Math / Engineering Technical Intern

ARA is seeking part-time Technical Interns to join the team in our new Bentonville, Arkansas office during the academic year, with full-time potential for the summer and beyond. We are a 100% employee-owned scientific research and engineering company dedicated to solving critical national problems to improve our safety, security, and way of life. You will work with other engineers and data scientists to develop data-driven models for a diverse range of clients. As a member of our modeling team, you will work in a collaborative environment focused on delivering high-quality models & software to our clients.

Up to two internships are available for qualified undergraduate or graduate students studying towards a career in computational modeling and/or data science. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. During the school year, interns work approximately 20 to 30 hours per week, and ARA’s interns are valued members of the team, tasked with work that is critical to the success of our projects.

What We Do

Our engineering and data science projects involve:

• Automating mining and collection processes from identified data sources
• Investigating and identifying new data sources
• Pre-processing structured and unstructured data prior to analysis
• Validating data integrity
• Analyzing data to support model development needs with your team
• Prototyping mathematical models
• Implementing numerical methods algorithms
• Performing parameterization and sensitivity analyses
• Collaboratively supporting software development team to translate models into production environments

Basic Qualifications

• Pursuing a Bachelor of Science or higher in a STEM-related field
• Some knowledge (or relevant coursework) of Python, Julia, or Matlab
• Ability to work effectively in small team settings
• Solid oral and written communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience (or relevant coursework) with systems dynamics or discrete event modeling and simulation
• Experience with numerical methods
• Familiarity with agile workflow

Behaviors

Required

• Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well
• Team Player: Works well as a member of a group

Education

Required

• Pursuing a Bachelor of Science or higher in STEM-related field

COMPANY INFORMATION:

Applied Research Associates, Inc. (aka ARA) is an employee-owned international research and engineering company known for providing technically superior solutions to complex and challenging problems in the physical sciences. We were founded in Albuquerque, NM in 1979 as the disco era was, thankfully, closing out and the personal computer era was beginning. We employ over 2,000 professionals and continue to grow. ARA offices throughout the U.S. and Canada provide a broad range of technical expertise in defense, civil, and health technologies, computer software and simulation, systems analysis, environmental technologies, and testing and measurement. Around ARA you are equally likely to hear a conversation about Kubernetes clusters as you are a debate on merits of a reverse polish notation (RPN) calculator!

While this is all of the Year One and Beyond stuff, Day One is highly impressive too. These are things like our competitive salary (DOE), Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) & 401(k) with matching program, benefits package which includes medical, dental vision, flex spending, telehealth services, company-paid life & disability insurance including paid maternity disability leave through our company-paid short-term disability benefit, domestic partner coverage, dependent care flex spending, daycare discounts, pet insurance, relocation opportunities, floating holidays, tuition reimbursement, professional development as well as flexible schedules. ARA also prides ourselves on having a challenging culture where innovation & experimentation are the norm. At ARA, employees are our greatest assets, so we give our employees the tools, training, and opportunities to take active roles as owners. The motto, “Engineering and Science for Fun and Profit” sums up the ARA experience.  The company realizes employee ownership spawns greater creativity and initiative along with higher performance and customer satisfaction levels.

ARA is passionate about inclusion and diversity in our workplace. We seek colleagues who will contribute to the unique culture that makes ARA such a great place to work. For additional information and an opportunity to join this unique workplace, please apply at careers.ara.com.