Senior Engineer - FMS (ENKG_01)

Air Combat Effectiveness Consulting; Lexington Park (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

ACE Consulting Group is seeking a Foreign Military Sales Senior Engineer to support cradle to grave Systems Engineering for FMS cases. The role ensures rigorous SE processes, eligibility for classified work, and collaboration with program management for technical baselines and documentation.

Responsibilities include LOAs, SOWs, CDRLs, risk management, and testing, with travel approximately 1–2 times per month CONUS/OCONUS. A Secret clearance and U.S. citizenship are required.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of recent and relevant experience, 3 in Naval Aviation SE.
• MS or MA in Engineering, Math, Physics or related field; BS + 4 years alternative path allowed.
• Must meet eligibility for access to classified information; U.S. citizenship.
• Active Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Engage foreign customers and manage SE artifacts and LOAs.
• Plan, execute and oversee flight test planning and execution.
• Coordinate SMEs across NAV AIR/NAV SEA technical domains.
• Lead SE process management including requirements, trade space, and SETR events.
• Manage obsolescence solutions and acquisition product development (LOAs, SOWs, CDRLs).
• Oversee production quality assurance and disposition of discrepancies.
• Plan and manage budgets and travel (CONUS/OCONUS).

Skills

Foreign customers

SE artifacts

Flight test planning

Cross-domain coordination

Risk management

Obsolescence solutions

Configuration management

Acquisition LOAs

Education

MS/MA in Engineering, Math, Physics

BS + 4 years substitution for MS/MA

Job description

ACE Consulting Group is seeking a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Senior Engineer. The program office FMS team performs cradle to grave Systems Engineering processes and enforces Systems Engineering rigor for all technical baseline development in the FMS cases. The candidate will directly support the FMS Program Manager and APME in ensuring Systems Engineering rigor and quality technical requirements and processes are included in the FMS LOAs, and that robust technical development, testing, and sustainment is performed for these platforms. Engineering supports the development and delivery of documentation for each country to support targeted airworthiness objectives. Engineering also supports sustainment, safety and readiness of delivered systems.

Requirements

• Foreign customer engagement
• Systems Engineering artifact development (e.g. LOA technical & Se process requirements, SE funding requirements, technical requirement specifications, etc.)
• Flight test planning, testing and execution
• Communication and coordination of subject matter experts in other NAVAIR/NAVSEA technical domains
• Capability upgrades for both retrofit and production cut-in
• Oversee Systems engineering process management -- requirements development, artifact development, requirements trade space, SETR events etc.
• Lead FMS Risk management efforts
• Manage and communicate safety hazards and resolutions
• Plan and perform system integration and interface management
• Configuration management -- ECPs, RFVs, CRs
• Lead Obsolescence solutions
• Acquisition product development -- LOAs, SOWs, CDRLs, etc
• Production quality assurance, disposition of withhold tags and discrepancies
• Budget planning and management
• FMS Case Development and New Business support
• Average travel approximately 1-2 times per month, CONUS and/or OCONUS

Education

• Minimum 10 years of recent and relevant experience, 3 of which must be related to performing Systems Engineering functions in support of Naval Aviation, to include the Systems Engineering milestones and reviews of the Acquisition process and the associated documentation.
• MS or MA degree from an accredited college or university in Engineering, Mathematics, Physics or a related scientific discipline. A BS or BA degree from an accredited college or university in Engineering, Mathematics, Physics or a related scientific discipline AND an additional 4 years of recent and relevant experience (totaling 14) may be substituted for an MS or MA degree.
• Must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; U.S. citizenship.
• Active Secret clearance