Aviation Integration Lead

AVIAN is looking for a highly qualified and engaging Aviation Integration Lead with a Top Secret clearance to support our customer in Patuxent River, Maryland. At AVIAN (pronounced *a-v-yin*) we believe in the extraordinary potential of every individual. As an employee owner at AVIAN, you will find that we have cultivated an employee-first mentality. By prioritizing talent over experience, we ensure that every hire we make is as unique as the position that they will be filling.

Here on our team, we embrace new challenges and focus on continuous learning which fosters growth mindsets in all our employee owners; whether you are joining the workforce for the very first time or if you’re a seasoned professionals who has their eyes set on retirement.

Our commitment to providing our customers and employees with an unmatched experience sets us apart. We believe that every team member has a stake in the success of AVIAN, and we strive to ensure that each member of our team knows that their contributions matter. You can be sure as an employee owner you will celebrate both your individual and our collective triumphs.

Taking care of each other is a cornerstone of the AVIAN philosophy. Being part of the AVIAN team means being part of a team that takes pride in being expansive in our community because our impact doesn’t stop in the workplace. We actively engage in community initiatives, empowering our employees to make a meaningful difference.

We believe that employee investment shouldn’t be a one-way street, so we offer benefits that normalize balancing mental wellness and family time with work responsibilities. From Flexible Time Off to Wellness Reimbursements we want all our team members to achieve the highest levels of life/work balance.

AVIAN - where creative, talented minds flourish, and where proactive, productive, proficient professionals feel valued.

The Functional Description of this role includes: 

• Support the engineering design and integration of Virtual Analysis Events. 
• Work with the event staff to derive event specification requirements from objectives and customer needs
• Document objectives and support the development of acquisition and technical documentation including, but not limited to statements of work and specifications. 
• Assist in the development of long term plans for capability integration in a software centric modeling and simulation environment
• Work with the Virtual Analysis deputy to develop a long term strategy for funding and implementing upgrades and improvements to add capability to the virtual analysis environment. 
• Provide expertise in budgeting and cost estimation for execution of work at contractor sites. 
• Serve as the focal point for contractor engagement management throughout the engineering integration and execution process.
• Facilitate the integration process for the modification of models for aviation systems and during this process, document and update modeled system performance and deviations from desired performance. 
• Provide insight to determine the effectiveness of simulation solutions for executing objectives and gathering data, and recommend modifications to task processes for future events. 

Education Requirements: 

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or related field from an accredited college or university. Experience cannot be substituted for education. 

Required Experience and Skills:

• Candidate must have 10 or more years of software engineering or software systems engineering experience. 

Desired Experience and Skills:

• Candidate should be proficient in all Microsoft Office products (Outlook, Word, Excel, and Power Point)
• Candidate should have demonstrated good oral and written communication skills
• Candidate should have experience working in a dynamic, schedule constrained and complex security environment. 

Other Requirements: 

• Significant (approx. 50%) travel is required for this position. 
• Must be possess and be able to maintain a Department of Defense Top Secret security clearance.
• Due to the sensitivity of customer-related requirements, U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Salary range: $150,000-$160,000. (The offered rate will be based on the selected candidate’s knowledge, skills, abilities, and/or experience and in consideration of internal parity.)

At AVIAN, we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your health, financial security, and overall well-being. Our health and wellness benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage, along with telemedicine services and a TRICARE supplement for veterans. Financially, we provide flexible spending accounts (FSA), a 401(k) plan with company contributions, and an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP). Additional perks like wellness reimbursements and referral bonuses are also available.

For insurance protection, we offer basic life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) coverage, disability benefits, and AFLAC supplemental insurance. In terms of life, work, and family, we provide flexible time off, paid sick leave, maternity and bonding leave, and military training leave. Tuition reimbursement and professional development opportunities are available to help you grow. We also offer pet insurance, identity protection, and life assistance programs. At AVIAN, we prioritize a balanced, supportive environment that allows you to thrive both personally and professionally.

AVIAN is a service-based organization. As an equal opportunity employer, our policy of business is to seek the most qualified candidate for each talent opportunity without regard to race, creed, color, sex, age, religious belief, marital status, national origin, ancestry, sexual preference, physical or mental handicap, lawful political affiliation or veteran’s status.