Missile Defense Architecture Engineer

Nou Systems Inc•Huntsville, AL

45d•Onsite

About The Position

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. We are pleased to announce an opening for a Missile Defense Capabilities Engineer/Architect who will join our Engineering Services Team in Fort Belvoir, VA and become part of our rapidly growing technology company operating in missile defense, cybersecurity, test range modernization, and space control marketspaces. Qualified candidates will be part of an exceptional team supporting the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) mission to develop and deploy a layered Missile Defense System to defend the United States, its deployed forces, allies, and friends from missile attacks in all phases of flight. The Missile Defense Capabilities Engineer/Architect will be providing technical support to the Missile Defense Agency on the MDA Technical, Engineering, Advisory and Management Support (TEAMS)-Next Specialized Engineering Analyses (SEA) contract. The unique, highly qualified SEA Team is critical to ensuring the MDA can rapidly develop and deploy missile defense capabilities to defeat advanced missile threats by aggressively pursuing advanced concepts and technologies for leap-ahead capability in directed energy, hypersonic missile defense, radiation hardened electronics, space-based sensors, and Israeli defense systems. The SEA Team provides comprehensive Missile Defense System test analyses, future Missile Defense System architecture modeling and design, advanced technology analyses, and specialized engineering support to improve the development, testing, and fielding of cybersecure and tamper-proof upgrades to MDS Elements. We have a critical opening for a Missile Defense Advanced Concepts Engineer supporting the MDA Advanced Architectures, Advanced Concepts Evaluation Team. This team performs evaluations for emerging advanced concepts and technologies to increase the effectiveness of the globally deployed Missile Defense System and makes recommendations to the MDA Chief Architect for new concept demonstrations and potential inclusion in future deliveries of MDS Elements. The selected candidates will provide specialized engineering and analytical support to the Director, Advanced Concepts Evaluation, providing Missile Defense System Architecture updates and plans, and conducting qualitative and quantitative performance analyses, assessments, and special studies.

Requirements

A bachelor’s degree in a technical field such as engineering, mathematics, physical sciences, or computer science.
At least 5 years of full-time professional experience in a technical field related to missile defense and/or technical analysis of a complex Department of Defense (DoD) weapon system.
Must be eligible to obtain or have an active TOP SECRET clearance with SCI eligibility.
Must be able to work at our customer site on Fort Belvoir in Fairfax County, Virginia.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience working in, or with, the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, OUSD(R&E), in Critical Technology Areas relevant to missile defense systems or potential future missile defense elements (including, but not limited to, directed energy, hypersonics, integrated sensing and cyber, advanced computing, space technology, microelectronics, integrated network systems-of-systems, and advanced materials).
Special Access Program (SAP) experience
Prefer master's degree in STEM field
Prefer 7 years of relevant professional experience (or, without a master's degree, 20 years of experience is preferred)
Prior experience analyzing one or more MDS elements or components including Infrared (IR) or Radio Frequency (RF) sensor systems; missile; space systems; Battle Management, Command and Control, Communication (BMC3); and missile tracking systems
Experience in one or more of the following areas: conducting complex analytical studies, developing or modifying tools to suit analysis tasks, building reusable and well-documented MATLAB/Python utilities, assessing advanced concepts and technologies, and evaluating threat intelligence information with respect to technological developments
Capability to work independently and/or lead sub-teams, applying engineering rigor to analyze and resolve problems
Excellent written and oral communication skills and MS Office automation tool proficiency

Responsibilities

Evaluate Missile Defense System capabilities and assess system performance against projected threats
Leverage knowledge of OUSD(R&E) Critical Technology Area research to enhance existing MDS capability evaluations and propose potential future capability concepts
Attending presentations, conferences and working groups from organizations spanning the DoD in order to capture Defense developments and their potential utility for missile defense
Recommend and assess unconventional methods for missile defense and defeat
Document results in study and analysis reports, point papers, and briefings
Develop new missile defense concepts and assess feasibility, characterize and assess the fundamental scientific requirements to realize new concepts, and document the results
Perform mission and component analysis to establish capability and performance baselines
Formulate and recommend strategies for achieving the desired Missile Defense System architecture in a Capability Development Roadmap
Validate developing solutions and mission needs. As solutions progress through development, iteratively assess predicted performance and test plans against operational requirements