Senior Systems Engineer 1

Applied Research Associates, Inc.

(ARA) is a 100% employee-owned research and development, rapid prototyping, and product manufacturing firm.  We are seeking a Senior Systems Engineer at the Automation & Geosciences Sector of ARA.

This position includes full lifecycle mechanical and systems engineering of unmanned systems, sensor systems, and geotechnical projects and products.

This job requires a candidate to lead system design activities such as developing and managing system, hardware and software requirements, developing system architectures and designs, performing system level integration/test and assisting in validation for complex avionics control systems.  The job requires excellent communication skills, attention to detail, and the ability to be a team player.

You will join a dynamic team working on our Robotic, Sensor, and Geotechnical product lines.

You will be part of a team that designs, prototypes, integrates and troubleshoots next generation technology, bringing state of the art solutions to our warfighters and our commercial customers.  ARA focuses on Passion, Service, Freedom and Growth.

ARA is looking for a Senior Systems Engineer to support the development of various project types.

The qualified candidate will be working with a multi-disciplinary team in a fast-paced development environment to integrate, deploy, and support complex software and hardware-based systems.

 


* What you’ll do as a Senior Systems Engineer 1
+ Tasks may include identifying, documenting, and tracking requirements; performing requirements analysis; task planning; performing system integration, regression, verification, and validation testing.

You will help navigate the design team through the design cycle and own overall technical risk for the product(s).

The position may require business travel to project locations in support of demonstrations, system integration, system testing, and training events.


* Senior Systems Engineer 1 Requirements
+ Bachelor’s degree in systems engineering or related engineering discipline
+ 7-9 years related experience in engineering
+ US Citizenship and ability to be granted a security clearance by the Federal Government
+ Experience with creating and managing technical requirements
+ Experience managing technical risk and implementing mitigation strategies
+ Experience generating customer facing documentation
+ Ability to analyze and identify customer needs
+ Ability to use statistical analysis methods and tools
+ Ability to work with customers in a test environment
+ Ability to develop improved methods to processes to increase program efficiency
+ Team player with a proactive attitude
+ Strong oral and written communications skills


* Senior Systems Engineer 1 Preferences
+ Prior Systems Engineering work experience
+ Prior experience taking a pro...