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POSITION SPECIFICS

We are seeking a Department Head for the Integrated Communications Department of the Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) at Penn State.  You will direct a multi-domain communications technologies team in designing, programming, and integrating radio technologies into tactical, deployable military systems.  Technologies include software defined radios and acoustic modems that span the full spectrum of acoustic, radio, and mmWave frequencies supporting operations on land, air, maritime, and space, to enable improved situation awareness and faster decision-making in complex environments.  This position can be filled as 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:

• Manage the daily activities of approximately 8 (with potential to grow) Research and Development Engineers, to include hiring, training, mentoring, tasking, and managing the performance review process

• Direct technical excellence, cost control, and on time delivery of work 

• Lead the technical execution of research, development, and prototyping of systems for a wide range of customers in the DoD and IC 

• Oversee the development of plans and proposals for new programs

• Lead and assure the proper execution of sponsored research

• Embrace ARL’s mission to discover, demonstrate, transition, and educate

Faculty rank will be commensurate with education and experience. Minimally requires a Master's degree in an engineering or science discipline. A Doctorate degree is preferred.

Required skills/experience areas include:

• Technical team and/or program management

• Electronics design and assembly

• Digital Signal Processing

• Embedded Microcontrollers and FPGA programing

• Linux and RTOS operating systems

• Ability to navigate and thrive in a setting where diverse communication styles and organizational strategies are essential

• Success in handling sensitive/classified information

• Active security clearance, at the Secret level or higher

Preferred skills/experience areas include:

• Driven technology development e