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POSITION SPECIFICS​

The Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) at Penn State is seeking an experienced Sustainment Systems Research and Development Engineer to join our Sustainment Information Systems Department. ARL’s mission is to deliver innovative engineering and technology solutions in support of the Department of Defense (DoD).

In this role, you will leverage your expertise in DevOps, enterprise architectures, digital transformation, and sustainment system software engineering to support applied research in defense applications, with an emphasis on NAVSEA environments and submarine platform support.

ARL is an authorized DoD SkillBridge partner and welcomes applications from transitioning military members.

You Will:

• Lead and support the design, development, and deployment of advanced sustainment information systems for defense applications

• Define enterprise information system architectures and implement digital transformation best practices to optimize defense sustainment processes

• Prototype and demonstrate enterprise systems architectures leveraging modern cloud-native and DevOps approaches (Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD pipelines)

• Apply expertise in cloud, container orchestration, and software lifecycle automation to enterprise sustainment challenges

• Investigate and implement emerging technologies to enhance logistics, training, and sustainment systems

• Deliver professional reports and executive-level presentations documenting findings and recommendations

• Contribute to technical proposals, risk assessments, and cost/effort estimates for research initiatives

• Collaborate with government and industry sponsors as well as Penn State faculty on applied research projects

• Mentor junior engineers in software engineering, DevOps practices, and project execution

Additional responsibilities for higher level position includes:

• Lead and mentor a team of engineers in the development and implementation of software systems

• Engage with the sponsor and external collaborators to coordinate the development of complex software systems

Required skills/experience areas include:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Eng