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Telesis is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) advancing missile defense, systems engineering, AI, and aerospace design - on our own programs and in support of our partners. Headquartered in Northern Virginia with operations in Huntsville, Alabama, our people work directly with customers who know their names, on problems that matter, with leadership still in the technical fight. Small team, high trust, no bureaucracy - real responsibility, cleared work that challenges you, and a stake in what you help create.

Telesis is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business supporting the Missile Defense Agency. Support the MDA Targets and Countermeasures Program Directorate (DTT) as the central operational integrator for Targets Systems Engineering - executive engineering battle rhythm, ETMS2 tasker management, and lifecycle governance documentation.

Requisition: TLS-26-043 · Location: Huntsville, AL · Level: Principal · Clearance: Active Secret (U.S. citizenship required)

What You'll Be Doing

• Serve as the central operational integrator and technical synchronization point for the MDA Targets Systems Engineering Division (DTTE) within the Targets and Countermeasures Program Directorate (DTT)
• Manage the executive engineering battle rhythm, including weekly DTTE staff meetings, bi-weekly Directorate staff calls, and executive updates to the MDA Directorate for Engineering (DE)
• Track, de-conflict, and report 30/60/90-day Engineering Technical Reviews (ETRs) across target portfolios and deliver post-review Executive Summaries to agency leadership
• Serve as the primary DTTE Action Officer in ETMS2 - triage, distribute, monitor, and drive closure of Congressional, OSD, and internal agency taskers, including classified tasking across SIPRNet and NIPRNet
• Lead the annual DTTE Historical Summary and coordinate FFRDC data calls and technical conference nominations
• Serve as lead operational integrator for the annual DT Targets Cost Analysis Requirements Description (CARD) update supporting the President's Budget, from kickoff through executive sign-off
• Manage biennial PESHE updates in coordination with Targets Quality (DTOQ) and Environmental Management (DSF)
• Oversee review, Form 100 comment adjudication, routing, and publishing of baseline plans and SOPs, and maintain configuration-controlled archives on SharePoint, DOD365, and SIPR networks

Required Qualifications

• Active DoD Secret clearance (U.S. citizenship required) and ability to access classified environments (SIPRNet)
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical/scientific discipline and 10+ years of related professional experience; advanced degree may be preferred
• Demonstrated track record managing operational battle rhythms, executive briefing consolidation, and technical meeting execution for senior military and civilian leaders
• Experience tracking and adjudicating review comments using formal systems (e.g., DoD Form 100 comment matrices)
• Familiarity with DoD acquisition lifecycle documentation (e.g., CARD, SEP, RMP, PESHE, TEMP)
• Strong administrative rigor in routing executive correspondence, Staff Summary Sheets (SSS), and official action packages
• Expert proficiency in Microsoft 365 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, SharePoint) and working knowledge of ETMS2 or similar DoD tasking systems

Desired Qualifications

• Master's degree in Systems, Aerospace, or Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, Technical Management, or a related STEM discipline
• 12+ years supporting DoD / federal program offices, preferably in a SETA, A&AS, or SE&I capacity
• Prior direct support to MDA, specifically the Targets and Countermeasures Directorate (DTT) or Engineering Directorate (DE)
• Experience coordinating across multi-organization teams including US Army DEVCOM (S3I), prime target hardware vendors, and national labs/FFRDCs
• Proven ability to operate semi-autonomously and de-conflict competing technical and programmatic priorities under tight turnarounds