Engineering Operations Lead

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