We are looking for bright, motivated individuals to join our team in champaign, illinois! the ideal engineering technician candidate can expect to participate in an environment of continuous learning, with new challenges in ara’s pursuit for technical excellence.
What you will do as an engineering technician:
Travel throughout the u.sAnd canada
Learn operation, calibration, and maintenance of equipment
Drive or operate van- or trailer-mounted data collections systems (deflection testing, ground penetrating radar, pavement coring, pavement friction testing)
Process, compare, and analyze data using proprietary tools, microsoft excel, etc.
Engineering technician requirements:
Must be at least 21 years of age, have a clean driving record, and be able to pass a dot physical
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
Willing and interested to travel, occasionally for weeks at a time, including into canada
Ability to work as part of a crew of 2-3 individuals working remotely, with minimal supervision
Flexible schedule that will include working weekends and nights, with occasional overtime hours when needed
Basic understanding of microsoft office products and ability to work at a computer work station for long periods of time
Strong attention to detail
Engineering technician preferred knowledge/skills:
Mechanical aptitude and interest
Gis aptitude and interest
Associate’s degree in civil engineering technology or related discipline
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 sciencesThe company, founded in albuquerque, nm, in 1979, currently employs about 1,500 professionals and continues to growAra 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 measurementThe corporation also provides sophisticated technical products for pavement analysis, environmental site characterization, and robotics.
At ara, employees are our greatest assetsThe corporation realizes that employee ownership spawns greater creativity and initiative along with higher performance and customer satisfaction levelsAra gives its employees the tools, training, and opportunities to take more active roles as ownersThe culture is challenging; innovation and experimentation are the normEmployees 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 applicantHowever, 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 information41 cfr 60-1.35(c)
