Research Program Manager-ACL-; Senior Level-Colorado Springs

Overview:

The Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) is the nonprofit, applied research division of the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech).Founded in 1934 as the Engineering Experiment Station, GTRI has grown to more than 2,900 employees, supporting eight laboratories in over 20 locations around the country and performing more than $940 million of problem-solving research annually for government and industry.

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GTRI's Signals and Systems Division (SASD) in the Advanced Concepts Laboratory (ACL) seeks qualified candidates for the position of a Research Program Manager (RPM) in the Operations Research Branch to work in GTRI's Colorado Springs Field Office. This Research Faculty position involves managing projects of strategic importance to GTRI related to orbital warfare, participating in the research, coordinating the research of junior researchers, ensuring the delivery of quality products, and expanding GTRI's footprint and impact in this key technical area.

SASD consists of a staff of research professionals with a portfolio of research related to next-generation aerospace technology analysis, including RF/EO/IR sensor physics, signal processing algorithms, electronic warfare, effects-based modeling and simulation, verification and validation, advanced threat analysis, and operations research. ACL's research thrusts extend across domains, including bio-, chemical-, RF-, and optical-sensor physics; materials science and engineering; electromagnetic theory, structures, and measurements;

electronic warfare techniques and applications; scenario modeling and simulation; traditional and asymmetric threat analysis; and ground maneuver and orbital warfare.

The RPM will participate in and lead other researchers in the evaluation and improvement of C2 systems that support the US Space Force (USSF), US Space Command, and their subordinate elements. This Research Program Manager will be a primary subject matter expert and interface with sponsors from the USSF and US Space Command. The RPM will be responsible for the delivery of MS&A to meet government requirements within cost and schedule constraints.

The RPM will be responsible for contract deliverables and for pursuing additional research opportunities.

The Research Program Manager directs and oversees a portfolio of research projects that includes internal and external sponsor and stakeholder engagement. The Research Program Manager is responsible both for the oversight of technical execution, schedule, and budget of assigned portfolios. Specifically, the Research Program Manager develops the planning of programs and future projects through routine interactions with stakeholders. The Research Program Manager develops trusted relationships with sponsors and also serves in an advisory capacity to critical stakeholders defining the technical direction of projects and technical thrusts.

• Oversee technical government programs which are of relatively medium-to-high risk and medium-to-high complexity
• Ensure that all required resources such as engineering expertise, manpower, production, computer infrastructure, facilities, etc. are available for the program
• Build multi-disciplinary teams across the organization
• Plan, direct, and monitor program budgets and serve as primary sponsor contact for program…