What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Engineer 1 position at ARA?
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
Additional Skill Preferences
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.
Equal Opportunity Employer / Protected Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
