Location: Arlington, VA

Category: Aviation

Schedule (FT/PT): FT

Travel Required: NA   

Shift: Day

Remote Type: On-Site

Clearance required: Secret

Division: Aviation

Description:

This position provides software engineering and systems engineering expertise to support the F-35 Mission Planning Enterprise (MPE). The F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) delivers F-35 capabilities and support through several Program Management Offices (PMOs). The F-35 Combat Data Systems (CDS) PMO delivers the infrastructure, tools, and labs that produce mission data for the F 35 Air System, while overseeing lifecycle cost, schedule, and performance. The F-35 CDS PMO is responsible for the F-35 MPE and the F-35 Joint Reprogramming Enterprise (JRE). The MPE is a comprehensive tool suite (software and hardware) designed to deliver the required capabilities to support F-35 Mission Planning. The MPE integrates JRE products and other sources to orchestrate the data required for combat operations including Air Tasking Orders; aircraft capabilities; threats; targets; terrain; weather; jamming; deception; countermeasures; communications; sensors; weapons; employment tactics; navigation; routes; and asset coordination.

Primary Responsibilities:

Research and provide detailed technical assessments of MPE software Analyze F-35 user needs and assess software solutions against requirements Apply principles and techniques of computer science, engineering, and mathematical analysis Support software update cycles and software capability enhancement Work with computer hardware engineers to inform integration of hardware and software systems, develop specifications, and performance requirements