1146 - Senior Principal Engineer

Monte Sano Research Corporation (MSRC) is a Huntsville-based Small Business specializing in providing full-spectrum defense system engineering, research, design, development, integration, test, evaluation, and planning services to the U.S. Government.

Our primary focus at MSRC is to provide extraordinary talent to propel the Warfighter, and we seek to hire people who are Elevated (always do the right thing), Exceptional (the very best at what they do), and Enduring (self-disciplined; self-motivated). 

MSRC is seeking a full-time subject matter expert in Army technology development. The candidate will provide support for Army S&T and manufacturing initiatives for drones. The ideal candidate is highly self-motivated, professional, and capable of managing their workload and prioritizing tasks in a fast-paced corporate environment with a strong work ethic.

Job Description:

Primary responsibilities will be programmatic and engineering support to the Army technology initiatives across S&T and drone manufacturing which may include:

• Support and consult on strategic planning and road-map development. 
• Attend and participate in organizational staff calls, stand-ups, tag-ups, working groups, In Process Reviews or similar events. 
• Capture, assess and monitor action items from meetings and engage in the resolution process and propose responses to inquiries based on actions assigned. Prepare notes or after-action summaries, track actions items, and make recommendations on response for closure. 
• Maintain internal task tracker, assign tasks to appropriate teams or team members, suspense completion date and follow-up until completed. Serve as Operations Task Manager for tasks coming from outside the organization. 
• Assist with daily office operations and prioritization of events based on known activities or guidance provided. 
• Create, compose, consolidate, and review documentation (e.g., correspondence, briefings, response to inquiries, executive summaries and talking points for correctness, format, spelling, and grammar before sending out for approval or signature. Draft responses to internal and external taskers, RFIs, Country delegations and other key stakeholders). 
• Support program updates and assist in developing executive-level briefings, including accomplishments, impacts, risks, issues, and challenges, etc.; coordinate documents (e.g., white papers, periodic review charts, and conduct pre-meetings to prepare and distribute read-aheads; and secure approval of documents to meet read ahead timelines prior to submission for executive forums. 
• Coordinate with and brief senior leadership within Army offices
• Serve as a Liaison between Materiel Acquisition offices and Army Combatant Capabilities Development Command capabilities to inform Army leadership on best use of inherent technology capabilities.

Education:

• Bachelor’s and master’s degrees in electrical engineering, aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering or other relevant science fields.

Experience:

• 25 years of relevant experience.

Job Qualifications:

• Extensive experience with policy development and management oversight. 
• Demonstrated experience in DoD weapon systems analysis / engineering activities. 
• Experience in systems engineering to include requirements derivation, requirements management, configuration management, safety engineering. 
• Capable of working proficiently with a diverse array of customers to translate their programmatic/technical requirements into effective graphical products to convey the customer's respective message(s) and information.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to plan, organize, and manage. 
• Must be detail-oriented, highly organized, self-motivated, and people-oriented.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office products with emphasis on PowerPoint, Excel, Word and Outlook.
• Candidate must currently possess and be able to maintain an active security clearance.

The position is onsite at Redstone Arsenal, AL.  Relocation assistance is not available.

MSRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based on race, religion, national origin, color, sex, age, veteran status, or disability. It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity.