Principal Engineer

Avion Solutions; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Avion Solutions Inc. seeks a Principal Engineer to support the Missile Defense Agency in Huntsville, AL. This role demands expertise in payload and countermeasure development, design, qualification, and fielding, with responsibility across major program milestones and external inquiries.

Qualified candidates hold a Master’s in STEM with 12+ years on missile defense or large DoD programs, and are able to travel up to 20%. The company emphasizes equal opportunity and veteran support.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in STEM with 12+ years supporting missile defense or large DoD programs.
• Experience managing end-to-end program lifecycles for complex systems.
• Willingness to travel up to 20%.

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, physical layouts, component selection, and testing methodologies.
• Provide technical evaluations during major program milestones (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, FRB, MRB, and PAR).
• Answer technical inquiries from external MDA organizations and lead multi-disciplinary TIMs.
• Provide technical assessments to the cost analysis team to ensure accurate program management budget estimates.
• Partner with the program scheduler to track delivery deadlines and proactively keep leadership advised of status.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Technical leadership

Missile defense knowledge

Program lifecycle management

Cross-functional collaboration

Independent work

Education

Master's degree in STEM

Job description

Avion Solutions Inc., a 100% employee-owned company, is seeking candidates for a Principal Engineer to support the Missile Defense Agency (MDA). This position is located in Huntsville, AL.

Job Responsibilities/Duties:

• 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, physical layouts, component selection, and testing methodologies.

• Provide technical evaluation and engineering support during all major program milestones (including SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, FRB, MRB, and PAR).

• Answer technical inquiries from external MDA organizations and lead multi-disciplinary Technical Interchange Meetings (TIMs).

• Provide technical assessments to the cost analysis team to ensure accurate program management budget estimates.

• Partner with the program scheduler to track delivery deadlines and proactively keep leadership advised of status.

• Other duties as assigned.

Required Experience:

• Master's degree in STEM and 12+ years supporting missile defense or large-scale, complex DoD programs.

• Experience managing end-to-end program lifecycles, including the development, testing, and fielding of complex systems.

• Thrive in a fast-paced environment where priorities change quickly.

• Handle multiple urgent tasks at once without losing focus.

• Must be a U.S. citizen and have the ability to obtain/maintain a DoW security clearance.

• Must be able to travel up to 20% of the time.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Understanding of IR/RCS signatures for flight objects and countermeasures.

• Experience with material properties and material property measurements.

• Knowledge of real-world threat systems and how they impact target designs.

• Have an understanding of MDA flight test requirements and apply that to the payload hardware development.

• Technical proposal development and evaluation.

Equal Opportunity: Avion Solutions, Inc. reaffirms its belief in equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants. Avion Solutions, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and a VEVRAA-governed Federal Contractor that affords equal employment opportunity to protected veterans and people with disabilities. Avion Solutions, Inc. provides all employees and job applicants equal employment opportunities in hiring and promotion without regard to age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, religion, color, veteran status, genetic information, physical or mental disability, national origin, or any other reason prohibited by law.