Sr Principal Research Engineer

Responsibilities

• Champion and devlop a compelling vision that will drive growth and develop new capabilities.
• Identify opportunities and lead the development of proposals for new and follow-on R&D projects for government and commercial clients.
• Conduct project-oriented oral presentations, writing technical reports, communicating with peers, supervisors, and serve as external spokesperson for the organization.
• Drive collaboration across SRI labs and divisions externally.
• Grow and motivate teams.
• Travel to conferences, meetings, and project sites.

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship with the ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance.
• Deep technical expertise in remote sensing, applying cutting edge principles, theories, concepts.
• Versatile researcher who works best in a team environment and has a strong motivation for bridging their area of expertise with other domains such as networking, machine learning, radar, quantum sensing and networking, and communications.
• A thought leader with a proven track record of significant research contributions and delivery of solutions in the areas that include innovative remote sensing technologies.
• Strong network and credibility within the eco-system including customers and collaborators.
• Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills are required.
• Knowledge and understanding of client needs, government and/or commercial.
• Demonstrated skills in senior leadership of technical efforts.
• Minimum - PhD in Physics, Applied Physics, Electrical Engineering, with 8 years of experience, Bachelor's with 15 years; Master's with 12 years.
• Ability to travel to conferences, meetings, and project sites as needed.

Pay

The salary range is: $166,900-$248,265. Salary ranges will vary and are based on several factors, including geographic location, market competitiveness and equity amongst internal employees in similar roles. Positions may also qualify for SRI's Pay for Outstanding Performance program or the annual Performance Based Compensation program.

Benefits

SRI also has a competitive benefits package, to view details please go to https://www.sri.com/resources/benefits/.