Engineering Operations Lead

Apex Tk • Huntsville, AL

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About The Position

APEX TK 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). The role serves as the central operational integrator and technical synchronization point for Targets Systems Engineering, managing executive engineering rhythms, tasker operations through government systems, lifecycle and governance documentation, and communications across Targets stakeholders, prime contractors, and partner organizations.

The position coordinates engineering staff meetings and executive briefings, tracks technical review milestones, and manages action items through the Enhanced Tasking Management System 2 (ETMS2). It also supports classified and unclassified tasking, public release and media request packages, annual historical summaries, and data calls.

The Engineering Operations Lead oversees operational coordination and documentation for the annual Targets Cost Analysis Requirements Description (CARD) update, biennial Programmatic Environment, Safety, and Occupational Health Evaluation (PESHE) updates, baseline plans, and standard operating procedures. The role maintains configuration-controlled program archives across designated agency collaboration and classified network environments.

Requirements

• Active DoD Secret clearance; U.S. citizenship is required.
• Must be able to maintain clearance and access to classified environments, including SIPRNet.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or an equivalent technical/scientific discipline specifically related to the area of specialty.
• 10+ years of related professional experience.
• Demonstrated experience managing operational battle rhythms, consolidating executive briefings, and executing technical meetings for senior military and civilian leaders.
• Direct experience tracking and adjudicating review comments using formal systems, such as DoD Form 100 comment matrices.
• Familiarity with DoD acquisition lifecycle documentation, such as CARD, SEP, RMP, PESHE, and TEMP.
• Strong administrative rigor in routing executive correspondence, Staff Summary Sheets, and official action packages.
• Expert proficiency in Microsoft 365, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and SharePoint.
• Working knowledge of task-tracking systems such as 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 or federal program offices, preferably in a SETA, A&AS, or SE&I capacity.
• Prior direct experience supporting MDA, specifically the Targets and Countermeasures Directorate (DTT) or Engineering Directorate (DE).
• Working familiarity with DoW and 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 de-conflict competing technical and programmatic priorities under tight turnarounds.
• Advanced degree may be preferred at this level.

Responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end rhythm for weekly Targets Systems Engineering (DTTE) staff meetings, including coordinating chart inputs, consolidating technical presentations, managing facility logistics, and delivering pre-brief packages to leadership.
• Coordinate, synthesize, and submit executive updates on requirements baselines, schedule changes, and technical accomplishments for the MDA Directorate for Engineering weekly staff.
• Aggregate and format Directorate-wide programmatic and technical status briefings for DTT bi-weekly staff calls.
• Track, de-conflict, and report 30/60/90-day major target program technical milestone reviews across target portfolios to the Directorate for Engineering, and deliver post-review Executive Summaries to agency leadership within required timeframes.
• Serve as the primary DTTE Action Officer in ETMS2; triage, distribute, monitor, and drive timely closure of Congressional, OSD, and internal agency taskers.
• Handle, ingest, and route classified and unclassified tasker inputs across SIPRNet and NIPRNet repositories in accordance with OPSEC and handling guidelines.
• Process and facilitate Industry Requests for Media Engagement and MDA Public Release packages; coordinate reviews with Acquisition, Legal, and Strategic Communications, and draft Staff Summary Sheets.
• Lead the annual DTTE Historical Summary collection and coordinate FFRDC data-call inputs and technical conference attendance nominations.
• Lead operational integration for the annual DT Targets CARD update supporting the President’s Budget submission to Congress; coordinate kickoff alignments, consolidate classified and unclassified appendices, adjudicate comments through Form 100, generate Staff Summary Sheets, and shepherd packages through executive sign-off.
• Manage biennial PESHE updates in coordination with Targets Quality (DTOQ) and Environmental Management (DSF).
• Oversee review cycles, administrative accuracy, Form 100 comment-matrix adjudication, formal routing, and publication of core program documentation and baseline plans.
• Maintain configuration-controlled baseline archives on designated agency SharePoint portals, DOD365 environments, and SIPR shared networks.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior