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The Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) is the nonprofit, applied research division of the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech). Founded in 1934 as the Engineering Experiment Station, GTRI has grown to more than 2,900 employees, supporting eight laboratories in over 20 locations around the country and performing more than $940 million of problem-solving research annually for government and industry. GTRI's renowned researchers combine science, engineering, economics, policy, and technical expertise to solve complex problems for the U.S. federal government, state, and industry.   

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Project/Unit Description

The Systems Engineering Research Division (SERD) in the Electronic Systems Laboratory (ELSYS) is seeking a Division Chief. SERD's research focus areas are in applied Model-Based Systems Engineering, strategic decision support, portfolio management and optimization, and modular open systems architecting and engineering. These research areas support the analysis and development of Department of Defense systems.

The Systems Engineering Research Division (SERD) is primarily located in Smyrna, GA (15 miles northwest of Atlanta) but has researchers located at various GTRI field offices and near sponsor facilities across the country. GTRI field offices provide the opportunity for a physical presence close to our sponsors, maintaining the ability to leverage the researcher base primarily located in the Atlanta metropolitan area. SERD offers a hybrid work environment where employees are in the office at least 3 days a week with an option to work remotely up to 2 days a week, with coordination and approval from their supervisor and depending on project requirements. For this position, the primary location is Smyrna, GA, but this position will be required to collaborate with and support SERD researchers located across the country.

Job Purpose

The Division Chief is the principal leader and manager of all Division activities, while also maintaining a research role including contributions to sponsored research projects. The Division Chief sets the vision and strategy for the Division, provides oversight and direction for research projects in the Division, manages the personnel in the Division, and maintains ultimate responsibility for all of the financial and administrative operations of the Division. The Division Chief acts as liaison between the Division and Lab Leadership, other Divisions, and the rest of GTRI.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop strategic vision and execution plan for the division in conjunction with Laboratory and Directorate Leadership
• Oversee 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 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

Additional Responsibilities

• Capture and lead new projects to further the state-of-practice in model-based systems engineering in Department of Defense
• Oversee professional development of direct and indirect reports (approximately 60-80 total researchers)
• Review formal project deliverables to ensure quality artifacts
• Support the ELSYS Lab Office in retaining its ISO 9001 certification of its Quality Management System

Required Minimum Qualifications

• Experience as a Systems Engineer or Model-Based Systems Engineer related to Department of Defense systems
• Experience leading sponsored project teams to include direct sponsor interaction; managing project budget, schedule, and deliverables; assigning tasks to team members and ensuring quality delivered artifacts

Preferred Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI Clearance
• Experience with formal Department of Defense Acquisition processes, to include the different Adaptive Acquisition Framework Pathways
• Experience with model-based systems engineering tools to include the Systems Modeling Language and related authoring tool, such as Cameo Systems Modeler
• Experience developing software to solve engineering problems, as well as familiar with utilizing published APIs to integrate different software tools
• Experience briefing senior Department of Defense leadership

Travel Requirements

10% - 25% travel

Education and Length of Experience

Levels 4, 5, 6

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

• 9 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, or related field
• 7 years of related experience with a Masters’ degree in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, or related field 
• 4 years of related experience with a Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, or related field

U.S. Citizenship Requirements

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

Clearance Type Required

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

Benefits at GTRI

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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