Engineering Operations Lead

Telesis · Huntsville, Alabama

FULL TIME

Job Description

Requisition #: TLS-26-043

Clearance: Active DoD Secret (US citizenship required)

Level: Principal

Experience

12+ years

Education

Master's preferred (Bachelor's + 10 years minimum)

Work site: Huntsville, AL (customer site)

Telesis, a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, is seeking an Engineering Operations Lead to support the MDA Targets and Countermeasures Program Directorate (DTT) as the central operational integrator for Targets Systems Engineering - executive engineering battle rhythm, ETMS2 tasker management, and lifecycle governance documentation.

What you'll do

Serve as the central operational integrator and technical synchronization point for the MDA Targets Systems Engineering Division (DTTE) within the Targets and Countermeasures Program Directorate (DTT)

Manage the executive engineering battle rhythm, including weekly DTTE staff meetings, bi-weekly Directorate staff calls, and executive updates to the MDA Directorate for Engineering (DE)

Track, de-conflict, and report 30/60/90-day Engineering Technical Reviews (ETRs) across target portfolios and deliver post-review Executive Summaries to agency leadership

Serve as the primary DTTE Action Officer in ETMS2 - triage, distribute, monitor, and drive closure of Congressional, OSD, and internal agency taskers, including classified tasking across SIPRNet and NIPRNet

Lead the annual DTTE Historical Summary and coordinate FFRDC data calls and technical conference nominations

Serve as lead operational integrator for the annual DT Targets Cost Analysis

Requirements

Description (CARD) update supporting the President's Budget, from kickoff through executive sign-off

Manage biennial PESHE updates in coordination with Targets Quality (DTOQ) and Environmental Management (DSF)

Oversee review, Form 100 comment adjudication, routing, and publishing of baseline plans and SOPs, and maintain configuration-controlled archives on SharePoint, DOD365, and SIPR networks

Required qualifications

Active DoD Secret clearance (U.S. citizenship required) and ability to access classified environments (SIPRNet)

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical/scientific discipline and 10+ years of related professional experience; advanced degree may be preferred

Demonstrated track record managing operational battle rhythms, executive briefing consolidation, and technical meeting execution for senior military and civilian leaders

Experience tracking and adjudicating review comments using formal systems (e.g., DoD Form 100 comment matrices)

Familiarity with DoD acquisition lifecycle documentation (e.g., CARD, SEP, RMP, PESHE, TEMP)

Strong administrative rigor in routing executive correspondence, Staff Summary Sheets (SSS), and official action packages

Expert proficiency in Microsoft 365 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, SharePoint) and working knowledge of ETMS2 or similar DoD tasking systems

Desired qualifications

Master's degree in Systems, Aerospace, or Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, Technical Management, or a related STEM discipline

12+ years supporting DoD / federal program offices, preferably in a SETA, A&AS, or SE&I capacity

Prior direct support to MDA, specifically the Targets and Countermeasures Directorate (DTT) or Engineering Directorate (DE)

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 and de-conflict competing technical and programmatic priorities under tight turnarounds

Company	Telesis
Location	Huntsville, Alabama
Type	FULL TIME
Niche	Full-time

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