Embedded Software Department Head

• Develop and sustain a high-performing workforce through coaching, mentorship, succession planning, talent development, and employee engagement
• Establish the technical vision and strategic direction for the department, ensuring capabilities, resources, and investments align with office, division, and laboratory objectives
• Direct and oversee the software engineering function in developing, releasing, and maintaining software and firmware applications to meet program, customer, and business needs
• Guide the architecture, design, development, integration, and testing of embedded software and firmware solutions for autonomous and undersea systems
• Foster a culture of technical excellence, innovation, continuous improvement, and adherence to software engineering best practices
• Establish and maintain policies, processes, and standards that produce high-quality products, including coding principles, engineering tools, and development methodologies
• Coordinate with office engineering leadership to ensure rigorous execution, sound research and engineering practices, and the highest standards of technical work
• Collaborate with division and office leadership to prioritize work, allocate resources, manage staffing requirements, and support current and future programs

• →Lead major research and development initiatives and shape the department's long-term research and technology portfolio
• →Lead strategic initiatives through customer engagement, business development activities, and proposal development

• Management of projects, people, and technical teams, including demonstrated leadership and the ability to establish and achieve organizational goals and objectives
• Demonstrated experience leading technical teams and providing technical direction in the development and delivery of complex engineering systems
• Demonstrated experience leading, mentoring, and developing technical personnel
• Design and development of embedded real-time, multi-threaded software, FPGA/CPLD firmware, or hardware design, including experience with C/C++ and modern embedded development tools and environments
• Effective verbal and written communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
• Active security clearance at the Secret level or higher, or the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance

• Bachelor's degree in software engineering, computer engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, or a related STEM discipline. Advanced degree preferred
• Demonstrated experience leading engineering teams and mentoring technical staff in a research, development, or a product-focused environment
• Managing multiple technical projects, balancing workforce priorities, and allocating resources to meet program objectives
• Developing technical proposals, supporting business development activities, or leading strategic growth initiatives
• Working within DoD, Navy, defense research, or other government-sponsored programs
• Past success establishing technical roadmaps, guiding architecture decisions, and aligning departmental capabilities with strategic business and research objectives

ARL’s purpose is to research and develop innovative solutions to challenging scientific, engineering, and technology problems in support of the Navy, the Intel Community (IC), and other federal government customers.

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