Engineering Operations Lead

KODA Technologies•Huntsville, AL

About The Position

KODA Technologies Inc. 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 ETMS2, coordinates lifecycle and governance baseline documentation, and orchestrates communications across Targets stakeholders, prime contractors, and partner organizations. The position manages recurring engineering briefings and meetings, including weekly DTTE staff meetings, MDA Directorate for Engineering updates, bi-weekly DTT staff calls, and tracking of major target program technical milestone reviews. It also handles executive summaries and tasker workflows, including classified and unclassified inputs, public release and media request packages, annual historical summaries, and data calls. The Engineering Operations Lead coordinates lifecycle and governance documentation, including the annual DT Targets Cost Analysis Requirements Description (CARD) update, biennial PESHE updates, baseline plans, and standard operating procedures. The role maintains configuration-controlled archives across agency SharePoint portals, DOD365 environments, and SIPR shared networks. This position requires U.S. citizenship and an active DoD Secret clearance, including the ability to maintain access to classified environments.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship and an active DoD Secret clearance; ability to maintain clearance and access to classified environments, including SIPRNet.
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, A&AS, or SE&I capacity.
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

Prior direct experience supporting the Missile Defense Agency, especially 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 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 rhythm for weekly Targets Systems Engineering (DTTE) staff meetings, including chart inputs, technical presentations, facility logistics, and leadership pre-brief packages.
Coordinate, synthesize, and submit executive updates on requirements baselines, schedule changes, and technical accomplishments for MDA Directorate for Engineering 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 across target portfolios, 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 inputs for FFRDC data calls and technical conference attendance nominations.
Lead operational integration for the annual DT Targets CARD update supporting the President's Budget submission to Congress.
Coordinate CARD kickoff alignments across project management teams for Logistics, Acquisition, Contracts, Software, Cyber, and IMTP Manifest.
Consolidate classified and unclassified CARD appendices, adjudicate comments via 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 reviews, 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.