Industry 4.0 Engineering Manager

Columbia, SCWhat We DoInteger Technologies is an applied research and product development company founded by scientists and engineers with a passion for protecting freedom with innovation. We perform R&D on next-generation systems and technologies for the Department of Defense and other U.S. Government agencies. We are hardware and software developers with experience transforming research into fieldable technology. Our core portfolio of research includes projects in power & energy systems, unmanned systems (with an emphasis on maritime systems), digital engineering, cyber security, and advanced manufacturing. Our mission is to create a safer world by translating scientific discoveries into reliable products that address urgent national security needs... at the speed of relevance.We are growing a portfolio of applied research projects supporting the DoD's pursuit of implementing and using digital engineering to for the development of defense systems. Our research involves advanced manufacturing, materials research, digital assistants, digital planners, and autonomy to achieve faster and more reliable manufacturing of defense-critical assets. At Integer we are specifically focused on the digital engineering infrastructure to enable faster and better results for manufacturers.Integer's diverse portfolio of novel R&D programs means that we are uniquely positioned to provide feedback to the government on what emerging technologies exist that can fill specific capability gaps for the Department of Defense over various time horizons.Company BenefitsBase salaries which exceed local & national industry averages.Year-end performance-based bonuses.401(k) with company matching that vest immediately.Integer fully covers medical, prescription, vision, and dental insurance costs for the employee and dependents. Meaning Integer standard plan pays 100% of health insurance premiums for your entire family from a well-known national insurer, saving its employee's thousands of dollars annually.Relocation assistance available.Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays.Paid bereavement and parental leave.Hybrid schedule: Mondays and Fridays are optional to work from home or in the office.Company PerksStartup culture with the stability of a large company. Integer's business plan has years of time phased contracted work, alleviating the would-be risk from a traditional small company.Direct access to company leadership, prioritization of people over process, and a stellar team with a shared desire for personal and professional growth. Friendly atmosphere where people enjoy not only their work and what they're creating but enjoy helping each other as well. Bottomless Coffee!About The RoleInteger Technologies is currently hiring an Industry 4.0 Manager reporting to the Director of Digital Engineering. The Industry 4.0 Engineering Manager will serve as Principal Investigator (PI) on large, multi-year research programs with an emphasis on digital engineering applied to advanced manufacturing. The Industry 4.0 Engineering Manager is responsible for ensuring that the project is executed to a high standard of excellence while simultaneously keeping engineering personnel focused on achieving quarterly and yearly prototype and product development milestones. This role also encompasses the management of personnel supporting related projects.Many of our projects focus on using sensor-informed edge-deployed models to make real-time assessments of mission goals and provide systems operators with decision aids to maximize mission outcomes. Executing this approach for manufacturing systems and processes requires holistic system-wide modeling and simulation approach with a distillation of relevant factors correlated with desired outcomes. Therefore, we are particularly interested in candidates who have experience in developing multi-domain models, integrating them with hardware to create digital twins of components and systems, and leveraging them in combination with process-specific information for autonomous decision making and reasoning within autonomous and human-in-the-loop systems.Integer is a science and technology research and development organization. As such, much of our work entails developing solutions for complex problems that presently have no known solutions. To achieve internal and customer project goals all candidates must be able to perform research, understand new concepts from other engineering disciplines on advanced and complex topics, and document findings in a way that is easy for non-experts to understand. The Industry 4.0 Engineering Manager must be able to serve as a Principal Investigator and a technical contributor with the technical background to contribute to the development of new technologies and prototypes, while also serving as an effective communicator and manager of individual contributors of various levels of experience.Primary ResponsibilitiesEmbody Integer's core values of integrity, agility, growth, open-mindedness, and commitment: https://www.integer-tech.com/who-we-are.Serve as Principal Investigator (PI) for a research program with an emphasis on advanced manufacturing techniques leveraging digital engineering. Be the lead authority responsible for maturing the science and technology research for the program into functional, demonstratable prototypes that address validated customer needs.Oversee the technical, schedule, and budget performance for the S&T/R&D program and any related products that may be derived from it.Establish a vision and plan for big picture project outcomes that align with the vision of the Director of Digital Engineering.Provide technical subject-matter expertise for the Company's projects related to modeling and simulation of manufacturing processes and the physics of the materials used in the process, the art of creating digital twins of various fidelities, and then combining digital twins of a system or process to inform a digital thread that provides a decision advantage for autonomous and human-in-the-loop systems.Be the primary technical interface with Integer's academic research partners and serve as a liaison to government customers.Manage, track, and review deliverables to federal customers. Ensure program deadlines are met and manage priorities for multiple contracts.Collaborate with federal sponsors to understand their missions, technology gaps, and success criteria.Translate research into DoD relevant tools that meet specific mission requirements.Lead, mentor, and manage a team of engineers with various backgrounds and experience levels. Mentor research engineers on toolsets, best practices, and state-of-the-art methods in digital engineering and advanced manufacturing research and systems engineering.Provide support to other PI's when your direct reports are supporting programs other than the one for which you serve as PI. Help that PI understand the skill sets of your direct reports and identify appropriate levels of tasking for them.Identify recruiting needs for your team, write detailed job descriptions, and lead interviews.Translate research findings into, and contribute to, white papers and proposals for new digital engineering-related research projects. Coordinate with the Director of Digital Engineering to proactively approach potential sponsors of new research programs (such as program managers at DARPA, Air Force Research Lab, Army Research Lab, and the Office of Naval Research) to send new digital engineering related proposals. Perform market analysis to identify unfilled market needs and work with the Director of Digital Engineering to develop a roadmap for developing niche products and services that the Industry 4.0 research group can realistically develop. Required QualificationsMust be a U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. DoD Secret Clearance.Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (e.g., manufacturing engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, or other related field) and 5+ years of experience relevant to the primary responsibilities outlined above.Experience conducting research on digital engineering, system modeling and simulation tools, edge computing, and advanced controls, and how to apply those tools to advanced controls for autonomous and human-in-the-loop systems related to manufacturing.A demonstrated understanding of the DoD's mission, capability gaps, and the ability to pursue new research projects to address these needs.Familiarity with academic research environments and interfacing with early researchers and subject matter experts.Experience leading a small-to-medium size project team to meet milestones on schedule and within budget.Comfortable with modern software engineering practices such as version control and some experience with general purpose languages in a production environment such as Python. Excellent written and oral communication skills and technical leadership. Ability to travel up to approximately 15% of time. This travel includes, but is not limited to, meetings with government customers, technical conferences, industry days, and off-site test events.Additional Desired QualificationsMasters or Ph.D. in relevant field (e.g., manufacturing engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, or other related field).Experience managing a small-to-medium size team of engineers as direct reports.Experience running projects focused on pursuing the DoD's mission and filling the identified capability gaps.Experience with autonomous systems research involving advanced manufacturi