Division Chief - Electromagnetic Physicist/Engineer (Experienced) - SEAL - Open Rank

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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Location

Smyrna, GA (Metro Atlanta)

Project/Unit Description

The Command, Control & Communications Division (C3D) within the Sensors and Electromagnetic Applications Laboratory (SEAL) serves as a leading applied research division at GTRI, delivering cutting-edge communications and data fusion capabilities to the warfighter. With a focus on multi-domain command and control (C2), AI/ML-powered decision support, and integrated sensor-to-platform networking, C3D develops technical solutions that address evolving battlefield challenges. The division leverages its national footprint through direct sponsor engagements with DoW agencies, federal labs, and industry partners, ensuring that emerging technologies align with mission needs. C3D specializes in resilient tactical communications, advanced RF/IP networking architectures, and AI-driven battlefield analytics, supporting swift decision-making and seamless data exchange in joint, coalition, and contested operations. By fusing disaggregated sensor inputs into shared operational models, C3D enhances situational awareness, mission success, and warfighter survivability. The division operates across multiple research sites, employing a highly skilled interdisciplinary team of engineers, AI scientists, and domain experts to advance next-generation C2 capabilities. Through innovative prototyping, rigorous validation, and strategic partnerships, C3D drives technology evolution for defense applications, securing a decisive advantage in great-power conflicts and emerging warfare scenarios.

Job Purpose

The Division Chief Engineer ensures successful technical execution across the division’s portfolio. This is accomplished through a mixture of providing technical oversight, serving as a technical resource, and ensuring that the division’s researchers have the tools, technologies, and processes they need to work effectively and productively. The Division Chief Engineer works with division management, the division chief scientist, and branch management in accomplishing this goal. The Division Chief Engineer demonstrates deep and broad subject matter expertise in the division’s core technical areas. The Division Chief Engineer works closely with researchers to align their technical efforts with the division’s goals and with its investments in personnel, professional development, equipment, and facilities. The Division Chief Engineer maintains connectivity with the broader technical communities to ensure internal engineering practices align with best practices of the larger technical community.

This Division Chief position comes with a Technical Working Title of Electromagnetic Physicist/Engineer.

The Electromagnetic Physicist/Engineer designs, develops, analyzes, and tests Radio Frequency (RF) hardware, including antenna, transmitter, and receiver hardware.  Designs and develops RF hardware as part of a system architecture over a range of frequencies from 3 kHz to 300 GHz.  Analyzes RF hardware performance with modeling and simulation tools, including electromagnetic computational codes.  Characterizes and tests RF hardware performance in a stand-alone laboratory environment