F-35 FMS Missions Systems Lead Engineer

Qualifications/Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship
  • Top Secret clearance required.
    • Ability to obtain higher level of security clearance as required.
• Willingness to travel overseas.

Duties

• Supports FMS Funded Program Managers and FMS Country Systems Engineers in the planning and provisioning for FMS Air System Configuration development to ensure the supportability of those configurations within existing enterprise resource constraints (Pre-LOA through Sustainment).
• Coordinates with F-35 Core Enterprise Air Vehicle Mission Systems leads to develop integration plans and resolve program conflicts.
• Supports AV/MS FMS manpower requirements with coordination with the FMS Air Vehicle Program Manager.
• Supports Core Block Plan development to facilitate integration of FMS system requirements, design trades, architecture evolution, system mechanization, special projects, block plan capacity/risk/performance assessments, and SWAP-C compliance for the FMS F-35 Air System Configurations supported by contractor development teams.
• Coordinates and manages FMS Mission System integration team efforts and systems engineering to develop, integrate, and test all aspects of the F-35 mission systems for all variants for each FMS country and integrate with Core program requirements.
• Coordinates efficient test and evaluation of FMS Mission Systems System Development and Demonstration through the use of Hardware In The Loop ground test lab testing and flight testing support.
• Supports the FMS Program Managers and Country Lead Systems Engineers in the planning and execution of the FMS Country AVMS design reviews, program management reviews (PMR), Technical reviews, & technical interchange meetings (TIM).
• Manages Mission Systems foreign disclosure, public release, component obsolescence, & multilevel security design and certification.
• Supplies basis of estimates to support Estimate at Complete (EAC) processes and engagement with prime and sub-contractors for FMS contracting efforts.
• Cultivates a professional relationship between LM and Mission Systems suppliers, technically and programmatically, while maintaining a view that supports an objective assessment of the performance of all contractors.
• Coordinates with F-35 Core Enterprise Air Vehicle Mission Systems leads to develop integration plans and resolve program conflicts.
• Manages FMS MS team to provide subject matter support to the JSF SCP/FMS Program Managers and Lead System engineers as required for the execution of all US-FMS JSF LOAs.
• Supervise and mentor assigned subset of AVMS FMS-funded civilian personnel assigned to the Vehicle Systems/Missions Systems PMO.
• Achieve personnel actions (hiring, discipline, appraisals, etc.).

Benefits

Recruitment, Retention, and Relocation incentives may be available.