Head of Agile Systems Engineering

The Pennsylvania State University; State College (Centre County); On-site; USD 161,000 - 299,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

75% tuition discount

Competitive benefits package

Job summary

The Pennsylvania State University’s Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) invites applications for the Department Head of the Agile Systems Engineering Department (ASE) in the MMSO. Based in State College, PA, the role leads a ~10-person multidisciplinary team focused on systems engineering, MBSE, architecture development, and rapid integration.

This senior leadership position directs strategic direction, manages budgets, mentors engineers, fosters sponsor relationships, and drives training

Qualifications

• Leading individual research projects and portfolios including developing technical concepts, writing winning proposals, staffing the project, conducting the research, managing budgets, and delivering high-quality results
• Past success applying systems engineering techniques for complex system development, with emphasis on streamlined and/or tailored processes
• System architecture design, functional analysis, requirements development, system decomposition, and flow down of requirements
• Active security clearance, at the Secret level or higher

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage all aspects of the Agile Systems Engineering Department, providing strategic direction, technical leadership, and operational oversight, personnel management, workforce planning, talent development, and performance evaluation
• Build and direct a multidisciplinary team focused on the application of systems engineering to a diverse set of programs, technologies and sponsors
• Mentor systems engineers in applying systems engineering to a variety of complex engineering problems that span levels of technical maturity ranging from early science and technology to system acquisition
• Support division leadership in developing and maintaining relationships with sponsors in support of meeting funding objectives
• Lead individual research projects and portfolios including developing technical concepts, writing winning proposals, staffing projects, conducting research, managing budgets, and delivering high-quality results
• Foster partnerships with U.S. Military Program Offices, defense contractors, systems integrators, and other government laboratories
• Lead department personnel in developing and delivering training on systems engineering to ARL staff and external partners
• Foster a culture of innovation, technical excellence, and mission focus
• Additional responsibilities for the higher-level position includes:
• Support development of a comprehensive roadmap for embedded systems and integration methodologies pertinent to systems of interest to the division including but not limited to missiles, hypersonics, and uncrewed aerial systems
• Establish and maintain partnerships with U.S. Military Program Offices, defense contractors, systems integrators, and other government laboratories
• Build strategic relationships with Defense Industrial Base stakeholders
• Collaborate across ARL departments and with external stakeholders as a trusted agent in identifying and applying appropriate systems engineering activities for large U.S. Military development programs

Skills

Leadership

Proposal writing

Budget management

Systems engineering

Mentoring

Team building

Model-based engineering

Architecture development

Requirements development

Technical leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree - Engineering or Science

Job description

The Pennsylvania State University’s Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) invites applications for the Department Head of the Agile Systems Engineering Department (ASE) in the MMSO. Based in State College, PA, the role leads a ~10-person multidisciplinary team focused on systems engineering, MBSE, architecture development, and rapid integration.

This senior leadership position directs strategic direction, manages budgets, mentors engineers, fosters sponsor relationships, and drives training