Senior Engineer - FMS (ENKG_01)

Air Combat Effectiveness Consulting Group (ACE Group), LLC; Lexington Park (MD); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Air Combat Effectiveness Consulting Group (ACE Group), LLC is seeking a Foreign Military Sales Senior Engineer to lead cradle-to-grave Systems Engineering for Navy FMS programs. You will develop LOAs, SOWs, CDRLs, and critical SE artifacts while coordinating with NAVAIR/NAVSEA SMEs to ensure airworthiness and rigorous technical baselines.

The role requires 10+ years in Naval Aviation SE, an MS/MA or BS with substitution, US citizenship, and an active Secret clearance. Travel approx.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of recent and relevant experience in Naval Aviation SE functions.
• MS or MA degree in Engineering, Math, Physics or related field; or BS/BA with substitution as specified.
• Must meet eligibility for access to classified information; U.S. citizenship.
• Active Secret clearance is required.

Responsibilities

• Lead cradle-to-grave Systems Engineering activities for FMS programs.
• Develop SE artifacts (LOA technical & SE process requirements, funding requirements, technical specs).
• Plan and execute flight tests and coordinate SME input across NAVAIR/NAVSEA domains.
• Oversee risk management, configuration management, and obsolescence solutions.
• Develop LOAs, SOWs, CDRLs, and other program documents; support budget planning and execution.

Skills

Foreign customer engagement

Systems engineering

Flight test planning

Coordination with SME

FMS risk management

Safety hazard management

System integration planning

Configuration management

Obsolescence solutions

LOAs / SOWs / CDRLs

Budget planning

New business support

Travel coordination

Education

MS/MA in Engineering, Math, Physics or related

BS/BA in Engineering, Math, Physics or related + 4 years experience

US citizenship & Secret clearance eligibility

Job description

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