Research Engineer I​/II​/Senior

Position: Research Engineer I/II/Senior (Open Rank)
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Overview

Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our Strategic Plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship.

Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

About Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security.

Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.

Georgia Tech's Mission and Values

Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do:

1. Students are our top priority.

2. We strive for excellence.

3. We thrive on diversity.

4. We celebrate collaboration.

5. We champion innovation.

6. We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.

7. We nurture the wellbeing of our community.

8. We act ethically.

9. We are responsible stewards.

Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.

Location

Atlanta, GA

Department Information

The H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE) has achieved national and international prominence through its tradition of unparalleled excellence and leadership in research, education, and service. ISyE has over sixty world-class faculty members, top-notch students including, outstanding curricula, and extensive research focused on improving quality of life. ISyE supports a broad spectrum of academic concentrations with several that have achieved best-in-class rankings.

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Job Summary

The H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering invites applications for a Researcher Grant Writing & Research Development to support a high impact research center focused on Industrial & Systems Engineering (ISE). This position plays a key role in expanding the centers sponsored research portfolio by identifying funding opportunities, developing competitive proposals, and supporting faculty research initiatives. The ideal candidate combines strong technical literacy in engineering with exceptional writing, analytical, and project coordination skills.

Responsibilities

Grant Writing & Proposal Development

Develop, write, and edit competitive grant proposals for federal agencies (e.g., NSF, DoD, DOE, NIH, NASA, DOT), industry partners, and foundations.

Draft proposal sections including project summaries, research plans, broader impacts, management plans, and facilities descriptions.

Coordinate multi-investigator and multi-institution proposals, including large scale center level submissions.

Prepare and refine supplementary documents such as bio sketches, budget justifications, data management plans, and letters of support.

Research & Technical Support

Conduct literature reviews and background research in areas relevant to ISE, such as optimization, human factors, systems modeling, advanced manufacturing, supply chain analytics, and AI enabled engineering.

Synthesize complex technical information into clear, compelling narrative content.

Assist faculty in developing research aims, methodologies, and project frameworks aligned with sponsor priorities.

Funding Opportunity Identification

Monitor federal, state, industry, and foundation funding opportunities aligned with the centers research themes.

Analyze solicitations and prepare funding briefs summarizing requirements, evaluation criteria, and strategic fit.

Support long term research planning through concept development, white papers, and strategic road mapping.

Data, Evaluation, and…