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 Faculty or R&D Engineer)
Builds
Undersea communication systems, tethered and untethered deployable devices, and data transmission solutions for national security missions.
Domain
Defense / Underwater Acoustics and Communications
Required skills
Program and people management, system test and verification planning, underwater acoustics, fiber optic cabling deployment, electronic design, RF communication, classified information access eligibility
Preferred skills
Proposal development, multi-disciplinary collaboration, design of undersea deployable devices (buoys, sensors, tow bodies), Master's or PhD degree
Technologies
Fiber optic cabling, RF communication devices, Underwater acoustics systems
Responsibilities
Lead multidisciplinary teams, manage departmental resources and staffing, conduct performance evaluations, execute applied research programs, develop system test plans, foster innovation culture
Seniority
Senior, strategic leadership