Full-Time
Mission Planning Engineer
Saalex
51-200 employees
Engineering and IT services for defense
Compensation Overview
$100k - $145k/yr
No H1B Sponsorship
Lexington Park, MD, USA
Hybrid
At least 60% of work time must be onsite at Patuxent River, Maryland.
US Citizenship, US Top Secret Clearance Required
Bachelor's
 Aerospace Engineering |
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- Experience with mission planning systems, including Joint Mission Planning System, VMPS, NOMS, or similar mission planning applications.
- Experience with mission data loaders and mission planning workflows.
- Knowledge of systems engineering principles and software integration.
- Knowledge of verification and validation, test and evaluation, and configuration management.
- Knowledge of requirements management processes.
- Understanding of aviation mission planning processes and flight planning concepts.
- Understanding of airspace operations and military aviation mission execution.
- Ability to support cross-functional coordination across engineering disciplines and stakeholders.
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or a related technical field.
- At least 4 years of mission planning and domain experience.
- Active Secret clearance and U.S. citizenship required to obtain the clearance.
- Support integration, sustainment, testing, and evaluation of mission planning systems across multiple platforms.
- Assist with lifecycle support from development through operational use.
- Evaluate mission planning software functionality, interfaces, and compatibility.
- Assess operational suitability and system performance.
- Support certification efforts for mission planning systems and mission data loading capabilities.
- Contribute to verification, validation, and compliance documentation.
- Interface with fleet users and platform teams to identify requirements and resolve mission planning issues.
- Support mission planning workflows and operational execution needs.
- Support mission data loading processes, configuration management, and data distribution.
- Assist with mission planning workflows and system configuration control.
- Coordinate with Data Integrity, Navigation, Surveillance, and Communications engineers.
- Interface with program management offices, software vendors, and platform stakeholders.
- Experience supporting Naval Aviation or Department of Defense aviation programs.
- Familiarity with mission planning system certification processes.
- Experience working with operational fleet users or aviation platform teams.
- Knowledge of data integrity, navigation, surveillance, or communications systems integration.
- Experience with mission planning system upgrades, modernization, or software development environments.
Saalex Solutions provides engineering and IT services focused on defense and government clients. It runs test range operations and management, engineering and logistics support, data analytics and business intelligence, and information technology services. The company differentiates itself as a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned organization with extensive government experience, prime and subcontracting capabilities, and a nationwide footprint of 600+ staff at military and NASA installations with offices in California, Florida, and Washington. Its goal is to help national defense and other agencies carry out complex operations reliably by delivering practical, technically capable services and data-driven solutions tailored to mission needs.
Company Size
51-200
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Camarillo, California
Founded
1999
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- June 17, 2026 $249.9 million Navy logistics IT MAC broadens recurring task-order pipeline.
- June 2026 OTA consortium additions open Army, naval surface, industrial-base, and information-warfare work.
- July 7, 2025 Greenfield added 61 avionics software employees for Navy aviation programs.
What critics are saying
- Task-order dependence leaves Saalex exposed to recompete losses and protest delays.
- Integrating Greenfield, Spalding, and Netsimco strains delivery, margins, and culture in 2025-2026.
- If Navy or MDA recompetes go against Saalex, acquisition-led growth collapses quickly.
What makes Saalex unique
- Employee-owned defense integrator with nearly 1,000 staff spans undersea, surface, air, and space.
- August 14, 2026 Navy cyberspace MAC win deepens NIWC Pacific mission access.
- January 26, 2026 AI platform and April 22 ASCENT lab accelerate software modernization.
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Dental Insurance
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Paid Sick Leave
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Disability Insurance
Wellness Program
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Company News
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Saalex Corporation, a leader in engineering, IT, and technical services for the aerospace, defense, and federal sectors, today announced it will move its corporate headquarters from Camarillo, California, to Washington, D.C.