Senior EM Analyst & AI-Driven Radar Lead

ARA; Dayton (OH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) retirement

Employee Stock Ownership Plan

Health Insurance options

Paid leave and holidays

Good work-life balance

Job summary

Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) in Dayton, OH, seeks a Senior EM Analyst to lead a multidisciplinary team in electromagnetics, acoustics, and physics.

The role combines hands-on engineering with research leadership, mentoring junior engineers, and advancing CEM/ML-based surrogates into real-world solutions. The ideal candidate has a PhD in Electrical Engineering (Signal Processing or Computational Science) and 6+ years in EM analysis, radar processing, and related areas.

Qualifications

• PhD in Electrical Engineering or related field with specialization in Signal Processing or Computational Science.
• 6+ years of experience in Electromagnetics Analysis of systems and platforms.
• Demonstrated ability to write and contribute to winning technical proposals.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of advanced solutions to complex physical problems.
• Develop software algorithms to model interaction of EM energy with complex structures.
• Research and develop next generation radar system solutions and platforms.
• Investigate AI/ML techniques to extend traditional algorithms and capabilities.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of experts to solve large-scale computational problems.

Skills

Team leadership

Technical communication

Proposal writing

Business development

Mentorship

Cross-functional collaboration

Growth mindset

Education

PhD in Electrical Engineering (Signal Processing or Computational Science)

Tools

Computational electromagnetics tools

Radar signal processing software

AI/ML frameworks

Job description

Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) in Dayton, OH, seeks a Senior EM Analyst to lead a multidisciplinary team in electromagnetics, acoustics, and physics.

The role combines hands-on engineering with research leadership, mentoring junior engineers, and advancing CEM/ML-based surrogates into real-world solutions. The ideal candidate has a PhD in Electrical Engineering (Signal Processing or Computational Science) and 6+ years in EM analysis, radar processing, and related areas.