F-15 Mission Planning Subject Matter Expert

Leidos; Eglin Air Force Base (FL); On-site; USD 108,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Wellness programs

Paid Leave

Retirement benefits

Job summary

Leidos seeks an F-15 Mission Planning Subject Matter Expert to join a focused team at Eglin AFB, FL. The role supports as an SME and SE, leading collaboration with government program managers, release train managers, and developers on mission planning software delivery.

The position emphasizes Agile/SAFe practices, strong communication, and the ability to guide requirements, testing, and sustainment efforts in a dynamic defense environment.

Qualifications

• Active and current Secret clearance with ability to obtain TS/SCI clearance.
• F-15C/E/EX aircrew or mission planner experience at the unit, wing, or AOC level.
• BS degree or equivalent with 8-12 years of relevant experience, or Masters with 6-10 years of experience.
• Proven ability to communicate effectively with customers, domain experts, and engineers.

Responsibilities

• Serve as SME and SE for F-15 Mission Planning software development.
• Support Government PM, Agile PM/Release Train Manager with product backlog, vision, design, development, testing and sustainment.
• Create Technical Requirements Backlogs, Statements of Work, and Data Requirements Lists for new Mission Planning Delivery Orders.
• Coordinate with stakeholders to prioritize product backlogs for sprints and releases.
• Evaluate proposals, architectures, designs, test plans, and process descriptions.

Skills

F-15 mission planning experience

Clearance knowledge

Strong communication skills

MS Office proficiency

Education

BS degree or equivalent

8-12 years of experience

Master's degree

Doctorate in technical field

Tools

Jira

Jira Align

Confluence

SharePoint

Microsoft Office

Job description

Description

Title: F-15 Mission Planning Subject Matter Expert

Location: Eglin Air Force Base, FL

Clearance: Secret with ability to obtain TS/SCI

Join the Decision Advantage Business Area in Defense! Come see how we #OutsmartOutdo by leveraging your expertise.

Leidos has an immediate opportunity for an F-15 Mission Planning Subject Matter Expert (SME). You will be part of a highly focused and diverse team of systems engineers, government program managers, software development teams, and security test engineers. In this opportunity you will also as serve as a Systems Engineer (SE) providing leadership to peer engineers, testers, and end users with proposed solutions to complex engineering and integration problems. The opportunity also exists to fill or advance into the role of Agile Product Manager. The enterprise utilizes leading edge methodologies for Agile and Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe). Leidos provides a real work-life balance with options for compressed work schedules and flexible hours. Primary job location is Eglin AFB, FL. Applicants in Hanscom AFB, MA area will be considered.

Primary Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be energetic, organized, eager to learn and comfortable working & speaking in a team environment, placing a high value on collaboration and team success.Core responsibilities include:

• Serve as a SME and SE for F-15 Mission Planning software development.
• Support Government Program Manager, Agile Product Manager/Release Train Manager with a collection of products representing the client stakeholders to the development team to include product vision, design, development, testing and sustainment.
• Create Technical Requirements Backlogs, Statements of Work, Contract Data Requirements Lists and other documentation in support of new Mission Planning Delivery Orders.
• Coordinate with enterprise stakeholders to prioritize product backlogs for sprints and releases.
• Generate Mission Threads, use cases and requirements packages as applicable and managing those requirements and their traceability. Identify and manage internal and external dependencies.
• Analyze software development metrics, report results, and recommend corrective actions.
• Utilize common Mission Planning processes while facilitating a continuous learning culture to help drive improvement of those processes. Understanding and leveraging an Enterprise Product approach to identify requirements that represent a gap in capabilities and opportunities for reuse. Report the technical status of product development to the key stakeholders.
• Evaluate technical proposals and other technical data items, to include architecture, requirements documents, designs, test plans/reports, and process descriptions.
• Represent the Government customer in Product Management (with content authority for the Program Backlog), responsible for identifying Customer needs, prioritizing Features, guiding the work through the Program level processes, and developing the program Vision and Roadmap consistent with the Solution Intent and Context. Collaborating to ensure appropriate value is being provided via working software and products (including documentation). Attend Product Owner Scrum meetings and participate in Program Increment (PI) planning events. Also, support the Engineering role as an individual or part of a small team that defines a shared technical and architectural vision for the System/Solution under development. Participate in determining the system, subsystems, and interfaces, validate technology assumptions and evaluate alternatives while working closely with other Agile Release Trains (ARTs) and Solution Trains.

Basic Qualifications

• F-15C/E/EX aircrew or mission planner experience at the unit level, wing level, or AOC level.
• Active and current Secret clearance with ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI clearance.
• BS degree or equivalent and 8-12 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 6-10 years of prior relevant experience. May possess a Doctorate in technical domain. Additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills to collaborate with customer representatives, domain experts, and other systems engineers in the development of complex software systems.
• Proficiency using Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Scrum at Scale or SAFe Agile processes is highly desired.
• Experience with Jira, Jira Align, Confluence, and SharePoint is highly desired.
• Experience with other fighter aircraft operations will be considered.
• Knowledge of software testing concepts.
• Knowledge of software and systems engineering processes for the software development life cycle.
• General familiarity with the DoD system development and acquisition processes.
• General familiarity with DoD technical order systems and processes.

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Pay Range

Pay Range $107,900.00 - $195,050.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, www.Leidos.com.

Pay and Benefits

• Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.