Professional Engineer 1 – Research Engineer
Oregon Department of Transportation
Policy, Data and Analysis Division
Research Section
Salem
 
Salary: $6,454- $ 10,013
 
The role: 
Join us in this exciting opportunity to be our research engineer to support transportation across Oregon. This position partners with Universities and other researchers to improve our bridges, tunnels and other structures. This is an ideal position for someone who wants to blend academic study with engineering practice. Apply today!
 
We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply for our positions. We hope you’ll join us on our path to increasing diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging through our values, commitments, strategies and actions.
 
Before applying, visit our applicant information website to learn more about our process. If you are a current State of Oregon employee, you must apply through your employee Workday profile.
 
A day in the life:

• Design, conduct and coordinate advanced transportation research.
• Prepare research proposals and work plans detailing methods and goals of research projects.
• Work with technical advisory groups to develop projects and review progress.
• Analyze data to reach sound engineering conclusions.
• Coordinate the development of contracts and agreements with external partners.
• Monitor the progress and review ongoing research being performed under the contracts.
• Coordinate work for all parties involved in the field evaluation of the projects.
• Distribute research results and implementation to internal and external partners.
• Keep up-to-date with current practices and findings from other agencies.
• Conduct and oversee the evaluation of new products, construction and maintenance.
• Hybrid work options available - work in an office environment 2 times a month with occasional limited overnight travel required.
• To request a copy of the position description, which includes all duties and working conditions, please email ODOTRecruitment@odot.oregon.gov.

 
What’s in it for you:

• Work/life balance, 11 paid holidays a year, flexible work schedules, paid leave and so much more. Learn more about working at the Oregon Department of Transportation and the benefits we offer.
• Competitive benefits packages which can be estimated using our compensation calculator.
• Comprehensive and equitable base salary offer within the listed range based on your experience, skills and education. The salary range listed is the non-PERS participating rate. If you are already a participating PERS member or once you become PERS eligible, the salary range will increase by 6%. Please review the Classification and Compensation page for more details.
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness opportunity!

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Minimum qualifications:
A valid Professional Engineer’s (PE) license in Civil, Structural, or Transportation-related engineering.
Note: If registered in another state, successful applicants will be required to obtain professional registration in the state of Oregon within six months of hire.
 
What we’d like to see:
If you have these attributes, let us know in your application materials! It's how we will choose whom to move forward! You do not need to have all these qualities to be eligible for this position. We may also use transferable skills, experience, education and alignment with ODOT values to help us decide who will move forward.

• Demonstrated experience writing academically, writing published research papers, generating technical reports, etc.
• Demonstrated experience implementing new engineering specification and standards.
• Structural engineering with an emphasis on some aspect of transportation related design, construction or structural testing.
• Demonstrated experience in scientific research and experience applying the scientific method to engineering problems.

 
Learn more and apply: 
This recruitment closes at 11:59 p.m. on Thursday, June 20, 2024. 
  
Please note that we can only accept applications through our website. 
  
For questions, call 503-779-9733 or email ODOTRecruitmentJB@odot.oregon.gov
 
ODOT is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer