**Description** The Engineering & Science Division (ESD) of Applied Research Associates, Inc., (ARA) is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to provide guidance and expertise in mechanical engineering to design complex mechanical equipment and systems, and to investigate, evaluate, and develop new applications for existing equipment and systems. On site - Panama City, FL or San Antonio, TX. **Responsibilities:** + Mechanical and electrical prototype conceptualization, design, fabrication, and testing. + Feild testing, laboratory testing, troubleshooting. + Determine theoretical principles involved and applying advanced analytical and investigative methods and techniques. + Evaluates operational systems and designs modification to eliminate causes of malfunctions or changes in system requirements. Develops new applications requiring appreciable originality and ingenuity, and complex test procedures for equipment and systems which are significantly different from existing designs. + Reviews and corrects drawings to ensure proper engineering techniques and required specification have been utilized. + Develops, releases and maintains documentation in accordance with company and contractual requirements. + Reviews, writes and edits reports such as evaluation plans, test results, technical manuals, etc. to provide recommendations, conclusions, and other data. **Required Experience & Skills:** + Interested in solving challenging problems, entrepreneurial, and intrinsically motivated. + Experience in, and desire to work all aspects of prototyping, testing, and research & development, projects from start to finish. + Experience in, and desire to work with wearables, non-Newtonian fluids, data acquisition systems, robotics, military working dogs, programming, modeling and simulation, and unmanned underwater and arial vehicles. + Experience in, and desire to work on data collection, management, analysis, and visualization. + Experience writing progress reports, test plans, test reports, and technical presentations for customers. + Personal technical interests and hobbies. **Required Qualifications:** + US Citizen + Secret Security Clearance + BS or equivalent with 5-7 years of experience or a MS and 3-5 years of 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)