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The Applied Research Laboratory at Penn State University · 3 hours ago

Division Head, Systems and Emerging Capabilities (FACULTY)

University Park, PA

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

The Applied Research Laboratory at Penn State University is searching for a division head for the Systems and Emerging Capabilities Division. This role involves leading a team of scientists and engineers to develop innovative undersea vehicles and technology in support of national defense.

Universities

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Work closely with the Office leadership team to build and maintain trusted relationships with key sponsors and stakeholders, ensure the delivery of superior research products to our sponsors and develop and execute strategic initiatives

Lead a group of engineers, scientists and technical support staff that are engaged in the systems engineering, design, development and production of complex engineering systems

Lead in the development of proposals and projects that further our knowledge and expertise in the development and production of complex systems

Provide project updates to sponsors and stakeholders, and lead in development of new business for potential sponsors

Collaborate with engineers in technical areas across ARL

Oversee the planning, staffing and execution of programs to ensure all divisional staff and faculty are appropriately and sufficiently tasked at all times

Recruit, retain and define performance expectations of departments heads and all division staff and faculty

Evaluate professional growth through performance reviews

Qualification

Systems engineeringModel Based Systems EngineeringVehicle dynamicsElectric vehicle technologiesAutonomous systems developmentPower conversion architecturesResearch project managementTeam leadershipActive security clearanceWriting skillsPresentation skills

Required

Technical experience in one or more of the following areas is highly desired: Systems engineering including the application of Model Based Systems Engineering to complex systems development

Vehicle dynamics and flight control

Electric vehicle technologies including emerging battery, electric motor and drivetrain technologies

Experience in the development of power conversion and distribution architectures and associated hardware for vehicles

Development of autonomous systems in the undersea domain

All aspects of leading individual and portfolios of research projects including developing technical concepts, writing winning proposals, staffing the project, conducting the research, managing budgets and delivering high quality results

All aspects of leading a research organization, including planning and managing labor across projects, managing research budgets, presenting division capabilities to sponsors, and hiring, coaching and mentoring employees

Superior writing and presentation skills

Demonstrated success leading a team of engineers/scientists, and collaborating with large teams on multi-organization, multi-disciplinary projects

Active security clearance, at the SECRET level or higher and will be subject to a government background investigation to upgrade clearance to TS/SCI

You must be a U.S. citizen to apply

Employment with the ARL will require successful completion of a pre-employment drug screen