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The Applied Research Laboratory at Penn State University · 2 days ago

Manufacturing Technology Engineer

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$123K/yr - $220K/yr

14+ years exp

The Applied Research Laboratory at Penn State University is seeking a principal-level Manufacturing Technology Engineer to lead critical manufacturing technology efforts. The role involves applying engineering science to develop improvements for DOD systems and managing research and development projects in manufacturing technology engineering.

Universities

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Apply strong knowledge of engineering science and practices to identify manufacturing technology issues, then develop manufacturing improvements to produce DOD systems

Execute research and development projects in manufacturing technology engineering

Plan and manage concurrent project tasks to achieve research contract goals

Collaborate with other engineers, scientists and technical staff including the Penn State ARL research team, faculty at Penn State, DoD laboratories, DoD program offices and related industry teams to accomplish project and organizational goals

Prepare and present your work as briefings and reports to a variety of audiences

Lead new concept development and create measurable project plans for new projects with internal and external stakeholders that provide a return to the government stakeholders

Develop and maintain a vision for electronics and electro-optics manufacturing technology efforts

Maintain familiarity with leading edge electronics and electro-optics technology and manufacturing techniques then propose applications to military platforms and subsystems to lower cost, improve delivery times or accelerate/enhance capability

Ability to manage and directly contribute to a manufacturing research project portfolio

Assist in project/task execution analyzing alternatives and applying engineering and project/portfolio management techniques and procedures

Qualification

Electronics manufacturingElectro-optics manufacturingProject managementResearchDevelopmentTechnical communicationTeam collaborationIndependent workPresentation skillsWritten communication

Required

B.S. in engineering science or related field

14+ years experience with electronics or electro-optics manufacturing technologies for components and systems

Clearly communicate, document, and present results

Work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team that includes technical and program management

Preferred

Development, production and test of electro-optic and electronic systems at the system/architecture level

DoD experience in electronics/electro-optics manufacturing Project/portfolio management practices in a research/project leadership role

An advanced technical degree relevant to electronic or electro-optic systems

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Current eligibility for access to classified information at the Secret level or higher and may be subject to a government background investigation to upgrade clearance eligibility, if required