Penn State is hiring a Part-Time Project/Program Associate

Penn State's Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) is hiring a Part-Time Project/Program Associate to join its Information Advantage Office. In this role, you will support research, development, and engineering activities for critical classified programs, contributing technical expertise and operational insight.

What You'll Do

• Provide support to classified programs, including subject matter expertise, systems engineering, program management, test planning/conduct, operational planning, mission conduct, and collection analysis.
• Participate in technical evaluations of proposals and source selection.
• Prepare and present technical and operational training.
• Work 8-10 hours per week.

What We're Looking For

• A Bachelor’s degree in an engineering or science discipline and 19 years’ of related experience.
• Active TS/SCI security clearance with full scope polygraph.
• Conceptual design and preliminary systems engineering of technical collection and data exfiltration systems, including CONOPS and System Requirements Documents.
• Development, test, and deployment of complex and highly distributed ISR and communications systems involving terrestrial, airborne, maritime and space-based technologies.
• Experimental and operational engineering flight test of manned and unmanned tactical and reconnaissance aircraft and associated systems.
• Integration, test, and deployment of SIGINT, IMINT, EW, and cellular telephone systems.
• Design of associated communications and electronic warfare test and training ranges.

Nice to Have

• A degree in Aeronautical Engineering Technology is preferred.
• Test and evaluation of low observable and counter low observable technologies.
• Expertise leading special projects teams in remote environments under time critical conditions.
• Strong briefing and business development skills.

Team & Environment

You will support the Information Advantage Office of the Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) at Penn State.

Work Mode

This is an onsite position located in Reston, VA.

Penn State is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.