I'm using Linux (Ubuntu) only since 12 years, so you guys are the pros. But I solved this problem with "systemd":

systemd man page.
I put it in the fstab so a mount point looks like this: This is for a NAS via nfs, but it works also for partitions.

The mount point is not mounted (this saves you booting time) until you access it, but all the programs can do that.

Perhaps this could be a solution for you...