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POSITION SPECIFICS

We are seeking a Department Head for the Electromagnetic Effects and Applications Department to join our team within the Spectrum and Signatures Solutions (S3) Division under the All-Domain Analytics and Signatures Office at the Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) at Penn State. You will report directly to the Director of the Spectrum and Signatures Solutions Division and direct a team of research engineers scientists technicians and support personnel in architecture design integration and testing of RF and Microwave systems for multiple Department of Defense (DoD) and Intelligence Community (IC) sponsors. Technologies include medium-to-high-power RF emitters waveform design propagation analysis RF circuits and radiating systems and related applications. This position can be filled as a Research and Development Engineer or a non-tenure Research Faculty.

ARL is an authorized DoD SkillBridge partner and welcomes all transitioning military members to apply.

You will:

• Manage the daily activities of the team including hiring training mentoring task assignment and coaching sessions/performance evaluations
• Lead department operations including strategic planning budgeting staffing facilities proposal development and risk mitigation to ensure growth is aligned and sustainable
• Maintain regular communication with sponsors and associate contractors
• Lead the technical execution of research development prototyping and implementation of systems for a wide range of customers in the DoD and IC
• Direct technical excellence cost control and on time delivery of work
• Oversee the development of plans and proposals for new programs
• Lead and assure the proper execution of sponsored research
• Lead a high performing and collaborative team across engineering scientific and support functions fostering a culture of excellence cohesion and professional growth and embrace ARLs mission to discover demonstrate transition and educate

Required skills/experience areas include:

• Principal investigator technical lead program management or senior contributor on applied and basic research efforts
• Record of securing and sustaining external funding in technical areas related to electromagnetic propagation modeling and simulation radio frequency spectrum research electromagnetic effects signals processing and/or general electrical engineering skill sets
• Development field-testing delivery and integration of technology
• Proven competence working within 3D EM analysis software (e.g. CST Studio Suite Remcom EM simulation software)
• Success in dynamic environments where various forms of communication and organizational skills were crucial to be effective
• Previous success with collaborations in a multi-disciplinary team-oriented culture
• Current eligibility for access to classified information at the Secret level or higher; TS/SCI clearance level is preferred

Preferred skills/experience areas include:

• PHD or Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering Applied Physics or related
• MBA with Electrical Engineering
• Research military or government environment
• Designing orchestrating and conducting technical design reviews and field tests
• Security and IT frameworks applied to DoD and IC sponsored programs
• Active TS/SCI Security Clearance

Your working location will be fully on-site located in State College PA. This position will require occasional travel to designated sponsor or associate contractor locations within and outside the continental United States.

MINIMUM EDUCATION WORK EXPERIENCE & REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS

ARLs purpose is to research and develop innovative solutions to challenging scientific engineering and technology problems in support of the Navy the Department of Defense (DoD) and the Intel Community (IC).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION on ARL visit our web site at .

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