Hiring: Principal, Mission Engineering Capabilities Company: nou Systems, Inc. Location: Arlington, VA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 11:25:35 Target Skills & Keywords : AI, Security Clearance, Systems Engineering About the job Required Skills: •Nou 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 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. •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. Qualifications: •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. •Demonstrated capacity to develop technical strategies, roadmaps, methodologies, and new organizational capabilities. •Demonstrated capacity to translate complex customer and mission problems into practical technical approaches and investment priorities. •Strong strategic thinking, communication, collaboration, and technical leadership skills. •Demonstrated capacity to operate with significant autonomy in an entrepreneurial environment and help define a capability that is still evolving. •Demonstrated capacity to mentor and develop technical leaders and foster collaboration across teams. •Demonstrated capacity to travel to nSI offices, customer locations, conferences, and other locations as needed. •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. Compensation: •Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!