Engineering Operations Lead

Position Title: Engineering Operations Lead
Position Type: Full-Time, On-Site
Location: Huntsville, AL
Clearance: Active Secret

Waypoint’s client 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).

This position will serve as the central operational integrator and technical coordination lead for Targets Systems Engineering, supporting executive-level engineering activities, task management, program documentation, and cross-organizational collaboration. The Engineering Operations Lead will be responsible for coordinating high-priority engineering meetings, managing government tasking systems, overseeing systems engineering governance documentation, and ensuring timely communication of technical and programmatic information to senior leadership.

The ideal candidate will possess a strong background in engineering operations, DoD acquisition processes, systems engineering documentation, and executive-level program coordination. This individual must be highly organized, capable of managing competing priorities, and comfortable working independently in a fast-paced, mission-focused environment.

• Manage and coordinate weekly Targets Systems Engineering (DTTE) staff meetings, including collecting technical inputs, consolidating presentations, coordinating meeting logistics, and preparing executive briefing materials.
• Coordinate and submit weekly engineering updates to the MDA Directorate for Engineering (DE), including requirements baselines, schedule changes, technical milestones, and program accomplishments.
• Consolidate technical and programmatic information for biweekly DTT Directorate staff meetings and executive leadership briefings.
• Track, coordinate, and report upcoming Engineering Technical Reviews (ETRs), including 30-, 60-, and 90-day technical milestones across target programs.
• Prepare and distribute post-review executive summaries and technical updates to agency leadership within established deadlines.
• Maintain effective communication across government stakeholders, engineering teams, prime contractors, and partner organizations.

• Serve as the primary DTTE Action Officer within the Enhanced Tasking Management System 2 (ETMS2).
• Receive, evaluate, assign, track, and coordinate responses to Congressional, Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), and internal agency taskings.
• Manage classified and unclassified tasking information across SIPRNet and NIPRNet environments in accordance with applicable security and operational requirements.
• Coordinate industry media engagement requests and MDA public release packages with Acquisition, Legal, and Strategic Communications stakeholders.
• Prepare and route Staff Summary Sheets (SSS), executive correspondence, and official action packages for review and approval.
• Lead the annual DTTE Historical Summary collection and coordinate responses to Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) data calls and technical conference nominations.
• Monitor tasking deadlines, resolve coordination issues, and ensure timely completion of assigned actions.

• Lead operational coordination for the annual Targets Cost Analysis Requirements Description (CARD) update supporting the President's Budget submission to Congress.
• Coordinate CARD inputs across Logistics, Acquisition, Contracts, Software, Cybersecurity, and Integrated Master Test Plan (IMTP) Manifest teams.
• Consolidate classified and unclassified documentation, adjudicate review comments using DoD Form 100 processes, and coordinate executive approval packages.
• Manage biennial updates to the Programmatic Environment, Safety, and…