Senior Naval Systems Engineer & Advisor (Remote)

Penn State University; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Part time

Job summary

Penn State University’s Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) seeks an experienced Systems Engineer in a part-time capacity to serve as a senior advisor on Navy subsurface integration. The role requires translating operational needs into data-driven analytic solutions and collaborating with Navy stakeholders to shape multi-domain concepts.

The position emphasizes modeling, analytics, and engineering integration with ARL researchers, while maintaining awareness of Navy modernization and sponsor

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering required.
• 25+ years of senior-level technical, analytic, advisory, and systems engineering experience within Navy or related federal work.
• Proven ability to translate complex Navy requirements into data-driven analytic approaches or models.
• Experience developing analytic tools, models, or workflows to improve decision timeliness.

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 contributions.
• Collaborate with ARL leadership on tailored technical responses and multi-domain integration concepts.
• Support early shaping of projects by refining questions and aligning data sources.
• Provide guidance 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 thinking

Stakeholder engagement

Analytic modeling

Decision analytics

Forecasting

Automation

Operations research

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering

Tools

TS/SCI clearance

Job description

Penn State University’s Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) seeks an experienced Systems Engineer in a part-time capacity to serve as a senior advisor on Navy subsurface integration. The role requires translating operational needs into data-driven analytic solutions and collaborating with Navy stakeholders to shape multi-domain concepts.

The position emphasizes modeling, analytics, and engineering integration with ARL researchers, while maintaining awareness of Navy modernization and sponsor