Engineering Operations Lead

Modern Technology Solutions Inc • Huntsville, AL

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About The Position

MTSI 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. It manages executive engineering rhythms and tasker operations through government systems, coordinates lifecycle and governance baseline documentation, and facilitates communications among Targets stakeholders, prime contractors, and partner organizations.

The position leads recurring staff briefings and engineering review coordination, manages ETMS2 taskers and sensitive tasking, processes public release and media requests, and coordinates annual historical summaries and data calls. It also integrates and maintains program lifecycle documentation, including the annual Targets CARD update, biennial PESHE updates, baseline plans, SOPs, and configuration-controlled archives.

Requirements

• Active DoD Secret clearance; U.S. citizenship is required, and the candidate 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, particularly the Targets and Countermeasures Directorate (DTT) or Engineering Directorate (DE).
• Working familiarity with DoW or MDA workflows.
• Experience coordinating across multi-organization teams, including US Army DEVCOM (S3I), prime target hardware vendors, and national labs/FFRDCs.
• Ability to operate semi-autonomously, establish deadlines, and de-conflict competing technical and programmatic priorities under tight turnarounds.
• An advanced degree may be preferred at this level.

Responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end weekly Targets Systems Engineering (DTTE) staff meeting rhythm, including chart inputs, technical presentations, facility logistics, and pre-brief packages for leadership.
• Coordinate 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 to DE; 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 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, including kickoff alignments, consolidation of classified and unclassified appendices, comment adjudication via Form 100, preparation of Staff Summary Sheets, and executive sign-off routing.
• 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 publishing of core program documentation.
• 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: Mid Level