Position Overviewnou Systems, Inc. (nSI) is seeking a
Principal, Mission Engineering Capabilities to help define, build, and advance a differentiated mission engineering capability across the company.
This is not intended to be solely a traditional Mission Engineering, Digital Engineering, or Model-Based Systems Engineering position. Rather, the Principal will help integrate these and other complementary disciplines-including modeling and simulation, systems engineering, data analytics, artificial intelligence, digital twins, experimentation, and related technologies-to help customers understand complex mission problems, evaluate alternatives, make better investment decisions, and deliver improved operational capability.
This is a highly collaborative, cross-company leadership role reporting directly to the President and CEO. The Principal will work closely with nSI's Business Development organization, Engineering Services Division, Technical Solutions Division, corporate leadership team, and technical leaders and subject-matter experts across the company.
The position is intentionally entrepreneurial and is expected to evolve as nSI's capabilities, customers, partners, technologies, and market opportunities develop.
Key ResponsibilitiesThe Principal, Mission Engineering Capabilities will:
- Develop and help execute a company-wide strategy and roadmap for mission engineering capabilities.
- Assess nSI's existing people, contracts, technologies, tools, intellectual property, customer relationships, and technical strengths that can contribute to this capability.
- Identify the technical disciplines, methodologies, tools, partnerships, and investments required to establish a differentiated mission engineering capability.
- Integrate Mission Engineering, Digital Engineering, MBSE, modeling and simulation, data analytics, artificial intelligence, digital twins, experimentation, systems engineering, and related capabilities where they create customer value.
- Identify priority markets, mission areas, customers, programs, partnerships, and business opportunities where nSI can provide distinctive value.
- Support technical strategy, capture planning, solution development, white papers, proposals, and other business-development activities.
- Help Engineering Services develop rigorous, repeatable mission engineering methodologies, frameworks, and service offerings.
- Help Technical Solutions identify technology investments, IR&D opportunities, product concepts, partnerships, and commercialization opportunities.
- Evaluate opportunities to develop proprietary technologies as well as situations in which nSI should leverage, license, integrate, acquire, or partner with existing capabilities.
- Recommend areas for IR&D, SBIR-related development, strategic partnerships, technology acquisition, licensing, and internally developed capabilities.
- Establish technical methodologies, best practices, communities of practice, and workforce-development activities.
- Mentor and develop technical leaders across the company.
- Strengthen collaboration among nSI's technical divisions, Business Development organization, and corporate leadership.
- Help establish nSI as a recognized leader in solving complex mission-level problems through rigorous engineering, analysis, integration, and innovation.
Initial Areas of FocusDuring the first year, the Principal will be expected to place particular emphasis on:
- Assessing current capabilities: Develop a comprehensive understanding of the people, programs, technologies, tools, intellectual property, customer relationships, and technical strengths that can contribute to mission engineering.
- Defining the strategy: Develop a recommended nSI mission engineering strategy and multi-year capability roadmap.
- Identifying priority opportunities: Determine the customers, mission areas, programs, partnerships, and market opportunities where nSI can create distinctive value.
- Building an integrated team: Establish mechanisms for bringing together personnel and capabilities from Business Development, Engineering Services, Technical Solutions, and other parts of the company.
- Developing differentiated technical approaches: Create methodologies and technical frameworks that are rigorous, repeatable, and valuable to nSI customers.
- Shaping technology investments: Recommend priority areas for internal research and development, SBIR-related development, strategic partnerships, technology acquisition, licensing, and internally developed capabilities.
- Building market recognition: Strengthen nSI's reputation and market position as a company capable of solving difficult mission-level problems through engineering, analysis, integration, and innovation.
QualificationsThe successful candidate should demonstrate:
- Significant technical depth and leadership experience in mission-level engineering and the integration of complex technical capabilities.
- Broad understanding of disciplines such as Mission Engineering, Digital Engineering, Model-Based Systems Engineering, modeling and simulation, systems engineering, data analytics, artificial intelligence, digital twins, experimentation, or related technical areas.
- Ability to develop technical strategies, roadmaps, methodologies, and new organizational capabilities.
- Experience working across organizational and technical boundaries to bring together diverse disciplines and subject-matter experts.
- Ability to translate complex customer and mission problems into practical technical approaches and investment priorities.
- Experience supporting business development activities such as opportunity shaping, capture strategy, solution development, technical writing, white papers, or proposals.
- Strong strategic thinking, communication, collaboration, and technical leadership skills.
- Ability to operate with significant autonomy in an entrepreneurial environment and help define a capability that is still evolving.
- Ability to mentor and develop technical leaders and foster collaboration across teams.
- Ability to travel to nSI offices, customer locations, conferences, and other locations as needed.
Additional Requirements- Must successfully complete applicable nSI pre-employment requirements, which may include background screening, employment eligibility verification, and security requirements.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain any security clearance or access required for assigned responsibilities.
- Where applicable, must comply with Government ethics, procurement-integrity, post-Government-employment, recusal, or other restrictions associated with current or prior Government service.
About nou Systemsnou Systems, Inc. (nSI) develops products and provides services essential to solving our customers' most difficult, urgent, and demanding technical problems.
We are a 100% employee-owned company committed to assembling exceptional people and giving them the opportunity to solve important problems in service to our customers and the nation. We expect our leaders to embody our core values of
Integrity, Excellence, Respect, Service, and Mission Focus and to lead, learn, collaborate, and communicate.
Benefits of Working at nSInou Systems, Inc. offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and diverse benefits that reflect our company culture of service, excellence, and a supportive work environment. Benefits may vary based on status but the majority of our positions include the following:
Competitive Wages*
Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
Medical plan with Health Savings Account eligibility
Company-funded Life, Short-Term & 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, & Lunch-n-Learns
Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
*Final compensation for this position is determined by a variety of factors, such as a candidate's relevant work experience, skills, certifications, and geographic location.
Equal Opportunity EmployernSI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment opportunities at nSI are based upon a candidate's qualifications and capabilities to perform the essential functions of a particular job and are free from discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit U.S. citizenship is required for most positions.
