Research Scientist / Engineer

Nou Systems Inc•Huntsville, AL

12h

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. nou Systems, Inc. (nSI) is seeking a highly skilled Senior Research Scientist / Engineer to support the U.S. Army Ronald Reagan Space and Missile Test Range (RTR). RTR supports increasingly complex missile, hypersonic, and space missions that require forward-looking technical expertise to assess emerging challenges, mature new concepts, and translate advanced research into operational capability. While the Range Contractor executes day-to-day operations, nSI personnel work alongside RTR leadership, the Range Contractor, and mission partners such as MIT Lincoln Laboratory (MIT/LL) to evaluate future needs, identify technology opportunities, and shape modernization strategies across the range enterprise. The successful candidate will serve as a senior technical authority, helping bridge research, engineering, and mission operations to ensure RTR remains capable of meeting emerging national defense requirements.

Requirements

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Physics, Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, or related technical discipline.
Demonstrated ability to evaluate complex technical problems and develop practical, mission-focused solutions.
Strong analytical and systems-thinking skills with experience conducting technical assessments and trade studies.
Experience working across government, contractor, FFRDC, or laboratory environments.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to brief senior technical and program leadership.
Must be able to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance.

Nice To Haves

Experience with missile defense, hypersonic systems, test ranges, or space mission operations.
Familiarity with instrumentation systems, mission data analysis, or model-based assessments.
Experience supporting technology transition from research to operational implementation.
Understanding of range architectures, distributed sensing, and multi-domain mission support.
Ability to operate effectively in highly collaborative, technically diverse environments.

Responsibilities

Serve as a senior technical expert supporting RTR leadership in the evaluation of advanced technologies, mission concepts, and future capability needs.
Conduct technical analyses and trade studies to assess new approaches for missile tracking, space domain awareness, instrumentation, data exploitation, and range modernization.
Provide independent research and engineering recommendations to inform long-term investment, experimentation, and operational planning.
Translate emerging science and technology developments into actionable options for RTR missions and architectures.
Support concept development, prototyping efforts, and technical risk reduction activities across the range enterprise.
Collaborate with RTR leadership, the Range Contractor, MIT/LL, and other mission partners to identify technical gaps and prioritize innovation efforts.
Contribute to mission analysis, post-mission assessments, and lessons learned to inform future system development and operational improvements.
Assess cross-domain integration opportunities spanning optical, radar, telemetry, software, and command-and-control systems.
Produce high-quality technical documentation, briefings, and decision support materials for senior stakeholders.
Track emerging technologies and research developments relevant to missile defense, hypersonics, space operations, and test infrastructure.