Senior Engineer - Directed Energy Team & Capture Lead

ARA; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee-owned company

Job summary

Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) seeks a Senior Engineer to serve as a Team & Capture Lead for our Directed Energy Team in Albuquerque, NM. The role blends technical leadership with business development and program management.

You will guide design, fabrication and testing of advanced directed energy systems for national security applications, coordinating with defense customers and proposals. Ideal candidates will have a strong hardware engineering background, MS or Meng in optical

Qualifications

• MS or Meng in optical engineering, physics or related field.
• Strong system engineering hardware background.
• Ability to lead teams, programs and business areas.
• Ability to handle technical project planning & monthly reporting including financials.
• Team player with excellent presentation and written/oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead Directed Energy Team & Capture efforts for HEL, HPM and related technologies.
• Oversee integration and testing of directed energy systems.
• Develop technology demonstrations and field-testing campaigns.
• Support proposals, business development, and program capture for defense customers.

Skills

Leadership

Project planning

Communication

Hardware engineering

Problem solving

Microsoft Office

Presentation

Team management

System engineering

Education

MS in optical engineering, physics or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Are you interested in leading and advancing Directed Energy system programs and capture efforts? Do you have experience with high-energy lasers and high-power microwaves? Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) is seeking a Senior Engineer to serve as a Team and Capture Lead for our Directed Energy Team within the Southwest Division in Albuquerque, NM. Join us in developing innovative solutions and advancing existing designs that support critical mission needs.

This position will include a mix of technical, business development, and program management skills to develop directed energy systems and related technologies. The ideal candidate will be capable of applying project leadership skills to the technical team for the design, fabrication and testing of advanced systems for the Defense Industry. You will be looked to as a subject matter expert and lead the technical team in the day-to-day activities which include program scheduling, planning, budgeting, reporting, and proposals. Come join an exciting employee-owned company solving complex problems of national security!

As a Directed Energy Team & Capture Lead with ARA you will:

• Work with high power microwave systems, electro-optics, laser (high and low power), optics, sensors and pointing.
• Integration and testing of directed energy systems.
• Develop technology demonstrations and field-testing campaigns.
• High Energy Laser (HEL), High Power Microwave (HPM), and directed energy weapons (DEW).
• Contribute to proposals and new program capture.
• Work with the defense industry and military customers.

Directed Energy Team Lead Engineer Requirements

• US citizen with an active DoD Security Clearance or ability to obtain one.
• MS or Meng. in optical engineering, physics or related field.
• Strong system engineering hardware background.
• Able to lead teams, programs and business areas.
• Ability to handle technical project planning & monthly reporting including financials.
• Team player with excellent presentation and written/oral communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Ability to understand and solve complex problems.
• Interest in learning new engineering tools and strong system engineering background.

Directed Energy Team Lead Engineer Preferences

• Active DoD SECRET or higher security clearance.
• Experience working with DoD cloud-based tools.
• Understanding of DoD acquisitions processes.

Job Location:

• Onsite in Albuquerque, NM