Posted:
Wednesday, 09 July 2025
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Friday, 08 August 2025
Index Requested on:
07/09/2025 19:12:24
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07/09/2025 19:12:24
Location: Albuquerque, NM, 87101, US
Industry:
Aerospace/Defense
Occupational Category:
11-0000.00 - Management
Type of Employment: FULL_TIME
Southwest (SWD), a division of Applied Research Associates, Inc, is hiring!
Description:
Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA), Southwest Division (SWD) is looking for a Senior Test Engineer with significant experience in leading developmental and operational test (DT/OT) qualification efforts. In this role, you will lead and coordinate test activities for assigned projects, collaborating closely with cross-functional engineering teams to define test requirements, create test procedures and reports, develop specifications, coordinate test planning activities, and execute test events.
The ideal candidate is a self-driven test engineering professional with a passion for hands-on testing and field validation. You should be comfortable leading test planning meetings, writing detailed test plans, procedures, and reports while managing test-day operations, and guiding post-test data collection and analysis. Strong communication skills are essential, as you will be expected to produce formal test reports and present findings to customers, internal stakeholders, and government sponsors. You should possess the ability to manage complex test events independently, integrate feedback into test strategies, and support the full test lifecycle from concept through final reporting.
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.
Salary Range: $80, 000 - $120, 000 (Dependent on Experience)
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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, 300+ 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.
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