Lead FMS Mission Planning Systems Engineer

Lead FMS Mission Planning Systems Engineer

We are seeking a Lead FMS Systems Engineer to support Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Mission Planning programs within the Airspace Mission Planning (AMP) enterprise. This role serves as a key consultant in adapting U.S. Mission Planning System (MPS) capabilities for partner nations. The position involves providing systems engineering leadership across the full lifecycle of FMS mission-planning capabilities, directly supporting the delivery of releasable and interoperable solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the identification, decomposition, and validation of technical requirements to adapt U.S. MPS capabilities into country-unique Mission Planning Environments (MPEs).
• Ensure protection of Critical Program Information (CPI), compliance with ITAR, and adherence to all foreign-releasability constraints.
• Provide systems engineering leadership, including architecture tailoring, integration analysis, validation, technical evaluation, and configuration alignment.
• Support the development of Technical Requirements Documents (TRDs), perform Component Replacement Evaluations (CREs), and review Engineering Releases (ERs).
• Participate in systems engineering processes, technical interchanges, system security, program integration, and governance boards.
• Develop technical assessments, special studies, and interoperability analyses as required.
• Support site visits for design, integration, certification, and evaluation activities.

Required Qualifications

• 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 for software-intensive systems, including requirements decomposition, traceability, integration, and verification.
• Knowledge of Critical Program Information protection, ITAR, and foreign-releasability constraints.
• Knowledge of Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) engineering processes.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Must hold an active Secret clearance.
• Bachelor's degree.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with FMS Tailored Component Validation, FMS Tailored MPE Validation, and FMS Integrated Product Line activities.
• Experience supporting multi-platform, multi-contractor integration environments.
• Knowledge of defense policies and directives for mission-planning systems, cybersecurity, and releasability.
• Possession of excellent oral and written communication skills.