Engineering Operations Lead

Chenega Corporation • Huntsville, AL

21h • 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), at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. The Lead serves as the central operational integrator and technical synchronization point for Targets Systems Engineering. The role manages executive engineering rhythms, directs tasker operations through government systems, coordinates lifecycle and governance baseline documentation, and orchestrates communications among Targets stakeholders, prime contractors, and partner organizations.

The role manages executive and directorate briefings, tracks technical milestone reviews, operates the division’s tasker workflow, and handles classified and unclassified tasking and release packages. It also leads coordination and document control for the annual Targets Cost Analysis Requirements Description (CARD), biennial PESHE updates, baseline plans, standard operating procedures, and configuration-controlled archives. Other duties may be 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, A&AS, or SE&I capacity.
• Active DoD Secret clearance and U.S. citizenship; 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, executive briefing consolidation, and technical meeting execution 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, 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 labs/FFRDCs.
• Proven 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 division staff meetings, including coordinating chart inputs, consolidating presentations, arranging facility logistics, and delivering leadership pre-brief packages.
• Coordinate, synthesize, and submit executive updates on requirements baselines, schedule changes, and technical accomplishments to the MDA Directorate for Engineering.
• Aggregate and format Directorate-wide programmatic and technical status briefings for the Program Director and Front Office leadership.
• 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 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 supporting the President’s Budget submission to Congress, including kickoff alignments, consolidation of classified and unclassified appendices, comment adjudication, Staff Summary Sheets, and executive sign-off.
• Manage biennial PESHE updates in coordination with Targets Quality and Environmental Management.
• Oversee review cycles, administrative accuracy, comment-matrix adjudication, formal routing, and publishing of core program documentation and baseline plans.
• Maintain configuration-controlled baseline archives on designated agency SharePoint portals, DOD365 environments, and SIPR shared networks.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Broad range of benefits (specific benefits are not listed).
• Professional development opportunities, including on-the-job learning and formal development programs.
• 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