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POSITION SPECIFICS
Your working location will be fully on-site located in State College, PA. This role requires periodic travel to remote locations.
We are searching for talented and motivated Mechanical Engineers to join the Specialized Hardware and Rapid Prototyping Department (SHARP) of the Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) at Penn State. We are seeking an individual with knowledge across a range of competencies including developing tangible solutions to maintenance and manufacturing problems in a shipyard/depot level environment. ARL has a decades long reputation of excellence and demonstrated history of developing systems and technologies currently used by the US Navy and Industry.
ARL is an authorized DoD SkillBridge partner and welcomes all transitioning military members to apply.
You will:
Assist or manage concept development and participate in the design analyses of engineering systems independently evaluating, selecting, and applying scientific or engineering procedures and techniques
Recognize discrepancies/identify problems and related technical issues leading to long term, generic solutions; identify technical approach for solving problems and meeting customer needs
Perform tasks of a moderate to larger scope and lead specific tasks within the project scope; assemble and collaborate with research team members to work on specific research areas
Initiate, contribute to, or author/co-author papers, technical proposals, presentations, and reports; present as necessary
Conduct independent and collaborative research, development, testing, and evaluation activities to solve complex scientific and engineering challenges supporting Department of Defense sponsors and national security missions
Investigate, evaluate, and apply established and emerging engineering principles, scientific methodologies, and advanced technologies to develop innovative technical solutions
Plan, perform, and lead analytical studies, modeling and simulation, laboratory experimentation, field testing, and prototype demonstrations to validate engineering concepts and system performance
Additional responsibilities for higher-level position includes:
Collaborate with and provide technical leadership to other team members to accomplish organizational goals; provide innovative ideas to improve organizational efficiency at group and department levels
Support research conducted within Unclassified, Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), and Classified environments while safeguarding sensitive technical information and government-furnished data
Participate in technology transition activities, including system integration, operational demonstrations, customer evaluations, manufacturing support, and field implementation
Identify technical risks and develop mitigation strategies to improve program execution, system performance, reliability, maintainability, and mission effectiveness
Initiate and contribute to business development activities through technical concept development, customer engagement, proposal preparation, Independent Research and Development (IRAD) initiatives, and strategic technology planning
Mentor and provide technical leadership to junior engineers, engineering…