Associate Division Chief (Avionics Engineer) - ASL - Open Rank

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The Applied Systems Laboratory (ASL) is an applied R&D laboratory conducting research in full life-cycle product development for military aviation mission systems for both manned and unmanned aircraft and missile defensive systems. ASL has a long history supporting our military and allies in maintaining operational relevancy to protect our nation with new and upgraded military solutions providing our military forces a decisive edge in an ever-changing warfighting environment. Research areas include human-engineering assessment and analysis; model-based system engineering to define system-of-system architectures, interfaces, and data models; multi-sensor fusion of defensive and offensive systems, automated threat countertactics, tactical data link integration, and mission planning. More recently, ASL has expanded their research to advance military applications of collaborative autonomous systems. The focus is application and maturation of intelligent autonomous unmanned aircraft system payloads (autonomy behaviors, situation awareness, resource management, sensors, and communication systems) into commercial air vehicles for operational deployment as fully autonomous teams or supporting manned-unmanned teaming.

Lead multiple sponsored research projects. Assist Division Chief with operations including overhead budget management, hiring, AIS support and facilities management.

This Associate Division Chief position comes with a Technical Working Title of Avionics Engineer. The Avionics Engineer also provides expertise and technical leadership to programs and sponsors to achieve overall goals through the full development life cycle (i.e., requirements development to final delivery).

• Manage Division space and facilities including moves, furniture, office assignments and equipment.
• Manage Division overhead budgets including RMA, Professional Development and Materials and Supplies.
• Ensure sponsored research projects are appropriately supported.
• Assist Division Chief with hiring.

• Develop strategic vision and execution plan for the division in conjunction with Laboratory and Directorate Leadership.
• Oversee of Division project and operational activities.
• Lead contract development activities and interface with sponsors.
• Manage personnel including hiring, performance evaluations, staffing, career development, etc.
• Manage budgets, resources, and compliance with policies and procedures.
• Develop research collaborations with other GTRI laboratories, Georgia Tech academic faculty, and outside organizations.

Mentor Division personnel Research Responsibilities:

• Research activities supporting sponsored projects.
• Project management of specific research projects.
• Develop and execute internal research and development programs supporting the division strategic vision.
• Develop proposals for new research efforts.

• Significant experience managing or supporting management of large programs for the Department of Defense in Collaborative Autonomy for unmanned homogeneous and heterogeneous airborne systems, Electronic Warfare, Systems Engineering for uncrewed aircraft, Modular Open System Approaches, and DevSecOps software development lifecycle.
• Understanding and application of military concept of operations to sponsor requirements in order to define products and solutions.
• Proven experience in new business development and securing new awards across a broad range of organizations within the Air Force, USSOCOM, Navy, USMC, and Army.
• Deep understanding of collaborative autonomy military applications to include GTRI solution space and technology transition (TRL-5/6 to TRL-7-9).

• Active TS/SCI Clearance.
• General familiarity across all ASL Laboratory's core technical competencies: Collaborative Autonomy for unmanned homogeneous and heterogeneous airborne systems, Electronic Warfare, Systems Engineering for manned and uncrewed aircraft, Modular Open System Approaches, DevSecOps software development lifecycle.
• Experience providing management oversight for a portfolio of collaborative autonomy military technology transition programs including securing and contracting sponsor funding.
• Experience managing large multi-vendor programs.

• <10% travel.

This position vacancy is an open-rank announcement. The final job offer will be dependent on candidate qualifications in alignment with Research Faculty Extension Professional ranks as outlined in section 3.2.1 of the Georgia Tech Faculty Handbook

• 14 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Project/Program Management.
• 12 years of related experience with a Masters' degree in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Project/Program Management.
• 9 years of related experience with a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Project/Program Management.

Due to our research contracts with the U.S. federal government, candidates for this position must be U.S. Citizens.

Candidates must be able to obtain and maintain an active security clearance.

Comprehensive information on currently offered GTRI benefits, including Health & Welfare, Retirement Plans, Tuition Reimbursement, Time Off, and Professional Development, can be found through this link: https://benefits.hr.gatech.edu/.

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