Senior Defense OR&D Engineer — Vehicle Sustainment & Cybersecurity

Applied Research Laboratory at the Penn State University; University Park (FL); Híbrido; USD 150.000 - 190.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Applied Research Laboratory at the Penn State University in State College, PA, is seeking an Operations Research and Development Engineer to lead sponsor engagement and guide ground vehicle sustainment research, aligning projects with military priorities and ARL's mission.

The role requires deep operational experience with military ground vehicle operations, sustainment engineering, and the ability to build relationships with DoD sponsors across USMC, Army, and joint logistics.

Formación

• Bachelor's Degree in engineering or science required.
• 14+ years of relevant experience.
• Required Certifications: None

Responsabilidades

• Lead business development and sponsor engagement for vehicle sustainment and cybersecurity research portfolios.
• Maintain and expand strategic relationships with military stakeholders, especially within the USMC, Army, and joint logistics communities.
• Provide subject‑matter expertise on military ground vehicle operations, sustainment processes, and enabling IT systems.
• Shape research directions by translating operational sustainment challenges into actionable research and development objectives.
• Support and guide project teams in vehicle investigation, readiness analytics, cyber‑secure maintenance operations, and related technologies.
• Mentor staff in sponsor engagement, program execution, and operational sustainment concepts.
• Serve as an advisor on DoD acquisition pathways and requirements processes relevant to sustainment technologies.
• Contribute to proposal development, program planning, and strategic road‑mapping for ASTD.
• Ensure engineering activities comply with sponsor requirements, standards, quality, cybersecurity, export control, information assurance, and lab security procedures.
• Support research in Unclassified, CUI, and Classified environments while safeguarding sensitive information.
• Participate in technology transition activities, including system integration, demonstrations, customer evaluations, manufacturing support, and field implementation.
• Identify technical risks and develop mitigation strategies to improve program execution, system performance, reliability, and maintainability.
• Initiate and contribute to business development through technical concepts, customer engagement, proposals, IRAD, and strategic planning.
• Mentor and provide technical leadership to junior engineers and interns.
• Maintain technical expertise through professional development and defense community engagement

Conocimientos

Sponsor engagement

Ground vehicle operations

DoD acquisition process

Leadership

Communication

Educación

Bachelor's Degree - Engineering or Science

Descripción del empleo

Applied Research Laboratory at the Penn State University in State College, PA, is seeking an Operations Research and Development Engineer to lead sponsor engagement and guide ground vehicle sustainment research, aligning projects with military priorities and ARL's mission.

The role requires deep operational experience with military ground vehicle operations, sustainment engineering, and the ability to build relationships with DoD sponsors across USMC, Army, and joint logistics.