Penn State University-posted 3 months ago
Full-time • Senior
Hybrid • University Park, PA
Educational Services

We are searching for a Division Head to lead our Applied Sustainment Division (AST) Division at the Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) at Penn State University. ARL's purpose is to research and develop innovative solutions to challenging scientific, engineering, and technology problems in support of the Navy/Marine Corps, the Department of Defense (DoD), and the Intel Community (IC). This position may be filled as either a Research and Development Engineer or a non-tenure Research Faculty. The AST Division is an interdisciplinary group of engineers, software developers, functional business process experts, and IT professionals who collaborate to develop technologies for logistics, maintenance, and lifecycle asset sustainment for DoD systems. We conduct applied R&D efforts focused on acquiring data, turning data into information and knowledge, and securely delivering that data, information and knowledge to the right warfighter at the right time to support logistics and maintenance. Our research spans the spectrum from the warfighter edge to the heart of the enterprise.

  • Have a working technical understanding of the wide range of Applied Sustainment Technologies for DoD applications that include advanced maintenance technologies, predictive maintenance analytics, organizational enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, logistics information technologies (LOGIT), fleet management systems, DoD supply systems, supply chain forecasting, and sustainment support for DoD expeditionary operations.
  • Actively lead and participate in the development of funded project opportunities with new sponsors with the division engineers and scientists.
  • Lead and/or assist in the development of proposals and projects that further our knowledge and expertise in the area of Applied Sustainment Technologies.
  • Mentor and encourage creativity in innovative technologies and research.
  • Conduct labor planning activities to ensure all departmental staff and faculty are appropriately and sufficiently tasked at all times.
  • Review and analyze Division level financial project and overhead funding/expenditure data to enable data driven decision making for managing the Division.
  • Recruiting, retaining, and defining performance expectations of department head staff and faculty.
  • Evaluate the professional growth and performance of Department Heads through performance reviews and coaching conversations.
  • Demonstrated success leading a team of engineers/scientists, and collaborating with large teams on multi-organization, multi-disciplinary projects.
  • Demonstrated success developing new business, including proposal writing and technical presentation skills.
  • Active SECRET government security clearance, TS or above is preferred.
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Robust retirement plans.
  • Generous 75% tuition discount for employees and eligible spouses and children.
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