[Tccc] Research Group Leader opening at United Technologies Research Centre, Ireland

Szymon Fedor szymon.fedor
Tue May 15 00:35:16 EDT 2012


Job Title:    Research Group Leader, Next Generation Security Systems
Company: United Technologies Corporation
Location:    Cork, Ireland
Contact: szymon.fedor at gmail.com

United Technologies Research Centre Ireland, Ltd. (UTRCI) is UTRC?s
newly-opened European research hub, created to further leverage a
global network of innovation. UTRCI will work with universities,
research institutes, and industry throughout Europe and beyond to
further its research and development mission in the areas of energy
and security. UTRCI invites qualified individuals to apply for the
following position in its Cork office. A competitive compensation and
benefits package will be provided to the successful candidates.

United Technologies Research Center (UTRC) delivers advanced
technologies to the businesses of United Technologies Corporation
(UTC), a diversified company that provides a broad range of
high-technology products and services to the global aerospace and
building systems industries. UTC businesses are: Otis; Sikorsky; UTC
Propulsion & Aerospace Systems, which includes Pratt & Whitney and
Hamilton Sundstrand; and UTC Climate, Controls & Security, which
includes Carrier (NYSE:UTX).

UTRC partners with UTC business units and external research
organizations to expand the boundaries of science and technology
through research and innovation, delivering technology options that
meet and anticipate the needs of the marketplace.

Founded in 1929, UTRC is located in East Hartford, Connecticut (U.S.),
with an office in Berkeley, California, and research and development
centers in Shanghai, China, and Cork, Ireland.
Learn more @ www.utrc.utc.com



A successful candidate for the Group Leader in the area of Next
Generation Security Systems will be expected to


Build and lead multi-disciplinary and international teams to
successfully achieve desired technical outcomes within time and budget
constraints.
Communicate effectively with executive level technical and management teams.
Demonstrate strategic leadership, innovative thinking and deep
technical expertise in areas relevant to next generation surveillance
systems.
Assure technical excellence and rigor in project execution through the
identification and recruitment of technical skills in selected areas.
Develop employees through both formal and informal training and
through mentoring.
Demonstrate superior project management and communication skills,
providing timely and accurate reports and presentations to senior
management and functional teams.
Develop, articulate and realize technology roadmaps in areas related
to surveillance, expanding the portfolio of technology maturation
projects.
Actively pursue external funding and collaborative opportunities in
the area of distributed security systems with external partners
including companies, national labs and universities.
Some travel required.


M.S. in Mechanical, Electrical or Systems Engineering with 7+ years
experience including leading projects and or people in research and
development in the area of design and operation building security
systems is required.

A Ph.D. with 5+ years experience in technologies applied to security
systems and an established network of contacts and partnerships in the
European academia community is highly preferred.

This position is based at UTRC?s European hub in Cork, Ireland. To be
eligible to apply, candidates must be legally entitled to work and
reside in Ireland.




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