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About the Role
Seeking a highly qualified engineer/scientist for the development of data analytic tools and techniques for the Intelligence and Defense communities, focusing on data analytics, machine learning, probabilistic modeling, intelligent systems, and supporting software. The role involves translating ideas into software tools and algorithms, optimizing existing ones, and developing new ones from scratch.
Responsibilities
- Develop data analytic tools and techniques.
- Apply software development and math/statistics/engineering concepts to solve multi-disciplinary problems.
- Translate ideas and proposed solutions into software tools and algorithms.
- Improve, optimize, and tune existing algorithms.
- Develop new algorithms from scratch.
- Perform software design, software development, and debugging/issue resolution.
- Actively participate in evaluation of algorithm and system performance.
Requirements
- U.S. citizenship required.
- Eligibility to apply for and hold a US security clearance.
- BS in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
- 5+ years of experience.
- Strong software development skills.
- Proficiency in Python.
- Solid mathematical foundation (e.g., linear algebra, probability).
- Experience in data modeling and analytics, machine learning, probabilistic modeling, or intelligent agents.
- Ability to work with data: preprocessing, transformation, and basic SQL or data storage concepts.
- Proficiency in modern Python data and ML libraries (e.g., PyTorch, NumPy, Pandas/Polars).
- Familiarity with software engineering best practices, including testing, version control, and code review.
- Experience going from problem statement to prototype to production-ready algorithms.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills.
- Capable of working effectively in a dynamic, team-oriented environment.
Skills
- Data analytics
- Machine learning
- Probabilistic modeling
- Intelligent systems
- Software systems
- Software development
- Python
- Linear algebra
- Probability
- Data modeling
- Intelligent agents
- Data preprocessing
- Data transformation
- SQL
- Data storage concepts
- PyTorch
- NumPy
- Pandas/Polars
- Testing
- Version control
- Code review
- Communication
- Collaboration
Location
- Remote
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 5+ years of experience
Education Level
- BS in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field
- MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field
- PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field
Benefits
- Employee ownership
- Challenging culture where innovation & experimentation are the norm
- Voice in company decisions
- Women’s Initiative Network (WIN)
About the Company
- Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) is an employee-owned international research and engineering company.
- Provides technically superior solutions to complex and challenging problems in the physical sciences since 1979.
- Has over 2,300 employee-owners and continues to grow rapidly.
- Offices throughout the U.S. and Canada provide a broad range of technical expertise in defense, civil, and health technologies, computer software and simulation, systems analysis, environmental technologies, and testing and measurement.
- Motto: “Engineering and Science for Fun and Profit”.