University of South Florida

Job Description

ORGANIZATIONAL SUMMARY:

The University of South Florida (USF) Institute for Applied Engineering (IAE) is a Florida not-for-profit corporation and direct support organization within the USF ecosystem. The IAE mission is to provide agile, high value engineering products and services to enhance the performance, effectiveness, and capabilities of its customers to include the Department of Defense and other federal and industry partners.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Functional Area Lead (FAL) is a direct contributor and engineering manager that leads and supervises engineering staff and interns associated with a Functional Area (i.e., organizational construct that defines an area of technical expertise). The FAL contributes and oversees a portfolio of technical work to include design, development, fabrication, testing, documentation, and delivery of products and services related to applied research and technology development consistent with the IAE mission. This position leads, mentors, and provides managerial oversight of full-time engineering staff and interns. The FAL coordinates with peer FALs on assigned project tasks and reports technical progress and status to senior leadership. The FAL coordinates administrative tasks related to monitoring project performance, deliverables, and works with engineering leadership to identify, interview and hire staff, and evaluate the performance of engineering staff. The FAL coordinates stakeholder communications and assists in new business development with senior leadership to support project work and represent the IAE.

The IAE is seeking a senior technical manager to serve as the lead engineer for the Operational Systems Engineering (OSE) Functional Area (FA). The OSE FA focuses on the design, development, demonstration, and delivery of integrated systems for physical, information, and cyber warfighting domains through best-practices multidisciplinary systems engineering.

The OSE FAL must have expertise in multidisciplinary systems engineering and managing complexity and interdependency, proficiency in eliciting and refining customer requirements, and competency in multiple technical areas. Applicants for this position must have demonstrated experience with Defense-related operational systems, a solid foundation in systems engineering, and a firm foundation in two or more of mechanical, electrical, electronics, and/or software engineering.

Responsibilities

The Operational Systems Engineering Functional Area Lead is the senior technical and administrative lead for a multidisciplinary team of engineers. They serve as a subject matter expert individual contributor, technical leader and mentor, and administrative supervisor and manager for their team. Specific responsibilities include:

• Leads multiple project teams in the design, development, fabrication, testing, documentation, and delivery of IAE products and services.
• Serves as the senior IAE technical lead on one or more projects as required.
• Provides leadership, guidance, mentorship, and performance evaluation to the engineering staff to promote productivity and ensure timely delivery of high-quality products and services to IAE customers.
• Participates in the technical work associated with projects across the engineering portfolio.
• Initiates and directs the writing of technical documentation e.g., reports, requirements documents, statements of work, design documents, and technical proposals; reviews work products and conducts technical evaluations of artifacts produced by teams, junior engineers, and interns.
• Communicates with stakeholders external to USF/IAE to include presenting technical briefings, reporting on project progress and deliverables, performing demonstrations, supporting business development, and similar activities.
• Coordinates administrative tasks required for execution of project development tasks, including management of contract deliverables, procurement of project materials, and ensuring regulatory compliance.
• Works with engineering leadership to assist in project planning, managing workload, and ensuring proper staffing of projects and of their Functional Area.
• Coordinates cross-disciplinary project work with peer FALs.
• Reports technical progress of projects under the Functional Area’s portfolio to leadership.
• Advises senior leadership on engineering staffing needs, training, and leads engineering staff interviews and hiring decisions.
• Advises IAE engineering leadership and staff on key decisions related to current and future technical directions to promote the IAE mission and enact the strategic plan.

Qualifications

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

Applicants must be eligible for a TS/SCI security clearance.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:

This position requires a bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, computer engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, aerospace engineering, systems engineering, or a related field and at least seven years of relevant systems engineering experience. Specific qualifications include:

• Knowledge and experience working within the Department of Defense ecosystem.
• Technical and managerial experience including preparing engineering proposals, facilitating customer communications, leading and mentoring engineering personnel, and project planning, tracking, and oversight.
• Experience in systems development lifecycle frameworks (e.g., V and Waterfall models) applied to projects throughout the project lifecycle (e.g., requirements, analysis, design, development, testing, and delivery).
• Experience with systemic architectural design, detailed design patterns, documenting, and evaluating designs to ensure fitness for purpose.
• Experience with configuration management, requirements traceability, and requirements verification.
• Experience with prototyping, testing, experimentation, system and component design, development, and integration.
• Self-starter with outstanding analytic and problem-solving skills; Excellent written and oral communication skills.

PREFERRED:

An advanced degree in computer science, software engineering, computer engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, aerospace engineering, systems engineering, or a related field and over nine years of relevant systems engineering experience.

Other preferred skills and experience include:

• A current TS/SCI security clearance.

About Us

The University of South Florida is a high-impact global research university dedicated to student success. Over the past 10 years, no other public university in the country has risen faster in U.S. News and World Report's national university rankings than USF. Serving more than 50,000 students on campuses in Tampa, St. Petersburg and Sarasota-Manatee, USF is designated as a Preeminent State Research University by the Florida Board of Governors, placing it in the most elite category among the state's 12 public universities. USF is a member of the American Athletic Conference.

Working at USF

With more than 16,000 employees at USF, the University of South Florida is one of the largest employers in the Tampa Bay region. At USF you will find opportunities to excel in a rich academic environment that fosters the development and advancement of our employees. We believe in creating a talented, engaged and driven workforce through on-going development and career opportunities. We also offer a first class benefit package that includes medical, dental and life insurance plans, retirement plan options, tuition program and generous leave programs and more.

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