Senior Engineer - Directed Energy Team Lead

Interested in leading the design, fabrication and testing of advanced electro-optical systems? Do you have experience in lasers, optics and electronics? Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) is looking for a Senior Engineer to act as a Team Lead for our Directed Energy team with expertise in electro-optics and lasers to join our Southwest Division’s Directed Energy Team in Albuquerque, NM. Join our team in developing new ideas and implementing existing designs.

This position will include a mix of a technical 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 electro-optical 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, and reporting. Come join an exciting employee-owned company solving complex problems of national security!

As a Directed Energy Team Lead Engineer with ARA you will :

• Work with electro-optics, laser (high and low power), optics, sensors and pointing.
• Integration and testing of laser system design.
• Develop technology demonstrations and field-testing campaigns.
• High Energy Laser (HEL) systems and directed energy weapons (DEW).
• Work with the defense industry and military customers.

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