Engineering Technician - Full Time

Become an ARA Road Warrior! We are looking for bright, motivated individuals to join our team, with positions available in Austin, TX and Ventura, CA. No previous experience is needed. Our engineering technicians participate in an environment of continuous learning, with new challenges in ARA’s pursuit for technical excellence.

The minimum starting rate of pay for this position is $21/hr, and premium overtime is paid for hours over 40 in a week. We also offer a comprehensive and generous benefits package that includes excellent personal leave & holiday pay, medical, dental, vision, life, and retirement plans.

What you will do as an engineering technician:

• Office-based tasks such as processing, comparing, and analyzing data using proprietary tools, Microsoft Excel, etc.
• Drive or operate van- or trailer-mounted data collection systems (pavement condition testing, deflection testing, ground penetrating radar, pavement coring, pavement friction testing).
• Learn operation, calibration, and maintenance of modern data collection equipment.
• Participate in pavement testing and other transportation infrastructure data collection projects throughout the U.S. Overall, engineering technicians may expect to travel about 50% of the time and be in the office 50% of the time, with travel generally being heavier in the spring/summer and lighter in the winter.

Engineering technician requirements:

• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to work as part of a crew of 2-3 individuals with minimal supervision.
• Willing and interested to travel, occasionally for weeks at a time.
• Basic understanding of Microsoft Office products.
• Excellent driving skills and willingness to drive pickup trucks and vans, sometimes with trailers; must be able to drive long distances and work in a vehicle for long periods of time.
• Flexible schedule that will include working some weekends and nights, with overtime hours when needed.
• Must be at least 21 years of age and able to pass a Department of Transportation (DOT) physical.

Preferred:

• Valid U.S. passport and interest/availability to travel to projects outside the U.S. desired but not required.
• Mechanical aptitude and hands-on skills including electric/hydraulic connections, electronics, software, etc.

About ARA:

ARA 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 more than 1,700 professionals and continues to grow. ARA offices throughout the United States and Canada provide a broad range of technical expertise in civil technologies, computer software and simulation, defense technologies, systems analysis, environmental technologies, and testing and measurement. The corporation also provides sophisticated technical products for pavement analysis, environmental site characterization, and robotics.

At ARA, employees are our greatest assets. The corporation realizes that employee ownership spawn’s 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.

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)