Optical Engineering SME
Noblis
- Boston, MA
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Planning and developing high-risk, high-reward R&D projects that have the potential to transform human health.
- Evaluating the feasibility of technical approaches to transformative health breakthroughs.
- Reviewing health research-related technical reports.
- Developing and evaluating scientific capability development strategies.
- Monitoring R&D projects and technical performance against goals.
- Developing test and evaluation methodologies.
- Assessing the efficacy, safety, cost lifecycle costs of proposed or realized scientific solutions.
- Developing scientific program status reports, PowerPoint briefings, and read-ahead materials.
- Developing, monitoring, and maintaining a central repository of R&D efforts.
- Organizing, coordinating, and participating in meetings, discussions, and seminars on ARPA-H-related topics.
- Communicating scientific findings and the relevant impact to technical and non-technical audiences.
- Providing support to Portfolio and Program Managers in their continued engagement with ARPA-H customers.
- Performing routine tasks including, but not limited to, scheduling, writing internal memos, maintaining and updating Program Management records, filing, intranet website maintenance, preparing and reviewing presentations, records maintenance, and coordinating daily operations of the assigned program.
- Managing and respond to program-aligned data calls, compiling information, and preparing information for reporting to senior leadership.
- Assisting with planning technology transitions to end users and customers.
- Supporting the identification, assessment, evaluation, and testing of existing and emerging optical engineering technologies, systems, and capabilities, including: coordination with related government, academic, and industry programs; attending meetings and symposia; coordinating meetings and programs reviews; and supporting program advocacy including development and production of presentation materials.
- Providing Noblis-internal leadership, including:
- PhD in engineering, physics, chemistry, or other optical engineering-related field with 7+ years of relevant experience
- Senior-level technical experience managing optical engineering projects
- US Citizen and able to obtain a Public Trust Clearance
- Experience with progressively more difficult levels of planning and developing high-risk, high-reward optical engineering R&D projects that have the potential to transform human health.
- Demonstrated skill in conceiving, planning, and conducting research of considerable scope and complexity requiring unconventional or novel approaches and sophisticated research techniques.
- Demonstrated experience in the use of advanced techniques, theories, precepts, and practices required in optical engineering.
- Demonstrated creativity, foresight, initiative, and mature judgment in anticipating and solving unprecedented problems.
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and presentation skills. Proven results-oriented problem-solving abilities. Experience with presentation graphics and/or spreadsheet tools.
- Experience providing guidance, feedback, and consulting services to federal program managers.
- Ability to work in a dynamic team-oriented environment, demonstrate teamwork and initiative, and function productively in the face of new assignments and the re-prioritization of existing assignments
- Experience with having successfully demonstrated the ability to independently conduct the appropriate analysis to offer recommendations, solution, and alternatives to resolve R&D issues, concerns, problems, or methods in areas related to ARPA program offices.
- Peer-reviewed publications in medical device development is highly desirable.
- Experience in establishing strong working relationships with R&D program managers as well as organization leadership; tracking task order efforts to rapidly identify and resolve potential and new problems; and identifying and resolving administrative and contractual issues related to a support services contract is required.