Associate Research Director

Associate Research Director

Requirements

• An advanced degree in physical sciences or engineering (e.g., physics, electrical engineering) with 15+ years of experience as a Principal Investigator or technical lead on R&D programs.
• 15+ years of experience related to physical sciences, sensing, and signal processing, acoustics, photonics, fiber optics, geophysics, or related discipline.
• The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.
• Fluent in at least one commonly used programming language such as Python, Matlab, C, or C++.
• Experience forming and leading teams of scientists and engineers through full lifecycle of technology development.

Responsibilities

• Create the vision and secure funding for new concepts.
• Lead multiple, multi-million-dollar R&D programs and teams.
• Plan and execute field tests on land or at sea.
• Regularly meet or exceed the metrics of challenging R&D programs.
• Handle complex technical challenges while helping researchers focus on the technical work to be achieved, and the big picture of their efforts.
• Travel to partner, customer and corporate sites.

Preferred Qualifications

• Active Secret or Top Secret security clearance.
• PhD in physical sciences or engineering (e.g., physics, electrical engineering).
• Successful capture of new R&D contracts from US Government customers such as DARPA, DHS, or the US Navy.
• Previous experience working within research and development engineering organizations.