Lead FMS Mission Planning Systems Engineer

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Lead FMS Mission Planning Systems Engineer

Location: Lexington, Massachusetts (Onsite)/Hanscom Air Force Base

Clearance: Active Secret required

Role Overview

We are seeking a Lead FMS Systems Engineer to support Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Mission Planning programs within the Airspace Mission Planning (AMP) enterprise. This role serves as a key consultant in adapting U.S. Mission Planning System (MPS) capabilities for partner nations. The position involves providing systems engineering leadership across the full lifecycle of FMS mission‑planning capabilities, directly supporting the delivery of releasable and interoperable solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the identification, decomposition, and validation of technical requirements to adapt U.S. MPS capabilities into country‑unique Mission Planning Environments (MPEs).
• Ensure protection of Critical Program Information (CPI), compliance with ITAR, and adherence to all foreign‑releasability constraints.
• Provide systems engineering leadership, including architecture tailoring, integration analysis, validation, technical evaluation, and configuration alignment.
• Support the development of Technical Requirements Documents (TRDs), perform Component Replacement Evaluations (CREs), and review Engineering Releases (ERs).
• Participate in systems engineering processes, technical interchanges, system security, program integration, and governance boards.
• Develop technical assessments, special studies, and interoperability analyses as required.
• Support site visits for design, integration, certification, and evaluation activities.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience with Air Force Mission Planning Systems, such as JMPS or JOMS, including requirements, integration, validation, and technical evaluation.
• Experience supporting Foreign Military Sales (FMS) programs, including policy, process, releasability, and country‑unique capability tailoring.
• Experience with Component Replacement Evaluations, Engineering Release reviews, and development of Technical Requirements Documents.
• Knowledge of systems engineering processes for software‑intensive systems, including requirements decomposition, traceability, integration, and verification.
• Knowledge of Critical Program Information protection, ITAR, and foreign‑releasability constraints.
• Knowledge of Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) engineering processes.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Must hold an active Secret clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with FMS Tailored Component Validation, FMS Tailored MPE Validation, and FMS Integrated Product Line activities.
• Experience supporting multi‑platform, multi‑contractor integration environments.
• Knowledge of defense policies and directives for mission‑planning systems, cybersecurity, and releasability.
• Possession of excellent oral and written communication skills.

Everforth Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.