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Applied Research Associates, Inc. Senior EOD Tech. 1 in Tyndall AFB, Florida
Description
The Engineering Science Division (ESD) of Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) is seeking a Senior EOD Technician 2 to support engineering and scientific research, development, testing, and related activities on-site at Tyndall AFB Florida.
As a Senior EOD Technician 2 you will provide expertise in the synthesis, formulation, and safe handling of military, commercial and homemade explosives (HME). This work will primarily involve HME but will also include some elements of military and commercial explosives. Part of your duties will include packing precise amounts of explosives to exact specifications into various test articles, as prescribed by the government client, for testing as part of a national aviation security effort. You will be involved in the development of explosive synthesis and test plans and will assist in range operations to characterize various explosives. In addition, you will be required to assist in the explosive inventory control, storage, and transportation processes, which are inspected by the ATF and other government agencies.
Required Qualifications:
Successful completion of Naval School Explosives Ordnance Disposal, at Indian Head, MD., or Eglin AFB, FL.
Must be a US Citizen.
Applicant must have a current DoD Security Clearance (at least at the SECRET level).
If hired, applicant will be required to obtain a DHS Suitability. Specific information will be provided to applicant/hire at the appropriate time.
Applicant must be eligible for, and receive, an approved explosives license from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (BATFE). Specific information will be provided to the applicant/hire at the appropriate time.
Required Experience and Skills:
Well versed in explosives effects mitigation, safe separation distances, and risk management related to operations involving energetic materials.
Experience with various explosive testing and safe handling procedures.
Have at least 3 years of relevant hands-on experience in the explosives field, which demonstrates a thorough knowledge of military, commercial, and HME.
Preferred Experience and Skills:
Background in implementing explosive safety programs.
Relevant experience in blast characterization and test and evaluation.
Class “C” CDL with Hazardous Materials Endorsement, or ability to obtain one.
Post high school science or chemistry classes or degree, with a familiarity in chemical formulations and properties.
Previous training and/or Instruction in HME, related to the synthesis and handling of a variety of HME.
Previous training and/or Instruction in Advanced Improvised Explosive Device and electronics.
COMPANY INFORMATION:
Applied Research Associates, Inc. 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 over 2,000 professionals. ARA offices throughout the United States and Canada provide a broad range of technical expertise in defense technologies, civil technologies, computer software and simulation, systems analysis, environmental technologies, and testing and measurement. The corporation also provides sophisticated technical products for environmental site characterization, pavement analysis, and robotics.
At ARA, employees are our greatest assets. The corporation realizes that employee ownership spawns 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).
Qualifications
Licenses & Certifications
Preferred
- Commercial Dvr License
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)