Program Manager

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Senior level
Aerospace • Logistics • Security • Software • Analytics
The Role
Lead complex RF system development programs from proposal and concept through engineering, manufacturing, testing, demonstration, and customer delivery. Manage cost, schedule, technical performance, cross-functional teams, program reviews, test readiness, customer engagement, and continuous improvement. Provide technical insight into RF architectures, including receivers, transmitters, frequency generation, and signal chains, while supporting DoD and DARPA-related programs and field testing at military ranges.
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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 the opening of a Senior Program Manager who will manage our Precision Pulse Positioning System (3PS) Program and become part of our rapidly growing technology company operating in missile defense, cybersecurity, test range modernization, biotechnology, and space control marketspaces. You will manage our 3PS team directly supporting the development of patented technology for the US Navy and DARPA. Work is expected to be primarily done in Marietta, GA and Huntsville, AL with additional deployments to field testing at military test ranges.

Responsibilities: 

The Program Manager will lead the execution of complex RF system development programs across the full product lifecycle, from proposal and concept development through engineering, manufacturing, testing, and demonstration to customers. This role requires a strong technical foundation in RF systems engineering combined with proven program leadership experience to manage cross-functional teams, align technical execution with business objectives, and ensure successful delivery to customer requirements.

The Program Manager will be responsible for the cost, schedule, and technical execution of the programs. They will partner closely with the Senior Technical Fellow to achieve program objectives. This role is expected to provide technical insight into RF system architectures—including receivers, transmitters, frequency generation, and signal chain design—while enabling teams to execute effectively. The Program Manager will be responsible for driving program reviews, ensuring test readiness, improving operational performance, and fostering innovation through R&D and continuous improvement initiatives.

Basic Qualifications:

  • Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related technical field
  • 10+ years of experience in RF, microwave, or systems engineering
  • 5+ years of experience in program or project management for complex technical programs
  • Experience managing cost, schedule, and technical performance on DoD or similarly complex programs
  • Strong customer engagement and communication skills
  • U.S. Citizenship and ability to obtain or maintain a security clearance is required 

Lacking any one of these disqualifies you from this job.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Advanced Degree
  • Experience with EW, radar, SATCOM, or high-frequency RF systems
  • Background in RF components such as amplifiers, filters, synthesizers, or converters
  • Experience with frequency synthesis, low-noise design, or high-frequency system architectures
  • Prior leadership of engineering organizations
  • Experience supporting business development, proposals, and customer-facing technical discussions
  • Active security clearance

nou (pronounced ‘new’) 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 of working at nSI:

nou 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.

nSI 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 www.nou-systems.com/workingatnou. U.S. citizenship is required for most positions.

Skills Required

  • Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related technical field
  • 10 or more years of experience in RF, microwave, or systems engineering
  • 5 or more years of experience in program or project management for complex technical programs
  • Experience managing cost, schedule, and technical performance on DoD or similarly complex programs
  • Strong customer engagement and communication skills
  • U.S. citizenship
  • Ability to obtain or maintain a security clearance
  • Advanced degree
  • Experience with electronic warfare, radar, SATCOM, or high-frequency RF systems
  • Background with RF components such as amplifiers, filters, synthesizers, or converters
  • Experience with frequency synthesis, low-noise design, or high-frequency system architectures
  • Prior leadership of engineering organizations
  • Experience supporting business development, proposals, and customer-facing technical discussions
  • Active security clearance
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The Company
HQ: Huntsville, AL
155 Employees
Year Founded: 2011

What We Do

nou Systems is helping its customers transform defense systems with powerful, data-driven insights that improve system capability. Applying our expertise in systems engineering, modeling and simulation, real-time open systems development, testing, and system assessment, nou Systems develops insights and solutions that provide improved capability for a variety of complex defense systems as well as test range radar, telemetry, and optical 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. nou Systems, Inc. is a woman-owned small business headquartered in Huntsville, AL.

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