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Scientist

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Who We Are

For more than 25 years, Aptima's mission has been to improve and optimize performance in mission-critical, technology-intensive environments. We apply deep expertise in how humans think, learn, and perform to today's challenges. Whether for fighter pilots functioning in the cockpit, medical staff in the ICU, or teams collaborating across distributed networks, we are working to ensure synergy, enhance productivity, and accelerate learning, training, and readiness.

Our culture is rooted in our core values, which have evolved over time and our employees have embraced – Integrity, Ingenuity, Excellence, Respect, Inclusion, Teamwork. At our core, Aptima researches, develops, and innovates within an area that engineering firms largely ignore, the human component. To impact the world in meaningful ways, you must bring those innovations to light, and that is precisely what we do.

How You’ll Make An Impact

At Aptima, a Scientist is primarily responsible for leading scientific and technical work that responds to marketplace needs and that is of high quality and delivered in a timely manner to meet customer needs. You will have the opportunity to work with a highly interdisciplinary team on a variety of tasking, including the following:

  • Successfully design and implement the scientific and technical aspects of projects and proposals
  • Lead in the execution of technical tasks under projects and proposals, resulting in work that is timely and of high quality
  • Contribute significantly to and/or lead the production of Aptima technical reports, proposals, and published papers. May serve as lead author
  • Lead project and proposal teams in the Project/Proposal Manager role, collaborating between teams and Divisions as necessary
  • May successfully design the technical and scientific aspects of a project in the PI role
  • Support more senior staff through the application of technical knowledge by contributing to proposals, participating in capabilities briefs, preparing software or meeting materials, integrating/installing software, meeting with customers, etc
  • Continue education in own professional domain (conferences, reading). Take initiative to do background reading and/or other forms of professional development related to project needs and technical areas
  • Present work at professional conferences and/or in professional publications
  • Perform other such duties as may be required

Requirements

  • BA, BS, or equivalent degree plus 3 years relevant experience recommended from date of relevant BA/BS degree. Experience and education may be substituted by outstanding history of achievement
  • Ability to obtain a SECRET clearance

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other status protected by applicable national, federal, state or local law.