Technical Engineer

Penn State College of Education

Technical Engineer coordinating UUV research program at Penn State. Leading communication with government sponsors and managing technical teams for program execution.

Posted 6/5/2026part-timeState College • Pennsylvania • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Be the primary point of contact for communication and program coordination with the government sponsor on a UUV research program.
Lead and coordinate multiple technical subject teams at Penn State ARL on UUV program.
Prepare, manage and execute program budgets across multiple engineering disciplines.
Work with various parts of Penn State ARL to create a seamless team for the sponsor.
Coordinate with the sponsor and performers to complete independent validation of performers results.
Review and ensure that deliverables such as quarterly reports, reports and technical white papers are met and completed.
Attend and lead meetings with sponsors and performers.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Master's degree or higher in an Engineering or Science discipline or higher plus at least 12-15 years of related experience.
Principal Investigator, leadership role or management of cross discipline technical teams.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills with past success in writing white papers or reports.
Research program plan development.
Previous success managing programs or people with supervisory experience.
Eligibility for access to classified information at the Secret level or higher and may be subject to a government background investigation to upgrade clearance eligibility, if required.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Employment with the University will require successful completion of background check(s) in accordance with University policies.
All positions at ARL require candidates to possess the ability to obtain a government security clearance.
You must be a U.S. citizen to apply.
Employment with the ARL will require successful completion of a pre-employment drug screen.

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Hard Skills & Tools

program managementbudget managementtechnical writingresearch program planningcross-discipline team management

Soft Skills

communication skillsleadershipcoordinationsupervisory experience

Certifications

Master's degreeeligibility for classified information access