Scientist, Staff
Arlington, VA

Job Description

Areté Associates, an employee-owned company, is a growing research and development firm recognized for contributing to national security objectives by supplying innovative solutions to challenging technical problems faced by the United States. Our Arlington, VA office has an immediate opening for a Staff Scientist. This is an exempt non-supervisory full-time position.

SUMMARY:

Perform challenging and important work in the areas of sensor design and analysis; phenomenology exploitation; detection, estimation and tracking algorithms; and target classification and identification. The Phenomenology and Advanced Sensor Technology Exploitation group and the Detection and Estimation group at Areté has multiple position openings for entry-level to mid-level research scientists at our headquarters in Northridge, California. At Areté, you will develop solutions critical to national security in the areas of remote sensing, signal processing, physics-based modeling and data analysis.

Primary responsibilities:

* Conceive, design, prototype and implement advanced algorithms aimed at generating solutions to critical problems


* Assess algorithm performance on real-world data


* Support multiple projects throughout the company


* Engage customers and collaborators to provide technical results and recommendations


* Document results via written reports, briefings and well-commented code


* Additional duties as assigned

Required Qualifications & Experience:

* Bachelor's, Master's or PhD degree in physical sciences, engineering, or mathematics with 0-8 years' experience


* Ability to quickly pick up "on the fly" new skills and develop expertise necessary to provide the best possible solution


* Experience in prototype-level scientific programming (using Matlab, Mathematica, Python, and/or C/C++)


* Excellent interpersonal communications, technical writing, and briefing skills


* Capacity to work in a team with minimal supervision


* Agility to work multiple potentially disparate projects simultaneously


* Proven capability to develop creative solutions to complex technical problems


* Appetite to attack and solve interesting problems of critical importance to national security


* U.S. Citizenship and ability to acquire a security clearance



Preferred Qualifications & Experience:

* Experience in any of the following areas: sensor applications including EO/IR and radar, data analysis, signal processing, machine learning, algorithm development


* Experience with the Department of Defense (DoD) or the Intelligence Community (IC)


* Active and current TS with SSBI or SCI access



Areté Associates offers an excellent compensation and a full benefits package. U.S. citizenship, background screen and drug test are required to meet position eligibility. Please submit your resume on-line at: http://www.arete.com

Areté Associates is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex including sexual orientation and gender identity, national origin, disability, protected Veteran Status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you have the right to request an accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access our career center as a result of your disability. To request an accommodation, contact a Arete Associates Human Resources Representative.

Areté will consider for employment-qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring.