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POSITION SPECIFICS​

We are searching for a Division Head to lead our Applied Sustainment Division (AST) Division at the Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) at Penn State University.  ARL’s purpose is to research and develop innovative solutions to challenging scientific, engineering, and technology problems in support of the Navy/Marine Corps, the Department of Defense (DoD), and the Intel Community (IC). This position may be filled as either a Research and Development Engineer or a non-tenure Research Faculty.

The AST Division is an interdisciplinary group of engineers, software developers, functional business process experts, and IT professionals who collaborate to develop technologies for logistics, maintenance, and lifecycle asset sustainment for DoD systems. We conduct applied R&D efforts focused on acquiring data, turning data into information and knowledge, and securely delivering that data, information and knowledge to the right warfighter at the right time to support logistics and maintenance. Our research spans the spectrum from the warfighter edge to the heart of the enterprise. 

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

The Division Head will:

• Have a working technical understanding of the wide range of Applied Sustainment Technologies for DoD applications that include advanced maintenance technologies, predictive maintenance analytics, organizational enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, logistics information technologies (LOGIT), fleet management systems, DoD supply systems, supply chain forecasting, and sustainment support for DoD expeditionary operations   

• Actively lead and participate in the development of funded project opportunities with new sponsors with the division engineers and scientists. The activities include strategic planning for identifying new business opportunities, developing activity plans for meeting with new potential sponsors, and creating business development presentation material

• Lead and/or assist in the development of proposals and projects that further our knowledge and expertise in the area of Applied Sustainment Technologies. Lead a group of engineers,