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 statistical analysis

What you’ll do as a Staff Embedded Electrical Engineer:

• Analyze project requirements and design hardware and software solutions to meet them
• Work with electrical engineering staff to design, fabricate, and test systems requiring embedded software.
• Develop embedded software for the fabricated systems.
• Test and troubleshoot embedded systems to ensure compliance with system requirements.
• Troubleshoot electrical systems and help debug prototype printed circuit boards
• You will work from engineering drawings and written or verbal instructions.
• Assist in estimating labor and materials required to complete assigned tasks.
• Prepare oral and written reports as necessary.
• Travel or extended work hours may be required.

Position Requirements

• Requires BS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent and two (2) years of experience in a related position.
• Skilled in embedded C and object-oriented (python, C++, etc.) coding languages or similar
• Industry experience with embedded Linux or RTOS running on microcontrollers
• Experience with lab equipment - Oscilloscopes, Function Generators, Operational Amplifiers
• Innovative, can-do mindset bringing new ideas to the table
• US Citizen; able to get a security clearance

Additional Skill Preferences

• Good verbal communications skills.
• Must provide positive influence to technical project teams.
• Experience troubleshooting digital systems with logic analyzers or equivalent.
• Experience programming popular microcontrollers like Atmel, Microchip, or similar
• Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics / layout drawings.
• Ability to create simple circuit schematics.
• Familiarity with Altium or similar for printed circuit board layout.
• Familiarity with MS Office environment (Outlook, Excel, MS Word)

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, 000 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.

Education

• Bachelors or better in Computer Science or related field
• Bachelors or better in Electrical Engineering or related field

Behaviors

• Team Player: Works well as a member of a group
• Innovative: Consistently introduces new ideas and demonstrates original thinking
• Functional Expert: Considered a thought leader on a subject
• Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well
• Dedicated: Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity

Motivations

• Growth Opportunities: Inspired to perform well by the chance to take on more responsibility
• Flexibility: Inspired to perform well when granted the ability to set your own schedule and goals

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)