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The Southwest Division (SWD) of Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) is seeking a Manufacturing Technical Assistant to join our team in Spokane, WA. In this role you will support advanced ...

SVO is located in Los Altos, CA and is ARA's Center of Excellence in Nonlinear Dynamic Finite Element Analysis and regularly orchestrates a variety of full-scale testing projects. SVO conducts ...

Staff Manufacturing Technician 1

Spokane, WA · On-site

$21.45 - $35.76/hr

The Southwest Division (SWD) of Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) is seeking an experienced Manufacturing Technician to join our team in Spokane, WA. In this role you will support advanced ...

The ARA Transportation Division is seeking a driven, passionate professional to lead the accounts payable team on-site in our office in Champaign, IL. What you will do as the accounts payable ...

Staff Manufacturing Engineer 2

Spokane, WA · On-site

$43.74 - $72.89/hr

The Southwest Division (SWD) of Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) is seeking an experienced Staff Manufacturing Engineer to join our team in Spokane, WA. In this role, the Manufacturing ...

Staff Manufacturing Technician 2

Spokane, WA · On-site

$24.69 - $41.15/hr

The Southwest Division (SWD) of Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) is seeking an experienced Manufacturing Technician to join our team in Spokane, WA. In this role you will support advanced ...

Data and Software Programmer

Reston, VA · On-site

$90K - $140K/yr

The Capabilities, Analysis and Development (CAD) division of Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) is seeking a skilled and seasoned Data and Software Programmer to support a team conducting data ...

Become an ARA Road Warrior! We are looking for bright, motivated individuals to join our team. Full-time opportunities are available in Champaign, IL; Austin, TX; and Mechanicsburg, PA. Our ...

The Missions, Concepts and Capabilities (MCC) division of Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) is seeking a Senior Technical Integration SME with a background in C5ISR and electronic warfare ...

ARA is seeking a staff geophysicist specializing in data analysis to join our ground penetrating radar (GPR) group on-site in Austin, TX, supporting transportation and infrastructure projects. This ...

At ARA, we strive to hire valuable colleagues with not only the right skills, but who also demonstrate our core values of passion, freedom, service and growth. You will be working on a team that is ...

Senior Mechanical Engineer

Reston, VA · On-site

$110K - $150K/yr

The Capabilities, Analysis and Development (CAD) division of Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) has an outstanding opportunity for an exceptional Senior Mechanical Engineer to support on-going ...

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    Senior Business Developer Manager (Remote Possible)

    ARA

    Alexandria, VA • On-site, Remote

    $175K - $225K/yr

    Full-time

    Re-posted 17 hours ago


    Job description

    As a Business Development Manager, you will be a valued member of a team of passionate, service-focused professionals, located all around North America. Ideally, you will work from our office in Ballston, Arlington, VA but we are open to other ARA office locations and teleworking with the right candidate.
    What you'll do as a Business Development Manager
    • Provide input into a long-range business plan and develop a detailed associated marketing/business plan, including a marketing strategy
    • Capture and interpret market intel (directly from customers and indirectly from publications, trade shows, and other sources) and share intel with others through regular communications and through entry into ARA's customer resource management (CRM) system
    • Develop and maintain Air Force business relationships with partners at the Pentagon
    • Contact customers on a regular basis to understand their needs/plans and to describe how ARA technologies may help their efforts
    • Serve as the ARA Customer Portfolio Manager (CPM) for the Air Force
    • Assist with preparation/delivery of briefings to ARA senior leadership
    • Collaborate with ARA subject matter experts to develop value propositions to customers

    Desired Business Development Manager Qualifications
    • M.S. degree or equivalent in physics, engineering, mathematics, chemistry, biology, or other hard science
    • Prior service in the U.S. Air Force strongly preferred

    Anticipated salary range: $175,000 - $225,000. Offer may vary depending on experience and skill set.
    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 sciences. The company, founded in Albuquerque, NM, in 1979, currently employs over 2,300 professionals and continues to grow.
    ARA offices throughout the United States and Canada provide expertise across a broad range of engineering and science technologies. Our Better Fuels Group develops and deploys innovative fuels technologies, converting waste products to renewable fuels, and creating high value products for a sustainable future. ARA employs traditional refinery equipment and novel water-based technologies to make fuels and chemicals, including sustainable jet fuel that meets petroleum specifications without blending and diesel fuel that is virtually indistinguishable from petroleum.
    At ARA, employees are our greatest assets. We realize that employee ownership spawns greater creativity and initiative along with higher performance and customer satisfaction levels. ARA provides employees the tools, training, and opportunities to take active roles as owners. The culture is challenging; innovation and experimentation are the norm. Our employee-owners are the keys to our success, and they share our achievements through career advancement and through company contributions to 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
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