diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/EngagementDetailPage.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/EngagementDetailPage.tsx
index 47ca46c..f0ff78e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/EngagementDetailPage.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/EngagementDetailPage.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { useParams } from 'react-router-dom';
+import { useParams, Link } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { extractApiError } from '@/api/client';
 import { useAuth } from '@/hooks/useAuth';
 import { useEngagement } from '@/hooks/useEngagements';
@@ -11,9 +11,8 @@ import { SimulationList } from '@/components/SimulationList';
 import { ExportEngagementButton } from '@/components/ExportEngagementButton';
 import { BackLink } from '@/components/BackLink';
 import { Tabs } from '@/components/Tabs';
-import { Link } from 'react-router-dom';
 
-type TabId = 'schedule' | 'description' | 'simulations';
+type TabId = 'description' | 'simulations';
 
 export function EngagementDetailPage(): JSX.Element {
   const { id } = useParams<{ id: string }>();
@@ -23,7 +22,7 @@ export function EngagementDetailPage(): JSX.Element {
   const detail = useEngagement(numericId);
   const simsQuery = useEngagementSimulations(numericId);
 
-  const [activeTabRaw, setActiveTab] = useHashTab('schedule');
+  const [activeTabRaw, setActiveTab] = useHashTab('description');
   const activeTab = activeTabRaw as TabId;
 
   if (detail.isLoading) return <LoadingState label="Loading engagement…" />;
@@ -41,7 +40,6 @@ export function EngagementDetailPage(): JSX.Element {
   const simCount = simsQuery.data?.length;
 
   const tabs = [
-    { id: 'schedule', label: 'Schedule' },
     { id: 'description', label: 'Description' },
     { id: 'simulations', label: 'Simulations', count: simCount },
   ];
@@ -60,12 +58,7 @@ export function EngagementDetailPage(): JSX.Element {
           </div>
         </div>
         {canEditEngagements ? (
-          <div className="flex items-center gap-sm">
-            <ExportEngagementButton engagementId={eng.id} />
-            <Link to={`/engagements/${eng.id}/edit`} className="btn-outline">
-              Edit
-            </Link>
-          </div>
+          <ExportEngagementButton engagementId={eng.id} />
         ) : null}
       </header>
 
@@ -76,25 +69,27 @@ export function EngagementDetailPage(): JSX.Element {
         id={`tabpanel-${activeTab}`}
         aria-labelledby={`tab-${activeTab}`}
       >
-        {activeTab === 'schedule' && (
-          <div className="card-product">
-            <h2 className="text-[20px] font-medium mb-md">Schedule</h2>
-            <dl className="grid grid-cols-2 gap-md text-[14px]">
-              <dt className="text-graphite">Start date</dt>
-              <dd className="text-ink font-mono">{eng.start_date}</dd>
-              <dt className="text-graphite">End date</dt>
-              <dd className="text-ink font-mono">{eng.end_date ?? '—'}</dd>
-              <dt className="text-graphite">Status</dt>
-              <dd className="text-ink capitalize">{eng.status}</dd>
-              <dt className="text-graphite">Created at</dt>
-              <dd className="text-ink font-mono">{eng.created_at}</dd>
-            </dl>
-          </div>
-        )}
-
         {activeTab === 'description' && (
-          <div className="card-product">
-            <h2 className="text-[20px] font-medium mb-md">Description</h2>
+          <div className="card-product flex flex-col gap-md">
+            <header className="flex items-start justify-between gap-md">
+              <dl className="grid grid-cols-2 gap-x-lg gap-y-xxs text-caption-md">
+                <dt className="text-graphite">Start date</dt>
+                <dd className="font-mono">{eng.start_date}</dd>
+                <dt className="text-graphite">End date</dt>
+                <dd className="font-mono">{eng.end_date ?? '—'}</dd>
+                <dt className="text-graphite">Status</dt>
+                <dd><StatusBadge status={eng.status} /></dd>
+                <dt className="text-graphite">Created at</dt>
+                <dd className="font-mono">{eng.created_at}</dd>
+              </dl>
+              {canEditEngagements ? (
+                <Link to={`/engagements/${eng.id}/edit`} className="btn-outline shrink-0">
+                  Edit
+                </Link>
+              ) : null}
+            </header>
+            <hr className="border-hairline" />
+            <h2 className="text-display-sm">Description</h2>
             <p className="text-[16px] text-charcoal whitespace-pre-line">
               {eng.description?.trim() ? eng.description : 'No description provided.'}
             </p>