Staff Engineer/Scientist
Looking for a career in an industry focused on designing, developing and rapidly deploying solutions to problems of national importance? ARA’s Raleigh, NC division has an exciting, fulfilling opportunity. ARA is seeking a staff-level engineer for a position developing advanced scientific and engineering software for DoD applications. Candidate will have a strong passion and background in making quality production software at all stages of the software life-cycle.
ARA’s Raleigh, NC division is seeking a staff-level engineer for a position developing advanced scientific and engineering software for DoD applications. Candidate will have a strong passion and background in making quality production software at all stages of the software-life cycle. As a valued contributor to our software team your responsibilities will include (1) collaborative brainstorming and problem solving to define requirements, objectives and potential solutions; (2) develop and test software from inception to deployment in the intelligence and defense communities; and (3), testing and maturing software with new ideas and customer feedback as part of an agile team.
The opportunity for career advancement and continued learning at ARA does not stop there. We strive to identify cross-train opportunities and encourage staff to become involved in upcoming R&D efforts as well as interject new ideas into our longstanding operational programs. At ARA, we foster an environment where technical staff are empowered to research and develop their own ideas –with resources and support from a strong internal technical team and external partners. You can expect day to day to have flexibility in choosing the level of autonomy suited to you, while at the same time enjoying a challenging technical career with great opportunity for personal growth.
The successful applicant will be responsible for developing and integrating modeling and simulation technologies that include physics-based capabilities and weapons effects and response. Other performance objectives are verification and validation, and algorithm and software module development.
If you can accomplish the above, you’ve got what it takes. However, you need an MS in Engineering (or a related degree) with 1-2 years relevant work or research experience, or PhD with 3.0 GPA. Due to the work you’ll perform and interactions with intelligence community and DoD programs you will need to be a US citizen. Candidates selected may be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
This position requires strong coding skills in C++, Java, and/or FORTRAN. In order to consider your application, we require that all applicants take a programming test.
Standout candidates will have a desire, if not experience in, DoD modeling and simulation technology, mission planning technology, structural dynamics, blast effects, penetration, fragmentation, geology, seismology, structural collapse, and/or probabilistic analysis. Project operations work in the following software applications, which, again, will put candidate at an advantage: experience with IDEs (e.g. Eclipse and Visual Studio) and Configuration Management tools (e.g. SubVersion and/or Git).
COMPANY INFORMATION:
While this is all of the Year One and Beyond stuff, Day One is pretty good, too. These are things like participation in our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), great compensation (DOE) & benefits package, and a challenging culture where innovation & experimentation are the norm. Our employees have the tools, training and opportunities to take more active roles as owners and are recognized as the company’s greatest assets! The motto, “Engineering and Science for Fun and Profit” sums up the ARA experience.
If you desire a career with a company that provides a broad range of technical expertise in defense technologies, civil technologies, computer software and simulation, systems analysis, environmental technologies and testing and measurement then our Southeast Division in Raleigh, NC will be perfect for you. For additional information and an opportunity to join our unique workplace, please apply at careers.ara.com.