Engineering Operations Lead

Banner Defense, Inc.; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) matching

Profit sharing

Short term disability

Long term disability

Life insurance

Paid holidays

PTO

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Banner Defense, Inc. is seeking an experienced Engineering Operations Lead to support the Missile Defense Agency programs.

You will serve as the central operational integrator, manage high-tempo executive rhythms, and coordinate cross-directorate communications to keep critical tests ready. Candidates should have an active DoD Secret clearance, a Bachelor's in Engineering, 10+ years of relevant experience, and proven ability to lead staff, consolidate briefings, and manage taskers in DoD

Qualifications

• Active DoD Secret clearance (U.S. Citizenship required).
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field with 10+ years' experience.
• Experience managing operational battle rhythms and executive briefings for senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end rhythm for weekly division staff meetings and pre-briefs.
• Coordinate executive updates on baselines, schedules, and technical accomplishments for DE.
• Aggregate and format status briefings for the Program Director and Front Office.
• Lead DTTE Tasking Management in ETMS2 and ensure timely closure of taskers.
• Maintain configuration-controlled baseline archives on SharePoint and DoD networks.

Skills

Operational leadership

Executive briefing

Program coordination

Microsoft 365

ETMS2 familiarity

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

ETMS2

SharePoint

DoD Form 100

Job description

• 120,000-132000 per year based on experience
• Full Time
• Health , Dental, Vision, Flex Spending Account, 401k matching, Profit Sharing, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Life Insurance, Paid Holidays, PTO, Tuition Assistance

At Banner Defense, you're more than a name on a contract. As a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, we know what it means to serve, and we build our team around people who take pride in protecting those who protect us. Here, your work directly supports the warfighter, your voice is heard, and your growth matters.

THE OPPORTUNITY

Banner Defense is in search of 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). In this role, you will serve as the central operational integrator and technical synchronization point for Targets Systems Engineering. You will manage high-tempo executive engineering rhythms, direct tasker operations through government systems (ETMS2), coordinate major lifecycle and governance baseline documentation, and orchestrate cross-directorate communications across Targets stakeholders, prime contractors, and partner organizations, keeping the systems that test our nation's missile defense mission ready.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Manage the end-to-end rhythm for weekly division staff meetings. Coordinate chart inputs, consolidate technical presentations on the portal, manage facility logistics, and deliver pre-brief packages to key leadership.
• Coordinate, synthesize, and submit executive updates on requirements baselines, schedule changes, and technical accomplishments to the MDA Directorate for Engineering (DE).
• 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 across target portfolios to DE. Gather and deliver post-review Executive Summaries to agency leadership within required timeframes.
• Serve as the primary DTTE Action Officer in the Enhanced Tasking Management System 2 (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 with strict adherence to OPSEC and handling guidelines.
• Process and facilitate Industry Requests for Media Engagement and MDA Public Release (PR) packages. Coordinate reviews with Acquisition, Legal, and Strategic Communications, and draft Staff Summary Sheets.
• Lead the annual DTTE Historical Summary collection and coordinate inputs for Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) data calls and technical conference attendance nominations.
• Serve as lead operational integrator for the annual DT Targets CARD update supporting the President's Budget submission to Congress. Conduct kickoff alignments across project management shops (Logistics, Acquisition, Contracts, Software, Cyber, and IMTP Manifest teams). Consolidate classified and unclassified appendices, adjudicate comments via Form 100, generate Staff Summary Sheets, and shepherd packages through executive sign-off.
• Manage biennial updates to the Programmatic Environment, Safety, and Occupational Health Evaluation (PESHE) in coordination with Targets Quality (DTOQ) and Environmental Management (DSF).
• Oversee the review cycle, 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.

WHAT YOU'LL BRING

• Active DoD Secret clearance (U.S. Citizenship required) and the ability to maintain it and access classified environments (SIPRNet)
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or an equivalent technical or scientific discipline related to the area of specialty and 10+ years of related professional experience
• Demonstrated track record 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 (e.g., DoD Form 100 comment matrices)
• Familiarity with DoD acquisition lifecycle documents (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)
• Working knowledge of ETMS2 or similar DoD correspondence management tools

Ready to make your mark on the mission?

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