Engineering Operations Lead (Job ID:4628)

Valkyrie • Huntsville, AL

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About The Position

Valkyrie Enterprises is hiring an Engineering Operations Lead in Huntsville, Alabama, contingent upon prime contractor approval, 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 operational integrator and technical synchronization point for Targets Systems Engineering. It manages executive engineering rhythms, tasker operations through government systems, lifecycle and governance baseline documentation, and cross-directorate communications among Targets stakeholders, prime contractors, and partner organizations.

The role manages weekly DTTE staff meeting preparation and logistics, coordinates agency- and directorate-level executive updates, and tracks major engineering technical reviews and associated summaries. As the primary DTTE Action Officer in ETMS2, it triages and monitors taskers, handles classified and unclassified inputs, and coordinates public-release and media-request packages. It also leads annual historical-summary and data-call efforts.

The position coordinates the annual Targets Cost Analysis Requirements Description (CARD) update and related executive approvals, manages biennial PESHE updates, oversees baseline-plan and SOP documentation review and routing, and maintains configuration-controlled archives across agency and DoD collaboration environments.

The position requires an active Secret clearance, eligibility to qualify for and maintain a TS/SCI clearance, and minimal travel of 10% or less. Physical demands include prolonged sitting or standing, computer work, moving between worksites, communicating to exchange information, and light work involving objects up to 20 pounds.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in engineering or STEM.
• At least 12 years of experience.
• 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.
• Active Secret clearance and ability to qualify for and maintain a TS/SCI clearance.
• Ability to obtain and maintain appropriate identification credentials, such as REAL ID, by the start of the position if travel by domestic flight or access to secure federal facilities or military bases is required.
• Able to remain stationary, often standing or sitting, for prolonged periods and work on a computer for long periods.
• Able to move about to accomplish tasks or move between worksites, communicate with others to exchange information, and perform light work moving objects up to 20 pounds.

Nice To Haves

• Prior direct experience supporting the 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 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 DTTE staff meetings, including coordinating chart inputs, consolidating technical presentations on the portal, arranging facility logistics, and delivering pre-brief packages to leadership.
• 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, 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 media-engagement requests 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.
• Integrate the annual DT Targets CARD update, align inputs across project management shops, consolidate classified and unclassified appendices, adjudicate comments via Form 100, generate Staff Summary Sheets, and route 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-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.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision options.
• Company-paid life and disability insurance.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Education reimbursement.
• Company-paid holidays.
• Paid time off (PTO).

What This Job Offers

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