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JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS

We are searching for a part-time Research Engineer to join the Supply Chain Engineering Department at the Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) at Penn State. The purpose of the Applied Sustainment Technology Division is to develop innovative solutions to support the engineering and technology needs of the Department of Defense. This role will provide you the opportunity to explore real-world scenarios and perform data analysis that will improve decision processes and sustainment within the Department of Defense.

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

You will:

• Perform engineering experiments, tests, and data collection to ensure data integrity, quality control, and protocol compliance

• Apply an analytical approach to the solution of a wide variety of problems; apply specialized techniques in selecting and evaluating approaches to unforeseen or novel problems

• Collaborate with other team members of different skillsets/backgrounds to accomplish project goals

• Build prototypes for testing purposes; perform data analysis and other investigations including sustainment and decision-making

• Review and evaluate results and conclusions of research tasks

• Document and communicate findings and recommendations in professional reports and presentations

Required Skills/Experience areas include:

• Ability to perform data analysis with skills in Excel, R, and/or Python (or similar technology)

• Ability to explore research methodologies

• Ability to prepare data for use in computational models

• Ability to work independently as well as in a team environment while meeting task schedule requirements

• Written and verbal communication skills to communicate research findings to sponsors and collaborate with team members

Your working location will be fully remote located in Virginia.

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 Intel Community (IC). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION on ARL, visit our website at