Senior Mission Planning Engineer

Responsibilities

• The Senior Mission Planning Engineer leads the integration, certification, sustainment, and operational support of mission planning systems across Naval Aviation platforms.
• The incumbent serves as a technical authority, providing guidance on system integration, software evaluation, certification efforts, and mission planning operations to ensure safe and effective mission execution.
• Lead integration, sustainment, and evaluation of mission planning systems across multiple platforms.
• Oversee lifecycle support from development through operational deployment and sustainment.
• Lead evaluation of mission planning software functionality, interfaces, and system integration.
• Assess system performance, compatibility, and operational suitability.
• Identify and resolve complex integration and system-level issues.
• Lead certification and compliance efforts for mission planning systems and mission data loading capabilities.
• Oversee verification and validation (V&V) activities and certification documentation.
• Ensure compliance with program and airworthiness requirements.
• Interface directly with fleet users, program offices, and stakeholders to resolve mission planning issues.
• Provide operational expertise to improve mission planning workflows and system usability.
• Oversee mission data loading processes, configuration management, and system integrity.
• Ensure proper data distribution and configuration control across platforms.
• Lead coordination across engineering disciplines including data integrity, navigation, communications, and surveillance.
• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical guidance across IPTs.

• Extensive experience with mission planning systems (e.g., JMPS, VMPS, NOMS)
• Strong knowledge of:
  • Systems engineering principles and lifecycle processes
  • Software integration, test and evaluation, and configuration management
  • Requirements development and traceability
• Understanding of:
  • Aviation mission planning processes and flight planning concepts
  • Airspace operations and military aviation mission execution
• Proven ability to lead technical efforts and work across cross-functional teams
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and technical communication skills
• Experience supporting Naval Aviation or DoD aviation programs (desired)
• Experience with mission planning system certification processes (desired)
• Direct experience supporting fleet users or operational aviation teams (desired)
• Knowledge of data integrity, PNT, navigation, or communications systems integration (desired)
• Experience with system modernization, upgrades, or software development environments (desired)
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering required and 8+ years of related experience.