Systems R&D Engineer — DoD-Impact, On-Site in State College

Applied Research Laboratory at the Penn State University; State College (Centre County); On-site; USD 92,100 - 200,808; Full time

Job summary

Applied Research Laboratory at the Penn State University in State College, PA is seeking a motivated Systems Research and Development Engineer to join the Agile Systems Engineering Department. You will collaborate with stakeholders, senior engineers and SMEs to define system control and data architectures and perform DoD-focused system engineering activities.

This on-site role emphasizes hands-on electrical, software and firmware design, strong communication, and the potential for higher

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or science.
• 5+ years of relevant experience.
• Strong communication and writing skills.

Responsibilities

• Interface with stakeholders to understand requirements and ensure project success.
• Work closely with senior engineers and subject matter experts.
• Define system control and data architectures.
• Perform systems engineering activities spanning typical DoD product development lifecycle.
• Travel for stakeholder engagements (as needed).
• Indirect supervision and mentorship of other engineers (higher-level).
• Monitoring and tracking of funding and budgets (higher-level).
• Work independently on moderately complex work assignments, review progress, and evaluate results (higher-level).
• Communicates with external audiences for scheduling/coordination (higher-level).
• Communicate with external audiences for business purposes (higher-level).

Skills

Electrical Eng

Systems Eng

Firmware development

Software design

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Science

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Function generators

Job description

Applied Research Laboratory at the Penn State University in State College, PA is seeking a motivated Systems Research and Development Engineer to join the Agile Systems Engineering Department. You will collaborate with stakeholders, senior engineers and SMEs to define system control and data architectures and perform DoD-focused system engineering activities.

This on-site role emphasizes hands-on electrical, software and firmware design, strong communication, and the potential for higher