Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) is actively seeking a driven individual who enjoys challenging and impactful work in the physical and computational sciences. This position is for an engineer or scientist with a background evaluating complex physics through modeling and simulation and across diverse spatial and temporal scales. Join our team of engineers and scientists in the effort to deliver urgent capabilities needed by the Warfighter at the tactical edge to survive, fight, and win in a CBRNe (chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive) operational environment. Tasks include data analysis, model development, integration with modeling and simulation (M& S) platforms, and decision support tools creation to study the potential impact of these threats on military and civilian populations, as well as explore tactics to respond and recover from real events.

Qualified candidates local to the Raleigh, NC area, are eligible to work a hybrid schedule. Qualified candidates not local to the Raleigh area are eligible for remote work.

Selected candidates must be U.S. Citizens and may be subject to a government security investigation. Candidates must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

What you’ll do as a Staff Scientist / Engineer:

• The core work is focused on basic and applied research for chemical and biological (CB) defense and countering weapons of mass destruction (C-WMD). This includes researching and applying analytical methods to support warfighters operating in a CB, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) environment and evaluating the effectiveness of C-WMD and CB defense capabilities.
• The use of existing computational tools and novel data analysis techniques is required to analyze fundamental phenomenology related to weapon effects and the resulting hazards.

Staff Scientist / Engineer Essential Functions:

• Conduct scientific research using modeling and simulation to examine operational environments.
• Develop, optimize, and integrate software applications that implement modeling and simulation.
• Assimilate new requirements and manage time between multiple projects.
• Contribute ideas and technical approaches to new research projects.
• Contribute research and analysis findings to technical reports and executive summaries.
• Work with a team to coordinate tasking and regularly communicate progress.
• Interface with external customers to present progress and identify future opportunities.

Staff Scientist / Engineer Requirements:

• 5-7 years with a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering.
• Strong engineering, physics, or math background.
• Strong technical writing and oral presentation skills.
• Experience with object-oriented (e.g., C++ or Java) and scripting languages (e.g., Python or JavaScript).
• U.S. Citizenship Required.
• Must meet eligibility requirements to obtain a security clearance.

Staff Scientist / Engineer Preferences

• 0-2 years with a PhD or 3-5 years with a Masters.
• Expertise with modeling and simulation, data analysis, or DoD weapon effects codes.
• Familiarity with native compilers (e.g., MSVC, GCC) and build tools (e.g., Gradle, Maven).
• Familiarity with multiple platforms (e.g., Windows, Linux, Android) and computer networking.
• Familiarity with containers (e.g., Docker) and container orchestration (e.g., Helm, Kubernetes.
• Familiarity with version control (e.g. Git), project planning, and CI/CD platform (e.g. GitLab).

Company & Division Information

The Joint Forces are faced with an overwhelming task to anticipate chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN), as well as explosive threats, and deliver capabilities to defend against and defeat them. The nature of conflict, and these threats, is complex and diverse. Therefore, the science and technology (S& T) for core capabilities must continue to evolve. Modeling and simulation (M& S) are an effective way to study the potential impact of these threats on military and civilian populations, as well as explore tactics to respond to and recover from real events.

Our M& S, data, and tools enable the evaluation and delivery of urgent capabilities needed by the Warfighter at the tactical edge to survive, fight, and win in a CBRNe environment. This common core of M& S representing a DoD-accepted knowledgebase can be quickly leveraged or adapted to deliver leading-edge solutions that address current and emerging threats.

Do you want to work for a purpose? Applied Research Associates, Inc. (aka ARA) is an employee-owned international research and engineering company. We have been providing technically superior solutions to complex and challenging problems in the physical sciences since 1979. ARA has over 2, 306 employee-owners and continues to grow rapidly. Together, our 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.

ARA also prides itself on having a challenging culture where innovation & experimentation are the norm. The motto, “Engineering and Science for Fun and Profit” sums up the ARA experience. Employee ownership ensures you have a voice with what happens in the company.

The TACO Group is a component of the Health, Environment, Analytics, Risk, and Technology (HEART) Directorate, in the Algorithms, Modeling, and Assessments (AMA) Division.

To find out more about what the ARA has to offer, visit our website at: https: //www.ara.com/benefits/

Education

• Bachelors or better in Engineering or related field

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