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POSITION SPECIFICS​

The Electro-Optics & Electronics (EOE) Division of the Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) at Penn State University, located in Freeport, PA, is seeking a principal-level, Manufacturing Technology Engineer to lead critical manufacturing technology efforts.  The purpose of Penn State ARL is to develop innovative solutions to challenging national problems in support of the Navy, Department of Defense (DoD), and intelligence communities. You will join a team of scientists and engineers performing 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.

Responsibilities include:

• Apply strong knowledge of engineering science and practices to identify manufacturing technology issues, then develop manufacturing improvements to produce DOD 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, DoD laboratories, DoD 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

Higher-level responsibilities include:

• 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 te