Principal Engineer

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bannerdefenseincHuntsville (AL)

Engineers, All Other National Security

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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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