Mission Planning Engineer — Hybrid, Naval Aviation Impact

Saalex Corp.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Care Plan

Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)

Life Insurance (basic)

Paid Time Off

Disability Insurance

Training & Development

Job summary

Greenfield Engineering, a Saalex Company, seeks a Mission Planning Engineer in Patuxent River, MD. The role supports integration, certification, sustainment, and operational use of mission planning systems across Naval Aviation platforms, collaborating with engineering teams, program offices, and fleet operators to ensure systems are integrated, maintained, and operationally reliable.

This full-time position requires 60% onsite work at Patuxent River, MD with a hybrid remote/in-office

Qualifications

• Experience with mission planning systems, including JMPS, VMPS, NOMS, or similar mission planning applications.
• Knowledge of systems engineering principles and software integration, verification & validation, test & evaluation, and configuration management.
• Understanding of aviation mission planning processes and flight planning concepts.
• Ability to support cross-functional coordination across engineering disciplines and stakeholders.

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.
• Contribute to verification, validation, and compliance documentation.
• Interface with fleet users and platform teams to identify requirements and resolve mission planning issues.
• Support mission data loading processes and system configuration control.
• Coordinate with Data Integrity, Navigation, Surveillance, and Communications engineers.

Skills

Mission planning systems

Cross-functional coordination

Aviation mission planning

Requirements management

Systems engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/CS/SE

Tools

JMPS

VMPS

NOMS

Job description

Greenfield Engineering, a Saalex Company, seeks a Mission Planning Engineer in Patuxent River, MD. The role supports integration, certification, sustainment, and operational use of mission planning systems across Naval Aviation platforms, collaborating with engineering teams, program offices, and fleet operators to ensure systems are integrated, maintained, and operationally reliable.

This full-time position requires 60% onsite work at Patuxent River, MD with a hybrid remote/in-office