Lead Systems Engineer, Payloads & Countermeasures

QuickCruit; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

APEX TK is seeking a highly skilled Principal Engineer to provide engineering oversight for target system payloads and countermeasure development. You will act as a trusted advisor to the program office, delivering critical assessments of prime contractor designs, technical plans, and target instrumentation layouts.

You will serve as a technical anchor during major program milestones—from System Requirements through Product Acceptance—while collaborating across modeling teams, cost analysts,

Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical expert on payload and countermeasure requirements development, analysis, design, qualification, and fielding.
• Review and provide assessments of prime contractor designs, plans, reports, and technical procedures.
• Evaluate target instrumentation requirements, layouts, component selection, and testing methodologies.
• Provide technical evaluation and engineering support during major program milestones (SRR through PAR).
• Lead TIMs and respond to technical inquiries from external MDA organizations.
• Provide technical input to the cost analysis team to support accurate program budgets.

Job description

APEX TK is seeking a highly skilled Principal Engineer to provide engineering oversight for target system payloads and countermeasure development. You will act as a trusted advisor to the program office, delivering critical assessments of prime contractor designs, technical plans, and target instrumentation layouts.

You will serve as a technical anchor during major program milestones—from System Requirements through Product Acceptance—while collaborating across modeling teams, cost analysts,