Principal Payloads & Countermeasures Engineer

IGNITE; Huntsville (AL); Sur place; USD 120 000 - 190 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

IGNITE in Huntsville, AL is seeking a Principal Engineer to oversee payloads and countermeasure development for high-stakes defense programs. You will act as a technical advisor to the program office, guiding designs, plans, and instrumentation layouts through major milestones with cross-organizational collaboration.

The role requires a Master’s degree in STEM and 12+ years in missile defense or large DoD programs, with the ability to travel up to 20%.

Qualifications

• Security Clearance: Active DoD Secret clearance
• Education & Experience: Master’s degree in STEM and 12+ years supporting missile defense or large-scale, complex DoD programs.
• Program Execution: Experience managing end-to-end program lifecycles, including the development, testing, and fielding of complex systems.
• Adaptability: Thrive in a fast-paced environment where priorities change quickly.
• Multitasking: Handle multiple urgent tasks at once without losing focus.
• Travel: Able to support travel request up to 20% of the time.

Responsabilités

• Provide engineering oversight for payloads and countermeasure development.
• Serve as technical anchor during milestones from System Requirements through Product Acceptance.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including cost analysts and schedulers to ensure timely delivery.
• Support program milestone reviews and TIMs with external agencies.

Connaissances

Secret clearance

Missile defense domain

Cross-functional collaboration

Formation

Master's degree in STEM

Description du poste

IGNITE in Huntsville, AL is seeking a Principal Engineer to oversee payloads and countermeasure development for high-stakes defense programs. You will act as a technical advisor to the program office, guiding designs, plans, and instrumentation layouts through major milestones with cross-organizational collaboration.

The role requires a Master’s degree in STEM and 12+ years in missile defense or large DoD programs, with the ability to travel up to 20%.