Engineering Operations Lead

Venturi • Huntsville, AL

20h • Onsite

About The Position

Venturi, LLC, a Chenega company, is hiring 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. It manages executive engineering rhythms, ETMS2 tasker operations, lifecycle and governance baseline documentation, and communications among Targets stakeholders, prime contractors, and partner organizations.

The Lead coordinates executive briefings and technical milestone reviews; handles classified and unclassified taskers, public-release packages, and annual data calls; and leads operational coordination for the annual Targets Cost Analysis Requirements Description (CARD), biennial PESHE updates, and baseline plans and standard operating procedures. The role also maintains configuration-controlled archives on designated agency platforms and performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, Technical Management, or a related STEM discipline.
• 12 or more years of professional experience supporting DoD or federal program offices, preferably in a SETA, Advisory & Assistance Services (A&AS), or Systems Engineering & Integration (SE&I) capacity.
• Active DoD Secret clearance; U.S. citizenship is required. Must be able to maintain clearance and access to classified environments, including SIPRNet.
• Successfully pass background and drug screening.
• 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

• Direct experience supporting the Missile Defense Agency, particularly the Targets and Countermeasures Directorate (DTT) or Engineering Directorate (DE).
• Working familiarity with DoW/MDA workflows.
• Experience coordinating across multi-organization teams, including US Army DEVCOM (S3I), prime target hardware vendors, and national laboratories or FFRDCs.
• Ability to operate semi-autonomously, establish deadlines, and de-conflict competing technical and programmatic priorities under tight turnarounds.

Responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end schedule and preparation for weekly Targets Systems Engineering (DTTE) staff meetings, including chart inputs, technical presentations, facility logistics, and leadership pre-brief packages.
• Coordinate and submit executive updates on requirements baselines, schedule changes, and technical accomplishments for MDA Directorate for Engineering (DE) weekly staff meetings.
• 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, and deliver post-review executive summaries within required timeframes.
• Serve as the primary DTTE Action Officer in ETMS2; triage, distribute, monitor, and drive closure of Congressional, OSD, and internal agency taskers.
• Handle and route classified and unclassified tasker inputs across SIPRNet and NIPRNet repositories in accordance with OPSEC and handling guidelines.
• Process 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 calls and technical conference attendance nominations.
• Lead operational integration of the annual DT Targets CARD update, coordinating inputs across project management shops, consolidating classified and unclassified appendices, adjudicating Form 100 comments, preparing Staff Summary Sheets, and routing packages for 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 adjudication, formal routing, and publishing of baseline plans and core program documentation.
• Maintain configuration-controlled baseline archives on designated agency SharePoint portals, DOD365 environments, and SIPR shared networks.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Professional development opportunities, including on-the-job learning experiences and formal development programs.
• Broad range of benefits; specific benefits are not listed.
• Well-being programs and flexibility to make daily choices that support health and well-being.

What This Job Offers

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