Senior Engineer 1

The Engineering Science Division of Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) is seeking a Senior Engineer 1 to join our Aircraft Operating Surfaces (AOS) team at Tyndall AFB, FL.

As a Senior Engineer 1, you will serve as a subject matter expert in one or more areas related to structures, pavements, maintenance, materials, and/or geotechnical engineering. You will use various analytical, scientific, and engineering methods to execute research, development, testing, and evaluation (RDT&E) and technical projects including:

• Applied bench-level research
• Advanced technology development
• Prototype/pilot scale systems design, construction, and evaluation in field demonstrations and operationally relevant environments
• Testing, evaluation, and initial fielding of materials, technologies, and processes in Air Force operations
• Improve operations & maintenance (O&M) capabilities through insertion of alternative pavements, materials, technologies, processes and procedures

Inherent to performing work addressing these projects are requirements for technical expertise in experimental and test design, laboratory and field analysis, quality control, scale up and prototype design and operation, system/process evaluation, technology transition, technical writing, and use and maintenance of scientific and engineering equipment, instrumentation, and data acquisition systems. 

Senior Engineer 1 Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) with 8-10 years of experience, or master's degree with 6-8 years of experience.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license preferred.
• Experience in an engineering research environment with pavement materials, testing, and construction emphasis.
• Knowledge of pavement analysis and design, testing, material QC/QA, mix design, specifications, pavement supporting materials (geotech), and construction processes is required, whether obtained via coursework or practical experience.
• Experience preparing formal reports and presentations.
• Highly skilled at analytical and computational tasks.
• Highly proficient interpretation, writing, communication, and presentation abilities.

Company Information:

Applied Research Associates, Inc. is an employee-owned international research and engineering company recognized for providing superior solutions to complex and challenging problems in the physical sciences. The company, founded in Albuquerque, NM, in 1979, currently employs over 2,000 professionals. ARA offices throughout the United States and Canada provide a broad range of technical expertise in defense technologies, civil technologies, computer software and simulation, systems analysis, environmental technologies, and testing and measurement. The corporation also provides sophisticated technical products for environmental site characterization, pavement analysis, and robotics.

At ARA, employees are our greatest assets. The corporation realizes that employee ownership spawns greater creativity and initiative along with higher performance and customer satisfaction levels. ARA gives its employees the tools, training, and opportunities to take more active roles as owners. The culture is challenging; innovation and experimentation are the norm. Employees are eligible for contributions which not only add to the company’s success, but also their own through the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). The motto, “Engineering and Science for Fun and Profit” sums up the ARA experience.

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)