RESEARCH SCIENTIST ENGINEER SENIOR PRINCIPAL

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The Environmental and Information Systems team at the Applied Physics Laboratory at the University of Washington is hiring – see yourself at APL!

The Applied Physics Laboratory is a research unit at the University of Washington. Our research expertise is in ocean physics and engineering, ocean and medical acoustics, polar science, environmental remote sensing, and signal processing. We conduct research and development that is sponsored by a variety of federal and state agencies, and take great pride in our long-standing status as a US Navy-designated University Affiliated Research Center (UARC). Our work takes place not only on the University of Washington campus and medical centers, but in field locations around the world – at sea, in the air, and on polar ice caps. We apply rigorous scientific inquiry and engineering excellence in pursuit of solutions to important problems for the good of our region, nation, and world.

Diversity is a core value at University of Washington and the Applied Physics Laboratory shares this commitment. We are focused on building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable research environment for all students, staff, and collaborators. We believe every member on our team enriches our community by exposing us to a broad range of ways to understand and engage with the world, identify challenges, and to discover, design and deliver solutions.

The person selected for this Research Scientist/Engineer Senior Principal role will be a part of a dynamic team that supports APL’s wide-reaching research enterprise. Your expertise will enable the success of researchers who are clearing hazardous seafloor debris from coastal areas, developing ultrasound technologies that advance medical care, conducting fieldwork on glaciers, polar regions, and the world’s oceans, and performing robotic exploration beneath oceanic ice shelves and on space missions.

This is a regular part time position, with the option to potentially increase percentage of time dependent on both project need and budgetary availability.

This position will engage in a variety of research ranging from basic research to contribute to fundamental knowledge in the named research fields, and applied research to contribute to improved performance in operational sonar systems. These algorithms will be applied to active and passive sonar systems and other relevant underwater applications.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

This incumbent for this position will manage their own research program, to include:

Research Activities:
•     Performs research according to approved sponsor funding guidelines.
•     Generates theoretical treatments related to sound propagation and scattering.
•     Uses modeling and simulation techniques to further study theoretical treatments.
•     Uses existing data or contributes to plans for new data collections, to validate results.
•     Publishes results in appropriate venues, and serves as a national and international Subject Matter Expert (SME) in approved venues and panels.

Project Management:
•     Manages technical and financial operations.
•     Prepares periodic status reports as required by sponsor at various intervals of the project.

Fundraising:
•     Plans research to answer complex scientific questions, including development and expansion of technologies.
•     Writes and submits single- and multi-investigator proposals.
•     Cultivates and maintains strong rapport with sponsors and collaborators.

REQUIREMENTS:

Doctoral degree in Engineering and 10 years of related job experience.
At least 10 years of job-related experience, including:
•     Prior experience and success as a Principal Investigator.
•     Established history of successful fund-raising, project execution, and publications.
•     Ability to maintain self-sustaining funding streams.
•     US Citizenship.
•     Ability to obtain and maintain a federal security clearance.
•     Expert knowledge of signal processing techniques related to underwater acoustic data and sonar systems.
•     Expert knowledge of statistical treatments of signals and noise in sonar system applications.
Expert knowledge of array processing techniques for passive and active sonar.

Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration.

DESIRED:
•     Prior service on domestic and/or international review panels as a Subject Matter Expert (SME).

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:

May be subject to successful completion of E-Verify process.
To be eligible for this position, proof of US citizenship must be provided and you must be able to obtain or maintain a federal security clearance.

Application Process:

The application process for UW positions may include completion of a variety of online assessments to obtain additional information that will be used in the evaluation process.  These assessments may include Work Authorization, Cover Letter and/or others.  Any assessments that you need to complete will appear on your screen as soon as you select “Apply to this position”. Once you begin an assessment, it must be completed at that time; if you do not complete the assessment you will be prompted to do so the next time you access your “My Jobs” page. If you select to take it later, it will appear on your "My Jobs" page to take when you are ready. Please note that your application will not be reviewed, and you will not be considered for this position until all required assessments have been completed.