Agile Systems Engineering Department Head

Penn State University•University Park, IL

7d•$161,004 - $298,800•Onsite

About The Position

The Agile Systems Engineering Department Head will lead and manage all aspects of the Agile Systems Engineering Department (ASE) within the Materials, Manufacturing and Sustainment Office (MMSO) at the Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) at Penn State. The department is focused on applying and training systems engineering to advance warfighter capability rapidly. This involves the swift development of complex engineering systems through the integration of cross-disciplinary expertise, including system architecture design, functional analysis, requirements development, and model-based engineering. The department also plays a key role in workforce development and systems engineering training. The Department Head will provide strategic direction, technical leadership, and operational oversight for a department of approximately 10 individuals. This leadership role requires a visionary leader capable of building and directing a multidisciplinary team focused on the tailored application of systems engineering, model-based engineering, architecture development, and rapid, tailored systems integration. This position can be filled as either 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.

Requirements

Leading individual research projects and portfolios including developing technical concepts, writing winning proposals, staffing the project, conducting the research, managing budgets, and delivering high-quality results
Past success applying systems engineering techniques for complex system development, with emphasis on streamlined and/or tailored processes
System architecture design, functional analysis, requirements development, system decomposition, and flow down of requirements
System and interface architecture development and testing
Evaluation of communications, messaging, and data architectures
Developing logical and physical representative models of system requirements and architectures
Developing time-varying physics-based models
Model-based approaches to supplement traditional test & evaluation (T&E) methods for more complete and cost-effective verification & validation of system requirements
systems engineering challenges in complex systems (e.g., maritime, aerospace, ground vehicles, unmanned systems)
Past success in writing white papers or reports
Active security clearance, at the Secret level or higher
Bachelor's Degree - Engineering or Science
19+ years of relevant experience (if filled as R&D Engineer, Department Head (ARL) - Principal Professional)
5+ years of relevant experience (if filled as R&D Engineer, Department Head (ARL) - Advanced Professional)
14+ years of relevant experience (if filled as R&D Engineer, Department Head (ARL) - Senior Professional)
Must be a U.S. citizen

Responsibilities

Lead and manage all aspects of the Agile Systems Engineering Department, providing strategic direction, technical leadership, and operational oversight, personnel management, workforce planning, talent development, and performance evaluation
Build and direct a multidisciplinary team focused on the application of systems engineering to a diverse set of programs, technologies and sponsors
Mentor systems engineers in applying systems engineering to a variety of complex engineering problems that span levels of technical maturity ranging from early science and technology to system acquisition
Support division leadership in developing and maintaining relationships with sponsors in support of meeting funding objectives
Lead individual research projects and portfolios including developing technical concepts, writing winning proposals, staffing projects, conducting research, managing budgets, and delivering high-quality results
Foster partnerships with U.S. Military Program Offices, defense contractors, systems integrators, and other government laboratories
Lead department personnel in developing and delivering training on systems engineering to ARL staff and external partners
Foster a culture of innovation, technical excellence, and mission focus
Support development of a comprehensive roadmap for embedded systems and integration methodologies pertinent to systems of interest to the division including but not limited to missiles, hypersonics, and uncrewed aerial systems
Establish and maintain partnerships with U.S. Military Program Offices, defense contractors, systems integrators, and other government laboratories
Build strategic relationships with Defense Industrial Base stakeholders
Collaborate across ARL departments and with external stakeholders as a trusted agent in identifying and applying appropriate systems engineering activities for large U.S. Military development programs