including policy, process, releasability, and country‑unique capability tailoring
- Experience with Component Replacement Evaluations, Engineering Release reviews, and development of Technical Requirements Documents
- Knowledge of systems engineering processes and practices for software‑intensive systems, including requirements decomposition, traceability, integration, and verification
- Knowledge of Critical Program Information protection, ITAR, and foreign‑releasability constraints for mission‑planning software
- Knowledge of Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) engineering processes
- Secret clearance
- Bachelor’s degree
Nice To Haves
- Experience with FMS Tailored Component Validation, FMS Tailored MPE Validation, and FMS Integrated Product Line activities
- Experience with supporting multi‑platform, multi‑contractor integration environments
- Knowledge of DoD policies and directives for mission‑planning systems, cybersecurity, and releasability
- Possession of excellent oral and written communications skills
Responsibilities
- Lead the identification, decomposition, and validation of technical requirements needed to adapt U.S. Mission Planning System (MPS) capabilities into releasable, country‑unique Mission Planning Environments (MPEs) while ensuring protection of Critical Program Information (CPI), compliance with ITAR, and adherence to all foreign‑releasability constraints.
- Provide systems engineering leadership across the full lifecycle of FMS mission‑planning capabilities, including architecture tailoring, integration analysis, validation, technical evaluation, and configuration alignment.
- Support the Government in developing Technical Requirements Documents (TRDs), performing Component Replacement Evaluations (CREs), reviewing Engineering Releases (ERs), and evaluating capabilities where no prior U.S. technical baseline exists.
- Participate in systems engineering processes, technical interchanges, system security and program protection activities, program integration, architecture monitoring, and governance boards to ensure commonality across Mission Planning Enterprise products.
- Develop technical assessments, special studies, and interoperability analyses as required.
- Support site visits for design, integration, certification, and evaluation activities.
- Ensure FMS MPEs, tailored components, tools, utilities, scripts, and security patches are integrated, validated, and delivered in accordance with the AMP PWS.
Benefits
- health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits
- paid leave
- professional development
- tuition assistance
- work-life programs
- dependent care
- recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
