Principal Engineer - Targets & Countermeasures
avav.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/AVAV · Posted Nov 9, 2026
- Huntsville, Alabama, United States
- Senior
- 12+ years
Lead engineering oversight for missile defense target system payloads and countermeasure development, providing technical expertise, program milestone support, and cross-agency coordination.
Responsibilities
- Provide engineering oversight and design assessment for target system payloads and countermeasures
- Serve as technical anchor during major program milestones
- Collaborate with modeling teams, cost analysts, and schedulers
- Review and assess prime contractor designs and technical plans
- Evaluate target instrumentation requirements and testing methodologies
Requirements
- Master's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math (STEM)
- Nice to have: Infrared/Radar Cross Section (IR/RCS) signatures
- Nice to have: Material property measurements
- Nice to have: Real-world threat systems knowledge
- Nice to have: MDA flight test requirements