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POSITION SPECIFICS​

We are searching for a Department Head to lead our System Design Department in the Sonar Research and Development (SRD) Division in the Undersea Systems Office (USO) at the Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) at Penn State.  ARL’s purpose is to research and develop innovative solutions to challenging scientific, engineering and technology problems in support of the Navy, the Department of Defense (DoD), and the Intelligence Community (IC). The System Design Department is responsible for design, fabrication, testing and maintenance of Sonar systems.  System Design is comprised of a diverse group of electrical, mechanical, computer/software, industrial engineers and support specialists. The System Design Department Head provides overall leadership, direction and oversight for programs and research activity across these technology areas and is also responsible for recruitment, professional development and promotion in rank of current and future department staff.  This position may be filled as either a Research and Development Engineer or a non-tenure Research Faculty.

ARL is an authorized DoD SkillBridge partner and welcomes all transitioning military members to apply.

You will:

• Cultivate business opportunities related to the overall mission of the Department and organizational leadership

• Develop and execute the strategic vision, goals, and plans of the Department in concert with other units in the Division, USO, and ARL

• Develop, perform and oversee complex Sonar designs while working closely in collaboration with other departments/groups, both internal and external to ARL, that develop processing/algorithms, transducers and arrays, underwater vehicles/platforms

• Collaborate with project managers to ensure timely delivery of quality technical work by Department staff

• Prepare and review proposals, technical reports, status reports and other programmatic and administrative documents

Additional responsibilities for higher level position includes:

• Contribute to the design, development, implementation, and analysis of technical engineering products, systems, and subsystems

• Investigate and evaluate practical applicability of scientific theories and engineering principles to develop and improve various engine