Staff Environmental Engineer - Applied Research Associates

The Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) Algorithms, Modeling and Assessments (AMA) division is looking for a Staff Environmental Engineer with a solid background in environmental regulations hazardous materials, and waste management and disposal.  The candidate should be familiar with federal and state regulations associated with hazardous materials, and the ideal candidate will also have prior military experience as well.  The successful candidate will lead a team of engineers, curricula developers, and safety specialists to update and modernize SOPs and training procedures to support rapid growth in operations at the NSWC IHD facility. 

The ideal candidate should be independently driven with a passion for research and development.  The candidate will evaluate overall design effectiveness, cost, reliability, and safety.  Designs, analyzes, configures, tests and troubleshoots systems, as well as providing project engineering/program management support, development and evaluation support and/or engineering life cycle support of a complex nature in a narrow area of specification. The ideal candidate will be considered an emerging authority, who applies extensive technical expertise.  The candidate will develop technical solutions to complex problems. 

Due to the nature of work performed candidates must be U.S. citizens eligible for a Department of Defense Secret, or higher, level security clearance.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s (or equivalent) degree in Engineering and 5-7  years of relevant experience, or a Master’s with 3-5 years of related experience.
• Strong analytic, written, and oral communication skills.
• Experience with hazardous materials and waste management.
• Works well in a team environment compromised of other technicians, engineers and scientists.
• Must be a United States citizen eligible to receive and maintain a Secret or higher Department of Defense Security Clearance.

Desired Qualifications:

• Prior military experience
• Existing Security Clearance
• Experience with energetic materials, including explosives and propellants.
• Professional Engineers license

COMPANY INFORMATION:

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 2,000 professionals and continues to grow. ARA offices throughout the U.S. and Canada provide a broad range of technical expertise in defense, civil, and health technologies, computer software and simulation, systems analysis, environmental technologies, and testing and measurement.

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 employees the tools, training, and opportunities to take more active roles as owners. The culture is challenging, and 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.

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)