Description

ARA’s Engineering Science Division is seeking experienced scientists in our Reactive Materials Group. This is a full-time position on-site with the Transportation Security Laboratory (TSL), located at the William J. Hughes Technical Center, Atlantic City International Airport, NJ.

As a radiation safety specialist you will:

• Provide support to TSL’s Radiation Safety Officer and manage & operate the TSL radiation safety program.

• Provide support to TSL’s Laser Safety Officer and manage the TSL Laser Safety Program.

• Support product area and technology leads in testing the equipment in the TSL laboratories.

The radiation safety specialist shall be knowledgeable of all current OSHA and NRC requirements for safe levels of radiation accumulated annually.

Radiation safety specialist requirements:

• BS in Health Physics, Radiological Science, Engineering, or similar radiation-related field from an accredited college or university.

• 5+ years’ experience in the field of radiation within the framework of health & safety regulatory requirements.

• Demonstrated working knowledge of federal and state regulations governing radioactive materials.

• Demonstrated ability to perform personnel training, technical monitoring, and analysis.

• Possesses radiation safety officer training plus 1 year of full-time radiation safety experience under the supervision of an approved Radiation Safety Officer in a laboratory environment.

• Must be a US Citizen.

• Requires Secret Security Clearance or higher and DHS Suitability, or ability to obtain within 60 days of hire.

About ARA:

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). 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)