University Park, PA30+ days ago
You will: • Lead a team of sixty engineers, engineering technologists, and engineering support specialists across five departments that are engaged in the design, development, integration and testing of complex undersea systems, including: • Electro-mechanical release/deployment mechanisms • Undersea acoustics and acoustic modems • Optical fiber Communications • Finite Element Analysis (structural and thermal) • Advanced analog & digital circuit design and packaging • Embedded & FPGA electronics design and programming • Hardware, Software and Systems Integration and Test • Complex mechanical system development, fab, and integration • Electronic circuit board assembly, repair, and rework • Build and test of complex cable/interconnect systems • Develop and maintain the division technical expertise in core engineering disciplines, engineering process, and system concept definition from early development through transition to production • Work closely with the Office leadership team to build and maintain trusted relationships with key sponsors and stakeholders, ensure the delivery of superior research products to our sponsors, and develop and execute strategic initiatives • Provide project updates to sponsors and stakeholders, and lead in the development of new business for potential sponsors • Recruit, develop, and retain extraordinary R&D engineering staff and faculty • Oversee the planning, staffing and execution of programs to ensure all divisional staff and faculty are appropriately and sufficiently tasked at all times • Provide a mix of high-level project management, engineering oversight, and technical expertise related to Undersea Systems and Undersea Connectivity • Coordinate research and development activities between disciplines involving exploration, definition of scope, and identification of problems for investigation. Pursuant to the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act and the Pennsylvania Act of 1988, Penn State publishes a combined Annual Security and Annual Fire Safety Report (ASR).