Manufacturing Technology Engineer

Penn State University•Freeport, PA

2d•$140,004 - $265,704•Hybrid

About The Position

We are searching for a Manufacturing Technology Engineer to lead critical manufacturing technology efforts at the Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) at Penn State. Our mission is to transition new electro-optics technologies and applications to Navy-selected focus platforms. Since 1999, the Electro-Optics Center has proudly served as the Office of Naval Research’s (ONR) Manufacturing Technology Center of Excellence for Electro-Optics. This roll will perform a wide range of applied research and development projects involving manufacturing technology applied to electronic and electro-optics systems. ARL is an authorized DoD SkillBridge partner and welcomes all transitioning military members to apply.

Requirements

14+ years’ experience with electronics or electro-optics manufacturing technologies for components and systems
Ability to work independently as well as part of a multidisciplinary team that includes technical and program management
Ability to clearly communicate, document, and present results
Bachelor's Degree - Engineering or Science (if filled as R&D Engineer - Systems (ARL) - Principal Professional or Senior Professional)
19+ years of relevant experience (if filled as R&D Engineer - Systems (ARL) - Principal Professional)
14+ years of relevant experience (if filled as R&D Engineer - Systems (ARL) - Senior Professional)
Must be a U.S. citizen
Eligible to obtain a government security clearance
Participate in the ARL drug testing program
Comply with electronic and physical monitoring requirements applicable to federal contractors

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s of Science in engineering science or related field
Past success developing, producing and testing electro-optic and electronic systems at the system/architecture level
Directly-relevant ONR experience in electronics/electro-optics manufacturing
Past success with project/portfolio management practices in a research/project leadership role
An advanced technical degree relevant to electronic or electro-optic systems results
Active security clearance at the TS/SCI level or higher

Responsibilities

Apply strong knowledge of engineering science and practices to identify manufacturing technology issues, then develop manufacturing improvements to produce U.S. military 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, U.S military laboratories, U.S. military 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