VACCINATION REQUIREMENT: As of October 1, 2021, Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA), in compliance with the Executive Order on Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors, requires all US employees to be fully vaccinated and show proof of vaccination at time of hire. If you cannot receive the COVID-19 vaccine due to a disability/medical reason or sincerely held religious belief, you will be asked to follow our process to request an accommodation.Applied Research Associates, Inc. is seeking a Senior T / Systems Engineerwho is capable of providing technical expertise in Systems Engineering (SE) or Test and Evaluation (T) activities to support the planning, development, and execution of policy, guidance, standards, and workforce development efforts. Experience in SE or T plus knowledge of practices/principles necessary in the development of DoD systems. Capable of establishing strong working relationships within the DoD and identifying and resolving issues.This position requires a candidate with experience performing a variety of complex engineering tasks across the engineering tools and environment discipline, including:Reviews and recommends new T and Engineering policies or updates to existing policiesPropose recommendations for new and revised guidance necessary to ensure compliance with acquisition, T, and Engineering policiesPrepare periodic updates to the Guidebooks for both T and Engineering as well as contribute to other guidance as necessary, to ensure appropriate T and Engineering guidance is addressed across the lifecycle and integrated throughoutIdentify areas where program documentation (eg, systems engineering plans, test and evaluation master plans, acquisition strategies) is routinely inconsistent with engineering policy and provide recommended policy and/or guidance changes to the Government Lead for Policy and Workforce in order to resolve these issuesReview the Defense Acquisition University's (DAU) courseware to ensure consistency with T and Engineering Policy, Guidance, and StandardsSupport the development, collection, and coordination of DAU Course content for T and Engineering Functional AreasProvide recommended inputs for OUSD(R) T and Engineering Reporting Requirements,Provide technical and management inputs to data calls, briefings, articles, and reports, as required.Required Qualifications:Bachelor of Science degree in an engineering, scientific, or technical discipline that is relevant to engineering with 10 years of engineering experienceUS citizen with a minimum DoD Top Secret clearance and SCI eligibilityDesired Qualifications:Experience supporting the Office of the Secretary of DefenseExperience supporting or working with the Defense Research & Engineering communityHands on experience in the RDT of technologies or complex systemsThis position is contingent upon award of a contract expected in Summer 2021 supporting the Department of Defense.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 Senior Engineerposition. 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)