Engineering Operations Lead

KODA Technologies Inc.•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, tasker operations through government systems, lifecycle and governance baseline documentation, and communications across Targets stakeholders, prime contractors, and partner organizations. The position supports recurring engineering briefings, agency and directorate reporting, technical review tracking, and executive summaries. It also manages DTTE taskers and correspondence, including classified and unclassified actions, public-release packages, annual summaries, and data calls. The role leads operational coordination of the annual DT Targets Cost Analysis Requirements Description (CARD) update, manages biennial PESHE updates, oversees baseline plans and SOP documentation, and maintains configuration-controlled archives across agency systems. The position requires an active DoD Secret clearance and U.S. citizenship. The work supports national-priority missions in missile defense, hypersonics, DoD space, and civil space.

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.
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 MDA, specifically the Targets and Countermeasures Directorate (DTT) or Engineering Directorate (DE).
Working familiarity with DoW and MDA workflows.
Experience coordinating across multi-organization teams, including US Army DEVCOM (S3I), prime target hardware vendors, and national labs 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 pre-brief packages.
Coordinate, synthesize, 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, and deliver post-review executive summaries 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 through 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 kickoff alignments, consolidating classified and unclassified appendices, adjudicating Form 100 comments, generating Staff Summary Sheets, and shepherding 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.