R&D Engineer — Predictive Analytics for Naval Systems

Applied Research Laboratory at the Penn State University; State College (Centre County); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 266,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

75% tuition discount

Robust retirement plans

Generous paid time off

Job summary

Applied Research Laboratory at the Penn State University seeks a highly analytical R&D Engineer focused on data science, predictive maintenance analytics, and reliability assessments for naval/defense systems. The role emphasizes translating complex findings into actionable recommendations and supporting cross‑functional teams in mission‑critical projects.

The position involves building data pipelines, dashboards, and cloud‑based tools while mentoring colleagues and contributing to proposals and

Qualifications

• Past success solving complex analytical or engineering problems using structured methodologies.
• Experience with failure analysis, reliability engineering, or predictive analytics.
• Proficiency in Python, R, SQL or similar languages for data science tasks.
• Ability to collaborate in multi-disciplinary teams and communicate effectively.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of analytic methods including ML, anomaly detection, predictive maintenance models, and network/system analyses.
• Develop and evaluate reliability and failure models for complex naval/defense systems.
• Translate complex findings into actionable recommendations for technical and executive audiences.
• Build, validate, and document data pipelines, analytic tools, dashboards, and cloud environments (AWS/GCP/Azure).
• Engage with cross-functional engineering teams to support system readiness assessments and change evaluations.
• Contribute to research proposals, technical reports, and customer deliverables.
• Provide mentorship and technical guidance across multidisciplinary project teams.

Skills

Analytical problem solving

Machine learning

Anomaly detection

Predictive maintenance

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree - Engineering or Science

14+ years relevant experience

Tools

Python

R

SQL

AWS/GCP/Azure

Docker/Kubernetes

Job description

Applied Research Laboratory at the Penn State University seeks a highly analytical R&D Engineer focused on data science, predictive maintenance analytics, and reliability assessments for naval/defense systems. The role emphasizes translating complex findings into actionable recommendations and supporting cross‑functional teams in mission‑critical projects.

The position involves building data pipelines, dashboards, and cloud‑based tools while mentoring colleagues and contributing to proposals and