Systems Engineering Leadership
Structured engineering support for planning, integration, verification, and lifecycle decision-making across complex technical efforts.
Government-Facing Engineering Support
Technical depth for organizations that need clarity, rigor, and credible execution.
RAAP Engineering is a small, focused firm supporting defense and mission-oriented customers with systems engineering leadership, technical assessment, architecture review, and advisory support.
Core Capabilities
Support areas aligned to complex defense and mission environments.
Verification and Assessment
Experience shaping verification strategies, test-aligned engineering methods, and assessment approaches for high-consequence programs.
Aerospace Simulation Support
Software development, debugging, and sustainment support for mission-focused training systems in secure, government-facing aerospace environments.
Technical Documentation and Test Delivery
Clear, technically grounded writing for systems engineering guidance, software notes, test procedures, and validation support materials.
Differentiators
Built around credibility, not volume.
Senior-level perspective
RAAP Engineering is positioned to bring seasoned judgment to technically demanding efforts where program context, engineering discipline, and communication quality matter.
Mission familiarity
Team experience spans defense acquisition, missile defense, NASA strategic programs, enterprise architecture assessment, and Air Force simulator sustainment and verification support.
Adaptable engagement model
The site is structured to support future capability statements, teaming narratives, and qualification details as RAAP Engineering expands its public-facing materials.
Relevant Experience Snapshot
Representative domains reflected across founder and co-owner experience.
Experience supporting Office of the Secretary of Defense functions, missile defense initiatives, and engineering-focused government environments.
Prior work connected to strategic exploration planning and human-rated system development environments.
Experience supporting Air Force simulator platforms, resolving mismatches against real aircraft behavior, and participating in contractor and government verification workflows.
Teaching and curriculum leadership that reinforce RAAP Engineering's ability to communicate complex topics clearly and support stakeholder understanding.
Leadership Credibility
Founding experience anchored by senior systems engineering and current aerospace simulation support.
Mark Gibson
Mark Gibson brings decades of experience across aerospace, defense, systems engineering, verification, architecture assessment, and technical policy support. His background includes Air Force, NASA, Missile Defense Agency, defense contracting, and higher education roles.
- MS, Systems Engineering
- BS, Mechanical Engineering
- Active clearance referenced at a high level
Eric Gibson
Eric Gibson supports aerospace simulation systems in U.S. Air Force training environments, with experience in software development, verification support, technical documentation, discrepancy resolution, and secure delivery workflows.
- BS, Computer Science
- CompTIA A+ and Security+
- Active Secret clearance referenced at a high level
Contractor Skills Matrix
Public-facing technical coverage aligned to defense and aerospace support.
Engineering and Development
C, C++, C#, Fortran, WPF, legacy code modernization, automated testing, and software integration in secure training environments.
Platforms and Tooling
Red Hat Linux, Windows 11, WSL, Git, GitLab, Docker, Postman, PowerShell, and Bash across day-to-day development and deployment support.
Verification and Documentation
Contractor verification testing, government verification testing, discrepancy correction, test setup, validation support, and technical procedure writing.
Representative Project Experience
CymSTAR work that reflects current aerospace simulation capability.
Support development, maintenance, and debugging for simulator environments tied to E-4B, A-10, KC-135, and C-5 aircraft training systems.
Investigate simulation mismatches against aircraft documentation and coordinate with stakeholders to improve fidelity, reliability, and training realism.
Set up contractor and government verification test environments, track defects, fix discrepancies, and support validation through acceptance activities at Air Force bases.
Contribute to Windows 11 migration work, WPF interface updates, hardware and software integration, and technical documentation for controlled deployment environments.
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