Junior Software Engineer

Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) Engineering Science Division is seeking a Junior Software Engineer to support engineering and scientific research, development, testing, studies, and related activities in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey.

As a Junior Software Engineer you will perform basic computer programming in a compatible language that will enable the collection and manipulation and test data from a variety of types of instrumentation. Collection and manipulation includes: updating programs as the instrumentation changes, creating a database for the storage of data; converting the electrical signals from test instrumentation into engineering units; displaying converted data during a test; plotting test results; checking for and correcting erroneous data; comparing data between different tests; and producing any desired chart or graph of any of the data in a form suitable for including in technical reports or presentations. Maintain data collection computers, analog to digital converters, and all related hardware and software. Requires supervision.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in computer, software, electrical engineering, mathematics, or related field from an accredited college or university.
• Must be a US Citizen.
• Requires Secret Security Clearance or higher and DHS Suitability.

This position is onsite in Atlantic City, New Jersey and contingent upon award of a contract expected in 2023.

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 1200 professionals. ARA offices throughout the United States and Canada provide a broad range of technical expertise in defense technologies, civil technologies, computer software and simulation, systems analysis, environmental technologies, and testing and measurement. The corporation also provides sophisticated technical products for environmental site characterization, pavement analysis, and robotics.

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 its employees the tools, training, and opportunities to take more active roles as owners. The culture is challenging; 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 visit our website at www.ara.com.

Please apply at www.careers.ara.com for the Junior Software Engineer position.

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)