Head of Agile Systems Engineering

Penn State University; Ferguson Township (PA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition discount 75%

Competitive benefits (medical/dental/視

Strong retirement plans

Job summary

Penn State University seeks a Department Head for the Agile Systems Engineering Department within the Applied Research Laboratory (ARL). The role requires on-site leadership in State College, PA, with periodic travel to remote locations.

The head will oversee a ~10-person team, provide strategic direction, and coordinate cross-disciplinary systems engineering work across programs and sponsors. ARL emphasizes rapid, tailored systems integration, MBSE, and architecture development, with duties

Qualifications

• Leading research projects and portfolios with technical concepts, proposals, staffing, budgets, and high-quality results.
• Experience applying systems engineering methods to complex systems.
• Strong background in system architecture, requirements development, and MBSE.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage all aspects of the Agile Systems Engineering Department.
• Direct a multidisciplinary team across programs, technologies, and sponsors.
• Mentor engineers in applying systems engineering to complex problems.
• Develop relationships with sponsors to meet funding objectives.
• Lead research projects and prepare winning proposals and budgets.

Skills

Leadership

Systems engineering

Model-based engineering

Mentorship

Budget management

Proposal writing

Education

PhD in Engineering

Tools

SysML modeling

Job description

Penn State University seeks a Department Head for the Agile Systems Engineering Department within the Applied Research Laboratory (ARL). The role requires on-site leadership in State College, PA, with periodic travel to remote locations.

The head will oversee a ~10-person team, provide strategic direction, and coordinate cross-disciplinary systems engineering work across programs and sponsors. ARL emphasizes rapid, tailored systems integration, MBSE, and architecture development, with duties