CareerPlan

Tenure-Line Faculty Position, College of Engineering, Department of Aerospace Engineering and National Security Institute

Penn State University Park, USFull-time2026-10-23 → 2026-11-12
On-site · United States

Core

Tenure-line faculty position in Autonomous and Resilient Space Operations, combining research, teaching, and advising in aerospace engineering and national security.

Role type

Tenure-track faculty (Assistant/Associate/Professor)

Builds

Externally funded, internationally recognized research program in space operations, autonomous systems, and robotics.

Domain

Aerospace Engineering, National Security, Space Systems, Autonomous Systems

Required skills

Aerospace engineering research, teaching undergraduate and graduate courses, student advising, curriculum development, interdisciplinary collaboration, grant writing

Preferred skills

Experience in distributed spacecraft systems, space domain awareness, onboard perception/navigation, resilient spacecraft autonomy, space robotics, in-space servicing

Technologies

Robotics, sensing, AI-enabled systems, spacecraft systems, mission design

Responsibilities

Establish externally funded research program, teach undergraduate and graduate courses, advise students, contribute to department and institute service, develop new courses

Seniority

Tenure-track (Assistant/Associate/Professor)