Manufacturing Technology Engineer

## Manufacturing Technology Engineer Apply locations:
Electro-Optics Center in Freeport, PAtime type:
Full time posted on:
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** POSITION SPECIFICS
** We are searching for a highly-motivated Manufacturing Technology Engineer to lead critical manufacturing technology efforts at the Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) at Penn State. Our mission is to transition new electro-optics technologies and applications to Navy-selected focus platforms. Since 1999, the Electro-Optics Center has proudly served as the Office of Naval Research’s (ONR) Manufacturing Technology Center of Excellence for Electro-Optics.

This roll will perform a wide range of applied research and development projects involving manufacturing technology applied to electronic and electro-optics systems.

ARL is an authorized DoD Skill Bridge partner and welcomes all transitioning military members to apply.
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* Responsibilities include:

*** Apply knowledge of engineering science and practices to identify manufacturing technology issues, then develop manufacturing improvements to produce DoD systems
* Execute research and development projects in manufacturing technology engineering
* Plan and manage concurrent project tasks to achieve research contract goals
* Collaborate with other engineers, scientists and technical staff including the Penn State ARL research team, faculty at Penn State, DoD laboratories, DoD program offices and related industry teams to accomplish project and organizational goals
* Prepare and present your work as briefings and reports to a variety of audiences
** Higher-level responsibilities include:
*** Lead new concept development and create measurable project plans for new projects with internal and external stakeholders that provide a return to the government stakeholders
* Develop and maintain a vision for electronics and electro-optics manufacturing technology efforts
* Maintain familiarity with leading edge technology and manufacturing techniques then propose applications to military platforms and subsystems to lower cost, improve delivery times or accelerate/enhance capability
* Ability to manage and directly contribute to a manufacturing research project portfolio
* Assist in project/task execution analyzing alternatives and applying engineering and project/portfolio management techniques and procedures
** Required skills and experience includes:
*** Bachelor’s of Science in engineering science or related field
* 8+ years’ experience with electronics or electro-optics manufacturing technologies for components and systems
* Ability to clearly communicate, document, and present results
* Demonstrated ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team that includes technical and program management
** Preferred skills and experience includes:
*** Past success developing, producing, and testing electro-optic and electronic systems at the system/architecture level
* Directly-relevant DoD experience in electronics/electro-optics manufacturing
* Demonstrated experience with project/portfolio management practices in a research/project leadership role
* An advanced technical degree relevant to electronic or electro-optic systems
* Ability to express ideas successfully to drive understanding
* Past success in writing white papers or reports
* Current eligibility for access to classified information at…