Mission Planning Engineer

Saalex•Lexington Park, MD

17h•Hybrid

About The Position

Greenfield Engineering, a Saalex Company is seeking a Mission Planning Engineer in Patuxent River, MD. The Mission Planning Engineer supports the integration, certification, sustainment, and operational use of mission planning systems across Naval Aviation platforms. Collaborates with engineering teams, program offices, and fleet operators to ensure systems are effectively integrated, maintained, and operationally reliable. Ensures mission planning capabilities meet fleet needs, enabling safe, efficient mission execution and timely resolution of system issues through coordinated engineering support.

Requirements

Experience with mission planning systems, including: JMPS, VMPS, NOMS, or similar mission planning applications
Mission data loaders and mission planning workflows
Systems engineering principles and software integration
Verification & validation, test & evaluation, and configuration management
Requirements management processes
Understanding of Aviation mission planning processes and flight planning concepts
Understanding of Airspace operations and military aviation mission execution
Ability to support cross-functional coordination across engineering disciplines and stakeholders
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or a related technical field and at least 4 years mission planning and domain experience
Active Secret clearance required. Requirements to obtain a clearance include US Citizenship, security investigation, etc.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting Naval Aviation or DoD aviation programs
Familiarity with mission planning system certification processes
Experience working with operational fleet users or aviation platform teams
Knowledge of data integrity, navigation, surveillance, or communications systems integration
Experience with mission planning system upgrades, modernization, or software development environments

Responsibilities

Support integration, sustainment, testing, and evaluation of mission planning systems across multiple platforms
Assist with lifecycle support from development through operational use
Evaluate mission planning software functionality, interfaces, and compatibility
Assess operational suitability and system performance
Support certification efforts for mission planning systems and mission data loading capabilities
Contribute to verification, validation, and compliance documentation
Interface with fleet users and platform teams to identify requirements and resolve mission planning issues
Support mission planning workflows and operational execution needs
Support mission data loading processes, configuration management, and data distribution
Assist with mission planning workflows and system configuration control
Coordinate with Data Integrity, Navigation, Surveillance, and Communications engineers
Interface with PMAs, software vendors, and platform stakeholders
Other duties as assigned or required