Staff Field Technician 1

ARA Career•Moriarty, NM

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Applied Research Associates (ARA) is looking for an individual to support field testing with the engineering/scientific staff at ARA’s Moriarty Range (AMR), located east of Moriarty, NM. Additional work locations include Kirtland Air Force Base and White Sands Missile Range. The candidate will support fabrication of structures and test articles, which include welding/cutting, carpentry, machining, concrete placements, heavy equipment operations, surveying, plumbing, electrical mechanics, and pneumatics. Must work well in a team environment and provide innovative feedback and problem solving to teams of engineers and technicians. The successful candidate should have a background in general construction/metal fabrication with hands on experience in various machining equipment such as lathes, milling machines, bandsaws, heavy equipment operations (loaders, forklifts), hand tools, power tools, and welding. Duties will include fabrication of test articles, test site preparation, test conduction and data collection, general clean up, and general test support setup.

Requirements

Ability to obtain a DoD security clearance
Problem Solving and Communication Skills
US citizenship is required
Critical thinking and the ability to employ best solution practices
Ability to work well with a team
Minimum of 2 years in the general construction field or equivalent
Operation of heavy equipment
Machining capabilities (ability to learn)
Welding (ability to learn and obtain certification)
Carpentry skills/metal fabrication/mechanical skills
Ability to lift at least 50 lbs

Nice To Haves

Electrical code work experience and knowledge or journeyman licensure
OSHA training
50T Crane operation (ability to obtain certification)
Survey experience
CDL

Responsibilities

Fabrication of structures and test articles
Welding/cutting
Carpentry
Machining
Concrete placements
Heavy equipment operations
Surveying
Plumbing
Electrical mechanics
Pneumatics
Provide innovative feedback and problem solving to teams of engineers and technicians
Fabrication of test articles
Test site preparation
Test conduction and data collection
General clean up
General test support setup
Pretest and post-test survey documentation
Wear and pass fit test for powered air purifying, half-face, and full-face respirators
Read blueprints and engineering drawings
Communicate effectively with engineers/coworkers
Pull/back-up a trailer
Understand and follow hand signals
See a task through to completion
Learn new skills and abilities