Principal Engineer – Missile Defense Payloads

Chenega Professional Services Strategic Business Unit

Huntsville (AL)

On-site

USD 120,000 - 190,000

Full time

6 days ago

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Job summary

Venturi, LLC A Chenega Company seeks a Principal Engineer at Redstone Arsenal, AL to provide engineering oversight for payloads and countermeasure development in support of Missile Defense Agency missions. You will serve as a technical anchor across systems engineering, review prime contractor designs, and coordinate with cost analysts and schedulers to ensure items are delivered on time.

The role requires leading milestone reviews and collaboration with cross-agency teams, with travel up to

Qualifications

Master's degree in STEM.
12+ years supporting missile defense or large-scale DoD programs.
Active DoD Secret clearance.
Successfully pass background and drug screening.

Responsibilities

Engineering Oversight & Design Assessment: Serve as the technical expert on payload and countermeasure requirements development, analysis, design, qualification, and fielding.
Independent Evaluation: Review and provide assessments of prime contractor designs, plans, reports, and technical procedures.
Instrumentation Analysis: Evaluate target instrumentation requirements, physical layouts, component selection, and testing methodologies.
Milestone Reviews & Lifecycle Support: Provide technical evaluation and engineering support during major program milestones and cross-agency coordination.
Cost Estimation & Scheduling: Provide technical assessments to the cost analysis team and collaborate with schedulers to align delivery timelines.