Remote Senior Systems Engineer & Naval Subsurface Advisor

Penn State University; University Park (TX); Remote; USD 65,000 - 105,000; Part time

Job summary

Penn State University’s Applied Research Laboratory is seeking a part-time Systems Engineer who will serve as the senior advisor to ARL on all aspects of integration with Navy subsurface equities. The role requires translating Navy requirements into actionable engineering and analytics tasks, and supporting multi-domain integration in a fast-paced R&D environment.

The senior advisor will engage Navy stakeholders, refine questions, and guide ARL teams in modeling, data analytics, decision

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; senior advisory and systems engineering experience in Navy context.
• Experience translating operational requirements into analytic approaches or models.
• Expertise in systems engineering, decision analytics, forecasting, automation, or OR.
• Proven record of research, development, testing, and evaluation for federal customers.

Responsibilities

• Serve as ARL’s primary technical and strategic interface to the Navy for subsurface systems.
• Translate Navy requirements into actionable systems for engineering, modeling, and analytics tasks.
• Advise Navy stakeholders on ARL capabilities in modeling, data analytics, decision support, and systems integration.
• Maintain awareness of Navy modernization efforts and identify opportunities for ARL technical contributions.
• Collaborate with ARL leadership to develop tailored technical responses and multi-domain integration concepts.
• Support early shaping of projects by refining questions, aligning data sources, and determining analytic approaches.
• Provide guidance to ARL teams on Navy operational context and decision processes.
• Build relationships across Navy analytic communities and capability development enterprises.
• Assist in program development activities, including technical scoping and sponsor briefings.

Skills

Systems Engineering

Decision Analytics

Forecasting

Automation

Operations Research

Navy Experience

TS/SCI Clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering

Job description

Penn State University’s Applied Research Laboratory is seeking a part-time Systems Engineer who will serve as the senior advisor to ARL on all aspects of integration with Navy subsurface equities. The role requires translating Navy requirements into actionable engineering and analytics tasks, and supporting multi-domain integration in a fast-paced R&D environment.

The senior advisor will engage Navy stakeholders, refine questions, and guide ARL teams in modeling, data analytics, decision