Mission Planning Engineer – Naval Aviation Systems (Hybrid)

Saalex Solutions - A Saalex Company; Lexington Park (MD); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care

401k IRA

Life insurance

Paid time off

Disability

Training & development

Wellness resources

Stock options

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 reliable, mission-ready capability.

Hybrid work arrangement; onsite at Patuxent River, MD 60%+ required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required and 4+ years mission planning experience.
• Experience with JMPS, VMPS, NOMS, or similar systems.
• Knowledge of systems engineering principles and software integration.
• Familiarity with verification, validation, and configuration management.
• Active Secret clearance required (US citizenship).

Responsibilities

• Support integration, sustainment, testing, and evaluation of mission planning systems across multiple platforms.
• Assist lifecycle support from development through operational use.
• Software integration and evaluation of interfaces and functionality.
• Evaluate mission planning software and data loading capabilities for operational use.
• Coordinate with fleet users and platform teams to identify requirements and resolve issues.
• Support mission data loading processes and data distribution.

Skills

Mission planning systems

JMPS

VMPS

NOMS

Mission data loaders

Systems engineering

Verification & validation

Requirements management

Aviation mission planning

Airspace operations

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or related field

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 reliable, mission-ready capability.

Hybrid work arrangement; onsite at Patuxent River, MD 60%+ required.