What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Engineer 1 position at ARA Brand?
Successful candidates will have a chance to support research in areas of:
Electromechanical systems, less-than-lethal systems, human injury, acoustics, chemical/biological defense, specialized materials development, thermal protection systems, blast effects, ballistic penetration/fragmentation, or test planning and execution
What you’ll do as a Senior Engineer:
- Serve as a technical resource for other engineers and scientists in your field of expertise
- Develop control software for high power RF control systems, the communications interface to an operator control units (OCU), and monitoring/testing software
- As needed, act as a project manager or technical lead in systems engineering, chembio defense, wearable sensors, or electromechanical hardware development
- Prepare oral and written reports as necessary
- Travel or extended work hours may be required
Position Requirements
- Requires B.S. 8 years, M.S. 6 years, or Ph.D. 3 (or equivalent)
- Work onsite in Littleton, CO
- US Citizen; able to get a security clearance
Additional Skill Preferences
- Past experience performing research and development of technologies for National Defense applications
- Experience with hardware & software integration, feedback and control systems, or automated test measurement systems
- Broad technical engineering/science capabilities
- Innovative, can-do mindset bringing new ideas to the table
- Ability to work well within a team and independently, good verbal communications skills
- Experience leading technical teams, including subcontractors and consultants
- Project management experience to include budgeting, scheduling, risk mitigation, and reporting
- Familiarity with MS Office (Outlook, Excel, Word)
Company & Division Information
Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) is an employee-owned scientific research and engineering company recognized for providing technically superior solutions to complex and critical problems. Founded in Albuquerque, NM, in 1979, ARA currently has over 2,200 employee-owners in offices throughout the United States and Canada providing a broad range of technical expertise in defense technologies, civil technologies, computer software and simulation, systems analysis, environmental technologies, and testing and measurement. In addition, we provide sophisticated technical products for environmental site characterization, pavement analysis, and robotics.
At ARA, employee-owners are at the heart of every success. We embrace employee ownership which spawns greater creativity, initiative, and higher performance and customer satisfaction levels. ARA gives employees the tools, training, and opportunities to take more active roles as owners. The culture is challenging; innovation and experimentation are the norm. All eligible employees have the opportunity to earn annual contributions to the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), and all of our employee-owners can directly impact our shared success.
