Division Chief Scientist -Open Rank (Senior Level)-EOSL-Onsite

Overview:

The Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) is the nonprofit, applied research division of the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech). Founded in 1934 as the Engineering Experiment Station, GTRI has grown to more than 2,900 employees, supporting eight laboratories in over 20 locations around the country and performing more than $940 million of problem-solving research annually for government and industry. GTRI's renowned researchers combine science, engineering, economics, policy, and technical expertise to solve complex problems for the U.S. federal government, state, and industry.   

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Project/Unit Description

The Photonics and Microelectronics Division (PMD) in the Electro-Optical Systems Laboratory (EOSL) of GTRI is searching for a Division Chief Scientist. PMD performs advanced research that involves the design / development / fabrication / packaging of new materials and microelectronic device technologies, photonic integrated circuits, RF/millimeter-wave devices, and spacecraft hardware. These components and fully functional sub-systems are used in a variety of applications for aerospace and national security platforms. The RFPAM team is skilled in design, simulation, fabrication, packaging and measurement of RF and photonic ICs and subsystems, fiber optics, processing RF signals in the optical domain, fiber comms, building optical & RF systems & subsystems with discrete components & ICs, the chemistry/physics/synthesis of materials, and the physics/reliability/ forensics analysis of III-V & CMOS devices.

Our division is a leader in both the Georgia Tech-wide space & microelectronics communities, each of which includes several labs within GTRI, as well as academic departments such as Electrical & Computer Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Materials Science & Engineering, the Packaging Research Center, and the Institute for Electronics and Nanoscience, and others. GTRI offers a dynamic, collaborative environment, where research faculty generate new ideas for projects to serve the needs of the warfighter, with opportunities to perform on projects outside their division to broaden their knowledge & experience.

Job Purpose

The Division Chief Scientist helps direct and oversees the division’s internal research and development (IRAD) program. The division chief scientist ensures IRAD activities will maintain and grow the division’s competitive position by: formulating and executing key elements of the division’s strategy, working closely with researchers and unit leads in the alignment of IRAD with other investments and awards, developing collaborations across other labs (Division Chief Scientists in particular), representing the division’s opportunities and challenges through reporting to the Lab Chief Scientist, and connecting with the broader research and sponsor community.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist the Division Chief in finding new directions in which to grow the Division's technical scope and DoD/IC solution set.
• Mentor and assist other researchers in identifying and proposing IRAD directions consistent with Division and Lab strategy.
• Architect low-SWaP DoD microsystems with detailed system and integration considerations
• Perform as a photonics and microelectronics subject matter expert on sponsored research projects
• Propose and follow through with new efforts for sponsor and internal research
• Lead technical report execution as primary expert and provide oversight to others
• Lead discussions with sponsors for studies, proposing new directions and helping to shape new business in accordance with branch and division strategic vision
• Initiate and lead technical trips to sponsor sites, serving as a technical interface between the organization and the sponsor
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