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Careers
at Implant Sciences Corporation
Chief Scientist
Type: Full-time Professional Exempt
Job Description
Lead and
perform research and development supporting the strategic planning of
the company. Identify, recommend, and develop new and innovative
technologies that ultimately lead to competitive advantages in the
market place through our products and services. Keep current of
technical developments in the field of trace explosives detection.
Required
Education & Experience:
- MS
or higher degree in physics, chemistry or related fields
- 8+
years experience in Research and Development
- Experience
in the areas of atmospheric pressure ionization, ion mobility, and
particle collection
Required Essential
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Program
manage key initiatives or projects from technology roadmap
- Independently
leap across functional team groups to accomplish goals
- Provide
technical leadership for new trace detection methodologies leading to
marketable products
- Design/develop/optimize
existing and new technologies
- Participate
in program efforts of key technology developments
- Design/develop/optimize
custom analysis and control equipment and software to test and validate
new technologies
- Responsible
for contributing to the patent portfolio of the company
- Responsible
for process development, process evaluation and process transfer from
R&D to production
- Provide
guidance to junior members of technical staff and technical insight to
all levels of the company
- Report
technical and programmatic progress to program, functional and
executive management
- Experience
with software development
for instrumentation
Other Skills and
Abilities:
- Ability to
work on multiple development projects simultaneously
- Good
leadership and supervisory roles
- Excellent
written and oral communication skills
- Excellent
team work ethic
- Strong
problem solving and creative skills
- Good
organizational and project coordination skills
- Proficiency
in using Microsoft Office programs such as Word, PowerPoint and Excel
- Experience
with project planning (schedules,
budgets, resources, risk management)
Additional
Information:
- R&D
office and laboratory environment
- Visit
government and non-government facilities
- Attend
conferences
Please submit your résumé to
info@implantsciences.com
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Engineering Manager
Type: Full-time Professional Exempt
Department: Engineering
Reports To: VP of Product Development
Job Summary
The Engineering Manager applies an interdisciplinary, collaborative approach to plan, design, develop and verify
complex lifecycle balanced system of systems and system solutions. This individual will be responsible for
managing people of multiple technical disciplines. The Engineering Manager will focus on defining customer
needs and required functionality early in the development cycle, documenting requirements, then proceeding with
design synthesis and system validation while considering the complete problem:
- Operations
- Cost and Schedule
- Performance
- Training and Support
- Testing
- Manufacturing
The Engineering Manager performs various analyses to optimize total system of systems and/or system architecture. Performs analyses
for safety, reliability, maintainability, testability, human systems integration, survivability, vulnerability, susceptibility,
system security, regulatory, certification, product assurance and other quality factors into a preferred configuration to ensure
mission success. Develops, maintains and identifies improvements for the planning, organization, implementation and monitoring of
requirements management processes, tools, risk, issues, opportunity management and technology readiness assessment processes.
Resolves cross-functional technical issues.
The Engineering Manager will manage all the disciplines and specialty groups into a team effort forming a structured development
process that proceeds from concept to production to operation. Engineering Manager considers both the business and the technical
needs of all customers with the goal of providing a quality product that meets the user needs. The Engineering Manager will be
responsible for managing people of multiple technical disciplines.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- As an Engineering Manager, candidates are expected to be self-motivated and have the ability to provide technical leadership to teams throughout the development life-cycle.
- Plan and lead the cross functional technical issues within the engineering discipline
- Provide Explosive Trace Detection, ETD, system engineering and concept development
- Play a leading role and/or a project management role in the development of ETD system concepts, implementation approaches, and end-to-end performance characterization.
- Lead a small team to develop candidate concepts in an evolving requirements environment at multiple levels. Work with a larger team including Manufacturing, Service and Marketing to instantiate these requirements into a product. Provide technical leadership over these activities.
- Conduct preliminary analysis/trade-off studies of candidate solutions; iterate designs as warranted.
- Act as lead technical interface to sponsors and prospective sponsors. Work as a development program manager of the design team to iterate the technical design with cost and schedule to produce a product that meets the requirements of all three areas. /span>
- Lead the development of the technical portion of proposals. Support cost and schedule activities. Support business development activities. Provide technical assistance to sponsors as required.
- Communications: As a technical leader within the department, candidates must have excellent written and verbal communications skills. Ability to work in a diverse team environment.
Required Education and/or Experience:
- Bachelor's degree + 10 years experience, Masters degree + 7 years experience
- Degree in mechanical, electrical, chemical or other engineering discipline
- Proven track record of successful product development activities
- Proven track record in coordinating technical resources of varying disciplines to successfully complete development tasks
- Experience with analytical systems development a strong plus
- Experience with government qualification processes a strong plus
Essential Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Required Working Knowledge of:
- Fluid dynamics, heat transfer
- Mechanical systems; Electronics and Electrical systems
- Project Management including planning, costing, scheduling, conflict resolution
- FEMA, Risk Assessment, root cause analysis
- Design for Manufacturing and Services protocol
Other Skills and Abilities Required:
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Excellent teamwork ethic
- Strong problem solving and creative skills
- Must be a team player with good people and leadership skills and ability to mentor
- Good organizational skills being able to multitask on multiple development projects
- Proficient with Windows and Windows applications
- Proficient with Microsoft Office Word, Excel, Project, and PowerPoint
Working Conditions:
- R&D office and laboratory environment
- Minimal travel required
Please submit your résumé to
info@implantsciences.com
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Senior Electrical Engineer
Type: Full-time Professional Exempt
Department: Engineering
Reports To: Engineering Manager
Job Summary
This individual is responsible for the architecture, requirements, development, documenting,
and testing of the electrical systems or subsystems for new innovative products and existing applications.
This individual has the ability to analyze technical requirements to determine feasibility of design
within time and cost constraints. This individual consults with other engineering staff and scientists to
evaluate the mechanical, operational and performance requirements of overall system.
As a senior electrical engineer, duties also involve performing periodic system design reviews and mentoring
other members of the technical staff on good engineering development practices.
Required Education & Experience:
- BS or higher degree in electrical engineering or equivalent.
- 10+ years experience in electrical engineering
Required Essential Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Responsibilities include large system design efforts while serving as lead engineer on major projects from concept through release to production
- Provide technical expertise coupled with proven leadership skills in the fields of Electrical Engineering, DFM and Lean Design
- provide guidance to junior members or engineering staff and technical insight to all levels of engineering and management
- Conduct in-depth quantitative analyses of design performance for proposed and developing designs using hand and computer aided methods
- Make technical recommendations/decisions on projects and develop engineering statements or work and cost and manpower estimates for proposed projects
- Lead the development of and present technical design reviews
- Report technical and programmatic status to program, functional and executive management
- Validating system-level electrical performance and design requirements
- Allocating electrical performance and design requirements to subsystems and components
- Synthesizing subsystem performance characteristics and confirming acceptable overall system performance or resolving any shortfal
- Managing system electrical requirements and evaluating and mitigating system risks
Other Skills and Abilities Required:
- Digital & Analog design experience
- Extensive embedded system design
- Expert in schematic entry, layout tools and design for manufacturability
- Hardware Design, Components Placement, PCB Lay-out, PCB Stack-up, PCB Artwork, and Assembly Drawing
- Ensuring assigned engineering work is completed on time and on budget
- 5 years minimum experience with electronics CAD such as Altiumv
- Proficiency in engineering computer tools used for design analysis and verification required
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Excellent teamwork ethic
- Strong problem solving and creative skills
- Must be a team player with good people and leadership skills and ability to mentor
- Good organizational skills being able to multitask on multiple development projects
Working Conditions:
- R&D office and laboratory environment
Please submit your résumé to
info@implantsciences.com
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Marketing Programs Manager
Type: Full-time Professional Exempt
Department: Marketing
Reports To: Marketing Director
Job Summary
The Marketing Programs Manager will increase Implant Sciences’ understanding of the Company’s markets
and its presence in them, with a particular focus on Federal, State, and International government
decision makers. This individual will research who purchases the Company’s products, the size of
opportunity they represent, and the key methods and messages for marketing to them. This information
will drive the creation of marketing programs and materials to reach targeted decision makers and help
grow sales. Other responsibilities will include managing marketing communications including collateral
and press release production, conducting research to support strategic planning, and interfacing to
other departments.
The Marketing Programs Manager is expected to:
- Profile potential customers to determine needs, sales potential, and key decision criteria
- Plan and execute marketing programs aimed at increasing awareness of Implant Sciences and its products
- Develop and publish sales tools and marketing information
- Brief sales team on target customer segments and key messages
- Manage communications throughout Implant Sciences and with the Company’s distribution partners
- Monitor federal budgets, RFIs, RFQs, BAAs and other announcements for opportunities of interest
- Assist in gathering and analyzing market research data
- Manage collateral production using outside agencies
- Manage press release production and approval process
- Work closely with sales, corporate marketing, and product management
Required Education & Experience:
- Bachelors Degree
- 5 to 9 years marketing experience in a technology or security field
- Experience with analytical instruments or security equipment preferred
- Experience marketing to government agencies (domestic and/or foreign) a strong plus
- Strong writing and proofreading skills
- Demonstrated ability to organize and present complex subjects
- Excellent organization and teamwork skills
- Strong Microsoft Office skills
- Experience in web publishing a plus
Working Conditions:
Please submit your résumé to
info@implantsciences.com
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