Principal Systems Engineer- Medium Range

Position: Principal Systems Engineer– Medium Range
Position Type: Full-time Onsite
Position Location: Huntsville, AL
Clearance Required: Active Secret

Waypoint’s client is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer to support the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Medium Range Targets Program Office. This senior-level role provides technical leadership across multiple programs developing next-generation reentry vehicles, rocket motors, and countermeasures, ensuring realistic and reliable test environments for the Nation’s missile defense systems.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate Medium Range Targets Program Office engineering activities with MDA Systems Engineering teams, Product Offices, Prime Contractors, and Other Government Agencies (OGAs).
• Obtain and review technical information from the prime contractor on behalf of the Government customer.
• Own the technical milestone review process, ensuring all entrance and exit criteria are met.
• Facilitate Government IPTs and functional areas (systems engineering, quality, safety, logistics, etc.) as needed.
• Manage the technical baseline of system designs, ensuring proper requirement flow-down and compliance verification.
• Interpret flight test requirements and coordinate with stakeholders to achieve a shared understanding.
• Review and validate systems engineering documentation, ensuring specifications align with system needs.
• Support configuration-controlled environments, ensuring compliance with proper handling procedures.
• Apply engineering rigor to solve technical challenges, providing clear and actionable recommendations to leadership.

Required:

• Master’s degree in STEM with 12+ years of experience in missile defense-related or other large, complex DoD programs/projects, OR Bachelor’s degree with 20+ years of experience.
• Active DoD Secret clearance.
• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Familiarity with MDA and/or DoD programs and processes.
• Strong understanding of system interface requirements and requirements management.
• Experience writing, presenting, and coordinating product and engineering plans, policies, and procedures.
• Ability to clearly communicate complex technical ideas in presentations and documentation.
• Experience working in a configuration-controlled environment.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently, as part of a team, or in leadership roles.

Desired:

• STEM-related degree with specialization in systems engineering.
• Familiarity with MDA systems engineering processes.
• Experience supporting technical proposal development and evaluation.
• Exposure to Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools and practices.

*Waypoint Human Capital is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.