Human resources · archival
Careers
Historical contractor and field positions (archival simulation).
ARDA no longer hires — the agency was disestablished in 1987. Listings below are reconstructed position descriptions for immersion and fan documentation.
Open positions (historical simulation)
Field Agent — Outer Zone
- Clearance: INTERNAL
- Duties: Sorties, scanner operation, ARC readiness
- Note: Positions frozen at seal
Resonance Engineer (contractor)
- Clearance: RESTRICTED
- Duties: LIM maintenance, coupling tests
- Partner labs only
Containment Architect
- Clearance: INTERNAL
- Duties: Bunker design, isolation HVAC, seal engineering
Records Clerk — Olympia
- Clearance: PUBLIC/INTERNAL
- Duties: Microfiche, dossier stamping, FOIA denial drafts
Benefits (period)
- Federal contractor health plan (era-appropriate fiction)
- Hazard pay for Mid/Deep Zone days
- Isolation Ward access after exposure events
- Pension: status after 1987 dissolution unclear