PROGRAM MANAGER-R&D - SR. PROGRAM MANAGER-R&D - Machinery and Energy Systems

Employer
SWRI
Location
San Antonio, Texas
Salary
Commensurate
Posted
Jan 23, 2025
Closes
Feb 07, 2025
Ref
2885837935
Role Type
Manager
Career Level
Experienced Career
Education
Bachelor
Work Mode
Onsite
Contract Type
Full Time
Organization Type
Publishing & Media
  • Develop research program areas in an applied engineering R&D team environment for power systems, supporting our clients by developing and validating energy technologies and system/component improvements to reliability, performance, sustainability, cost, or other objectives.
  • Lead applied R&D projects and teams to design, analyze, install, commission, and operate industrial power systems including machinery, heaters, coolers, test rigs, and other thermal/fluid power systems and components.
  • Inform internal strategic planning for technical program areas, including business development, technical capability improvements, and laboratory facility utilization and improvements.
  • Provide technical leadership by mentoring less-experienced technical staff as a subject matter expert in project management, industrial systems, and/or machinery disciplines and associated methods and tools.

  • Collaborate with department and other SwRI staff to build business opportunities for government and commercial clients through professional activities/outreach and development of new strategic capabilities via internal research funding.
  • Coordinate project team activities and make individual contributions to efficiently accomplish technical project tasks, including activities such as thermodynamic modeling, power system analysis/design, test loop assembly/operation, data analysis, and reporting.
  • Prepare technical publications and presentations for business development purposes. Interface with technical clients to coordinate project scope and develop proposals.
  • Manage project requirements and schedules, and labor plans. Utilize project controls including earned value, schedule, risk/opportunity analysis, effective task delegation, and other tools to manage progress and interfaces including clients and subcontractors/vendors.

  • Requires a Bachelors, Masters or a PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or related degree field with relevant experience.
  • 10+ years: Experience with power system design, analysis, and testing preferred, including functional knowledge of various technical areas including thermal/fluid systems, turbomachinery, prototype design and manufacturing, and large-scale testing.
  • 10+ years: Experience with energy system analysis and development over a broad range of fluid-thermal energy technologies. Proven ability to independently troubleshoot industrial power system operations and break down complex research problems into logical tasks.
  • 10+ years: Broad understanding of and experience with implementation of industry-accepted standards and guidelines for design, analysis, commissioning, and testing. Experience with integration of multiple systems preferred.
  • 10+ years: Past project management experience required and personnel management and/or business development experience strongly preferred. Experience managing government-funded projects preferred. Good organizational and communication skills required, including verbal and technical writing.
  • A valid/clear driver's license is required.