Do you enjoy solving complex problems? Would you enjoy working in a fast-paced multidisciplinary research environment that requires collaboration, as well as the ability to work independently? Are you interested in working for a company that values dedication in the workplace, inspires professional development, and appreciates the importance of creating an optimal work-life balance? Do you want to work in Vermont with access to summer and winter sports? If this sounds like your next job, we would like to talk with you about joining the Integrated Products Division (IPD) in ARA. We are seeking a Research Scientist/Engineer to help solve problems in advanced sensor development, robotics and RF and radio systems. We deliver engineering solutions and advanced products for a wide range of technical applications where precise measurement, motion control and data acquisition are required.

The Integrated Products Division of ARA has ongoing research and product development in ground robotics, geo-sciences, and advanced sensor development. Our advanced sensor development includes seismic and acoustic sensors, radiation sensors, optical and thermal sensing. We have ongoing deployment of machine learning for target recognition algorithms and advanced signal processing, and algorithm development including applying beamforming to and from multiple element antennas/arrays to both acoustics and radio communications.

• What you’ll do as a Scientist/Engineer
  • Our work focuses on the research and development of advanced sensors for the US Government, both to support sensor programs in security areas as well as sensors to support our advanced ground robotic systems. As an engineer on our team, your day-to-day work will consist of developing or integrating a wide variety of models into our modeling and simulation software, and performing verification & validation on the models to ensure that they produce realistic results. As a research and development program, the nature of our work varies from month to month and year to year: You will be continuously challenged to learn and grow expertise in new areas.
  • The most successful candidates have a strong technical background in science, engineering, or mathematics and a desire to continue expanding their knowledge
• Requirements
  • MS degree in physics, engineering, or related science.
  • 3-5 years’ experience with MS Degree
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to work well with many departments to develop solutions for the customer consistent with our business goals.
• Preferences
  • PhD is preferred in physics, engineering, or related discipline.
  • Familiarity with machine learning techniques such as deep neural networks, generative adversarial networks, and classifications.
  • Experience with embedded Linux systems is desirable.
  • Expertise (and interest!) in C++, Matlab and Python software is also highly desirable.

Applied Research Associates, Inc. is an employee-owned international research and engineering company recognized for providing technically superior solutions to complex and challenging problems in the physical sciences. The company, founded in Albuquerque, NM, in 1979, currently employs over 1,700 professionals and continues to grow. 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. For additional information and an opportunity to join this unique workplace, please apply at careers.ara.com.

Education

• Master of Science or better in Physics or related field

• Doctorate or better in Physics or related field

Behaviors

• Team Player: Works well as a member of a group
• Innovative: Consistently introduces new ideas and demonstrates original thinking
• Enthusiastic: Shows intense and eager enjoyment and interest

Motivations

• Self-Starter: Inspired to perform without outside help

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)