Lead Product Development Engineer

You will Lead the development and productization of advanced acoustic sensing technologies, including sonar systems, acoustic signal processing, and transducer and array development.

Provide technical and strategic leadership to a multidisciplinary engineering team, guiding technologies from research and prototyping through testing, qualification, and product deployment.

Establish technical priorities and product roadmaps, mentor engineers, engage with customers, and align R&D initiatives with operational requirements and business objectives. Experience with Navy sonar programs, anti-submarine warfare (ASW), or related undersea acoustic systems is highly desirable.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the transition of advanced R&D technologies into successful products.

• Direct technical development of sonar, acoustic signal processing, transducers, and acoustic arrays.

• Establish product development strategies, technical roadmaps, and priorities.

• Build relationships with customers and technical communities.

• Support business development through proposal development and strategic partnerships.

• Mentor engineers and communicate technical concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience in acoustic signal processing, including detection, classification, localization, beamforming, filtering, and array processing.

• Knowledge of target tracking, sensor fusion, machine learning, and blind-source separation.

• Experience with acoustic testing, data acquisition, analysis, and real-world tactical data.

• Familiarity with undersea warfare operations and U.S. Navy sensor and algorithm evaluation and qualification processes.

• Experience designing, integrating, modeling, simulating, and testing acoustic transducers and arrays.

• Knowledge of embedded computing, digital signal processing hardware, and software architectures.

• Demonstrated ability to transition research and development into fielded products.

• Strong leadership, presentation, technical writing, and communication skills.

Education and Experience

• Master’s degree in Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or a related field required.

• Ph.D. preferred, but not required.

• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience, with consideration given to more senior candidates.

• Pay rate range, $77.00/hr to $100.00/hr

It is the policy of GCR to provide equal opportunity to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information. GCR is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and embraces diversity in our employee population.