Engineering Operations Lead

Parsons•Huntsville, AL

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Parsons is seeking an experienced Engineering Operations Lead to support the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Targets and Countermeasures Program Directorate (DTT) within the Chief Engineer / Targets Systems Engineering Division (DTTE). In this role, you will serve as the central operational integrator and technical synchronization point for Targets Systems Engineering. You will manage high-tempo executive engineering rhythms, direct tasker operations through government systems (ETMS2), coordinate major lifecycle and governance baseline documentation, and orchestrate cross-directorate communications across Targets stakeholders, prime contractors, and partner organizations.

Requirements

Active DoD Secret clearance (U.S. Citizenship required).
Ability to maintain clearance and access to classified environments (SIPRNet).
Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or an equivalent technical/scientific discipline specifically related to area of specialty and 10+ years of related professional experience.
Demonstrated track record managing operational battle rhythms, executive briefing consolidation, and technical meeting execution for senior military and civilian leaders.
Direct experience tracking and adjudicating review comments utilizing formal systems (e.g., DoD Form 100 comment matrices).
Familiarity with DoD acquisition lifecycle documentation (e.g., CARD, SEP, RMP, PESHE, TEMP).
Strong administrative rigor in routing executive correspondence, Staff Summary Sheets (SSS), and official action packages.
Expert proficiency in Microsoft 365 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, SharePoint).
Working knowledge of task tracking systems (ETMS2 or similar DoD correspondence management tools).

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, Technical Management, or a related STEM discipline.
12+ years of professional experience supporting DoD / federal program offices, preferably in a SETA, Advisory & Assistance Services (A&AS), or Systems Engineering & Integration (SE&I) capacity.
Prior direct experience supporting the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), specifically the Targets and Countermeasures Directorate (DTT) or Engineering Directorate (DE).
Working familiarity DoW / MDA workflows.
Experience coordinating across multi-organization teams including US Army DEVCOM (S3I), prime target hardware vendors, and national labs/FFRDCs.
Proven ability to operate semi-autonomously, establish deadlines, and effectively de-conflict competing technical and programmatic priorities under tight turnarounds.

Responsibilities

Manage end-to-end rhythm for weekly division staff meetings, including coordinating chart inputs, consolidating technical presentations, managing facility logistics, and delivering pre-brief packages.
Coordinate, synthesize, and submit executive updates on requirements baselines, schedule changes, and technical accomplishments to the MDA Directorate for Engineering (DE) for agency-level integration.
Aggregate and format Directorate-wide programmatic and technical status briefings for the Program Director and Front Office leadership for Directorate Staff Calls.
Track, de-conflict, and report 30/60/90-day major target program technical milestone reviews across target portfolios to DE.
Harvest and deliver post-review Executive Summaries to agency leadership within required timeframes.
Serve as the primary DTTE Action Officer in the Enhanced Tasking Management System 2 (ETMS2), triaging, distributing, monitoring, and driving timely closure for Congressional, OSD, and internal agency active taskers.
Handle, ingest, and route classified and unclassified tasker inputs across SIPRNet and NIPRNet repositories with strict adherence to OPSEC and handling guidelines.
Process and facilitate Industry Requests for Media Engagement and MDA Public Release (PR) packages, coordinating reviews with Acquisition, Legal, and Strategic Communications, and drafting Staff Summary Sheets.
Lead the annual DTTE Historical Summary collection and coordinate inputs for Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) data calls and technical conference attendance nominations.
Serve as lead operational integrator for the annual DT Targets CARD update supporting the President’s Budget submit to Congress, conducting kickoff alignments and consolidating appendices.
Manage biennial updates to the Programmatic Environment, Safety, and Occupational Health Evaluation (PESHE) in coordination with Targets Quality (DTOQ) and Environmental Management (DSF).
Oversee the review cycle, administrative accuracy, comment adjudication, formal routing, and publishing of core program documentation.
Maintain configuration-controlled baseline archives on designated agency SharePoint portals, DOD365 environments, and SIPR shared networks.