Senior Mission Engineer

nou Systems, Inc. (nSI) is now officially a 100% ESOP company! We value teamwork and collaboration, and this transition allows us to take that commitment to a new level. nSI empowers our customers by supplying products, services, and expertise with powerful, data-driven insights that transform defense systems and improve capabilities.

About the role

Join our Engineering Services Division in Alexandria, VA and become part of our rapidly growing technology company operating in mission engineering, missile defense, cybersecurity, test range modernization, biotechnology, and space control marketspaces. You will be part of a team known for conducting analysis on critical missions and will help identify concepts and emerging technologies to close capability gaps in support of the warfighter.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute mission engineering studies
• Analyze warfighting concepts, functions, systems, and technologies in an end-to-end mission context
• Clearly define the mission problem, objectives, and constraints
• Characterize the mission context, environment, and scenario
• Establish measures of effectiveness and evaluation criteria
• Develop analysis approaches, architectures, and assumptions
• Build and execute models to simulate mission alternatives
• Evaluate results, compare alternatives, and perform trade studies
• Communicate recommendations and decision support clearly
• Develop digital models
• Document results and findings
• Collaborate with stakeholders
• Manage diverse cross-functional teams
• Develop and execute Terms of Reference and/or Statements of work

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship
• Active Top Secret (TS) clearance with eligibility for Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI)
• Bachelor's degree in Operations Research, Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics or related discipline
• 7 years of experience in operations research with a focus on mission engineering, systems engineering, or operational analysis
• 7 years of experience using mission-level digital tools such as AFSIM, including:
  • Development of models for scenarios, missions, and systems
  • Post-processing data to include extraction, transformation, statistical analysis, and visualization of simulation outputs
  • Debugging simulation models and resolving software, scripting, or logic errors within model implementations
• 5 years of demonstrated experience preparing briefings and strategic recommendations that communicate complex technical findings to senior leadership, technical or operational experts, and non-technical stakeholders

Qualifications (Preferred)

• Active TS/SCI clearance
• Master's degree in Operations Research, Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics or related discipline
• 7 years of experience with digital tools such as CAMEO to develop mission architectures (mission threads), kill chains, kill webs, and integrating models to represent DoD system-of-systems performance across domains (e.g., space, air, maritime, land, and cyber)
• 5 years of experience in a leadership role managing cross-functional teams in analyzing complex engineering and operational problems
• 3 years of experience collaborating with diverse teams that include engineers, operational planners, and technologists, including Joint Staff, Combatant Commands, Military Services, Intelligence Community, and/or Office of Secretary of War organizations
• 3 years of demonstrated experience in developing and executing terms of reference or statements of work for analyses or studies

About nou Systems

Since its founding in 2012, nou Systems has built a reputation for excellence in innovative engineering, prototype development, and technical and professional services in multiple markets, including missile defense, cybersecurity, test range modernization, and space control. Our diverse and highly skilled team delivers state-of-the-art products from concepts and prototypes to fully developed and integrated solutions. We offer significant advancement and personal career development opportunities within our dynamic high-tech company. Our culture is firmly established in treating our employees like family.

Benefits

• Competitive wages
• Medical, prescription, dental, and vision insurance
• Medical plan with Health Savings Account eligibility
• Company-funded life, short-term, and long-term disability insurance
• Personal time off, vacation, and paid holidays
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Norton LifeLock
• Tuition reimbursement
• Personal development, technical learning opportunities, and lunch-and-learns
• Corporate-sponsored events and community outreach