Deployables and Undersea Connectivity – Department Head (FACULTY)
Core
Provide strategic and operational leadership for the Deployables and Undersea Connectivity Department to develop technical methods and devices for undersea communication and connectivity.
Role type
Department Head (Research and Development Engineer or non-tenure Research Faculty)
Builds
Undersea communication systems, tethered and untethered deployable devices, and data transmission solutions for national security missions
Domain
Defense, Underwater Acoustics, Undersea Systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | research | client delivery
Required skills
Technical leadership, programmatic leadership, resource management, personnel management, system test and verification planning, underwater acoustics, fiber optic cabling deployment, electronic design, RF communication
Preferred skills
Proposal development, multi-disciplinary collaboration, design and testing of undersea deployable devices
Technologies
Fiber optic cabling, RF communication devices, Underwater acoustics systems
Responsibilities
Lead programs and multidisciplinary teams, manage departmental resources and staffing, conduct performance evaluations and recruit staff, execute experiment-driven applied research, develop system test and verification plans, foster a culture of innovation
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with management responsibilities
