What are the responsibilities and job description for the Program Manager, Roger F. Wicker Center for Ocean Enterprise position at usm?
Job Summary
Serves as coordinator and manager for research and related programs under the framework of USM’s Roger F. Wicker Center for the Ocean Enterprise. The Program Manager will oversee research, development, testing, and evaluation of ocean platforms and sensors including, but not limited to, uncrewed maritime systems (UXS), research vessels, satellite/remote sensing, and fixed or drifting/profiling sensors. Manages multiple inter-disciplinary projects reaching across the University’s complement of coastal and ocean activities with partner entities from industry and federal government including Department of Commerce, Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
- Provide leadership for research, development and testing & evaluation activities to develop and support integrated uncrewed systems research across units.
- Performs project management and principal investigator functions in grant proposal development and project reporting including planning, organizing, and carrying out new and existing research programs including data science initiatives. Creates system and interface control design specifications and project management plans that include configuration, maintenance, information technology, logistics, sustainment engineering aspects related to uncrewed systems and other emergent technologies.
- Serve as Point of Contact between The University and federal and state agencies relating to job relevant activities including development and implementation of a Training, Test and Evaluation Area in the Gulf of Mexico.
- Coordinates with academic units and/or federal agencies for Uncrewed Maritime Systems training and education.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
