Staff Pavement Engineer 1

The ARA Transportation Infrastructure Division is seeking pavement engineers to work full-time in our office in Ventura, CA.

But we’re not just seeking pavement engineers—we’re looking for problem-solvers and innovators.

If you’re a civil engineer with a passion for transportation infrastructure and a background in cutting-edge research, machine learning, signal processing, or geospatial analytics, we want to meet you.

Our Ventura team plays a national role in pavement and infrastructure solutions, from PCI surveys in cities across the West Coast to federal R&D efforts.

Join a team where your research background and software skills can immediately make an impact.

This role is a great fit for someone who combines pavement engineering fundamentals with advanced skills in data science, programming, and system development—ideal for applying and growing expertise across a variety of forward-thinking infrastructure projects.

What we offer:


* A collaborative environment where innovation is encouraged, from AI tools for DOTs to custom sensor development for rail and pavement systems.


* The ability to lead technical workstreams early in your career and contribute to ongoing national research programs.


* Flexible growth into roles that blend engineering, programming, and applied R&D.


* Opportunities to present at major transportation and infrastructure conferences.

What you will do as a staff pavement engineer:


* Work directly with senior engineers to support pavement evaluation, structural analysis, and performance forecasting.


* Apply your research skills to real-world challenges in pavement and transportation infrastructure.


* Contribute to projects involving distributed acoustic sensing, traffic speed deflection, and machine learning integration for pavement evaluation.


* Participate in developing pavement management strategies using big data and GIS-based tools.


* Use tools such as Python, GIS, and signal processing software to enhance analysis, visualization, and decision-making.


* Build user-friendly interfaces or dashboards to communicate technical results to stakeholders.


* Be flexible, willing, and able to adapt to the demands of the project/task including possibly supporting client needs for data collection in the field (with travel required).


* Participate in writing proposals in response to RFPs for existing and new lines of business.


* Engage in marketing and networking activities at conferences and other industry gatherings.


* Travel for conferences, marketing, and project level work.

It is expected that you will be able to win work through writing proposals within 1 year and you will be able to sit for the PE exam within 2 years.

Staff pavement engineer requirements:


* BS or higher in Civil Engineering, with focus in pavements, transportation, or geotechnical.

Advanced degree preferred.


* 2+ years of relevant experience; graduate/academic rese...