Senior FMS Systems Engineer - Naval Aviation Leader

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 lead cradle-to-grave Systems Engineering for naval aviation programs. The role supports the FMS Program Manager and APME to ensure rigorous SE practices, LOAs and technical baselines for multiple countries.

The candidate will craft technical requirements, oversee SBLOAs, integrate risk management, and coordinate with cross-domain SMEs to ensure airworthiness, testing and sustainment across platforms.

Qualifications

• Requires 10+ years of recent and relevant experience, with 3+ years in Naval Aviation SE.
• MS or MA in Engineering or BS with substitution as allowed by policy.
• Must be eligible for access to classified information; U.S. citizenship; Active Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Support FMS Program Manager and APME to ensure Systems Engineering rigor and quality in LOAs and technical baselines.
• Develop documentation for each country supporting airworthiness objectives; sustainment, safety and readiness.
• Oversee SE process management: requirements, artifact development, SETR events and trade space analyses.
• Coordinate with subject matter experts across NAVSEA/NAVAIR domains; lead risk management efforts.
• Plan and execute system integration, interface management, and production/retrofit upgrades.
• Manage configuration control (ECPs, RFVs, CRs) and obsolescence solutions; assist LOA/SOW/CDRL preparation.
• Support budget planning and program acquisition activities; travel CONUS/OCONUS ~1–2 times per month.

Skills

Foreign customer engagement

Systems engineering artifacts

Flight test planning

SE process management

Risk management

Safety communications

Configuration management

Obsolescence solutions

Budget planning

Education

MS or MA in Engineering

BS in Engineering with 4 years substitution

U.S. citizenship

Active Secret clearance

Job description

ACE Consulting Group is seeking a Foreign Military Sales Senior Engineer to lead cradle-to-grave Systems Engineering for naval aviation programs. The role supports the FMS Program Manager and APME to ensure rigorous SE practices, LOAs and technical baselines for multiple countries.

The candidate will craft technical requirements, oversee SBLOAs, integrate risk management, and coordinate with cross-domain SMEs to ensure airworthiness, testing and sustainment across platforms.