F-35 WIPT Software Integration Engineer at DCS Corporation

Weapon System Software Integration Engineer for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Weapons Integration Product Team (WIPT) providing software engineering support for planning, coordinating and evaluating all weapon software-related tasks for integration and certification of F-35A (USAF), F-35B (USMC) and F-35C (USN) weapon systems.  This position is located at Eglin AFB, Florida and is not eligible for telework.

Essential Job Functions:

Plan, coordinate and monitor F-35 aircraft/weapon integration software-related activities for compliance with F-35 requirements documents and best software engineering practices.

Support team of F-35 Weapon Integrators: monitor, evaluate and provide technical recommendations to ensure software development activities follow standardized processes and that mechanization of weapon functionality implemented in aircraft software supports warfighter requirements.

Maintain software sustainment oversight for all assigned F-35 Weapon Integration tasks.  Coordinate and synchronize aircraft integration activities with relative roadmaps of the Weapon Program Offices. 

Track all weapon software updates via spreadsheets and provide recommendations for testing required for updated certifications with new weapon software. 

Review all pertinent aircraft and weapon software documentation and provide engineering assessments and recommendations for certification.

Support Joint Interface Control Working Group (JICWG) meetings, Program Management Reviews (PMR), Technical Interchange Meetings (TIM) and IPT status meetings as required. Serve as government interface manager for assigned weapon system software integration when required.

Review Developmental Test (DT) flight clearances regarding software stores functional assessment (e.g., Software Weapons Integration Release Memorandum-SWIRM; Air Vehicle Software Release Memorandum-AVSRM; Flight Series Data-FSD) and provide recommendation to Government on concurrence or rejection of DT clearances.

Coordinate and participate in lab, ground and flight tests. Monitor, review and comment on test plans, test procedures and test results.  Provide inputs to flight test planning and ensure inputs align with TAEs/SMEs data requirements.  

Prepare monthly inputs to F-35 Air Vehicle / Mission Systems (AV/MS) briefings to leadership.

Required Skills:

Due to the sensitivity of customer related requirements, U.S. Citizenship is required.  Must be able to obtain and maintain program security clearances throughout employment.

Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering or STEM related field plus 10 years relevant experience in a Weapon or Aircraft Program Management Office (PMO).

Demonstrated experience of 5+ years integrating airborne weapons systems, to include systems/software engineering, test, and/or program management expertise.

Working knowledge of DoD acquisition lifecycle process & relevancy to assigned weapon(s) system.

Demonstrated knowledge of fighter aircraft weapons, practices and policies is preferable.  

Demonstrated ability to gather and analyze a variety of weapons program information, make sound judgments concerning weapons, and effectively communicate recommendations orally and in writing to senior military and government leadership.

Good briefing, interpersonal and/or diplomatic skills.

Travel: 1-2 times per month with 3-5 days per travel.  Foreign travel is unlikely but possible.

Proficient in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and TEAMS.