Principal Engineer
bannerdefenseincHuntsville, AL
Principal Engineer
L6
bannerdefenseincHuntsville, ALyesterday
Principal Engineer
Huntsville, AL | Active Secret Clearance
Your expertise. Our nation's defense.
At Banner Defense, you're more than a name on a contract. As a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, we know what it means to serve, and we build our team around people who take pride in protecting those who protect us. Here, your work directly supports the warfighter, your voice is heard, and your growth matters.
Banner Defense is in seaTHE OPPORTUNITYrch of a highly skilled Principal Engineer to provide engineering oversight for target system payloads and countermeasure development. In this role, 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 seamlessly collaborating across multiple organizations, modeling teams, cost analysts, and schedulers to ensure items are delivered accurately and on time.
WHAT YOU'LL DO:
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.
WHAT YOU'LL BRING:
Master's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) field and 12+ years of experience supporting missile defense or large-scale, complex DoD programs
Active DoD Secret security clearance, which requires U.S. Citizenship
Experience managing end-to-end program lifecycles, including the development, testing, and fielding of complex systems
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment where priorities change quickly
Ability to handle multiple urgent tasks at once without losing focus
Travel is required, up to 20% of the time.
SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY (EEO) EMPLOYER
Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.
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Level
LeadL6
Location
Huntsville, AL
Occupation
Engineers, All Other
Industry
National Security
Posted
yesterday
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