Exportability Engineer — Defense Systems

PeopleTec, Inc.; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

PeopleTec, Inc. in Huntsville, AL seeks a Mid-Level Exportability Engineer to support the PMO and interface with multiple stakeholders. The role focuses on ensuring exportability feasibility, conducting TSFD-informed analyses, and guiding secure design choices for defense systems.

The candidate will work with a multidisciplinary team, interact with government and industry partners, and present engineering findings to senior management. A DoD background and active clearance are required.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant experience.
• Demonstrated experience in exportability engineering in defense or aerospace.
• Working knowledge of Anti-Tamper (AT) principles, reverse engineering mitigation, MOSA.
• Experience with complex weapon systems, C-UAS architectures, or advanced sensor/seeker integration.
• Proficiency with modeling and simulation tools to assess kinematics and system performance.
• Ability to translate TSFD and security requirements into actionable hardware/software designs.
• Strong knowledge of industry standards and defense requirements.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to lead and work within a multidisciplinary team.
• Previous experience working in a U.S. Government Program Office (required).
• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• An active DoD clearance: Secret, with the ability to obtain TS/SCI.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support and leadership in exportability engineering across the system lifecycle.
• Conduct comprehensive audits of baseline system architectures to identify CPI, advanced algorithms, and cutting-edge hardware susceptible to reverse engineering.
• Assist in standing up additional DEF studies by conducting preliminary technical evaluations, defining initial engineering task scope, and estimating feasibility.
• Investigate and define high-level approaches for protecting sensitive technologies, including modularity strategies for export variants.
• Architect export variants based on TSFD assessments and evaluate to meet performance and export criteria.
• Use modeling and simulation to assess how DEF modifications impact kinematics, weight, and lethality.
• Draft CPI and High-Level AT and Modularity Strategies, and support foreign release documentation (ENDP Position Papers).
• Ensure compliance with defense and industry standards by managing exportability processes.

Skills

Exportability engineering

Anti-Tamper

MOSA

C-UAS architectures

System integration

TSFD requirements

Leadership

Communication skills

DoD program experience

U.S. citizen

DoD clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Modeling & Simulation tools

Job description

PeopleTec, Inc. in Huntsville, AL seeks a Mid-Level Exportability Engineer to support the PMO and interface with multiple stakeholders. The role focuses on ensuring exportability feasibility, conducting TSFD-informed analyses, and guiding secure design choices for defense systems.

The candidate will work with a multidisciplinary team, interact with government and industry partners, and present engineering findings to senior management. A DoD background and active clearance are required.