Associate Scientist

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

The primary responsibility of the Associate Scientist is to support project teams by delivering timely scientific and technical materials that are of high quality, and that meet customer needs.  

You Can Expect To

• Participate in a timely, productive, and collegial manner on proposal and project teams
• Competently produce quality technical (e.g., analyses, models, etc.) and written materials (e.g., reports, proposals, and papers, etc.) related to applicable areas of science and technology
• Produce and deliver quality presentation material related to applicable areas of science and technology
• Competently present science and technology to internal stakeholders (e.g., project meetings, Brown Bags, etc.)
• Take initiative to do background reading and/or other forms of professional development related to project needs and technical/scientific areas of interest
• Conduct all work in accordance with contractual compliance and all laws, keeping in alignment with the core values of Aptima

• Ability to obtain and maintain a US Government Security Clearance 
• Minimum of a Masters in Human Factors Psychology, Educational Psychology, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Applied Psychology, Cognitive Science, or related field 
• 1-3 years of relevant work experience
• Experience managing projects, to include customer interfacing, planning and tracking tasking
• Experience leading knowledge elicitation sessions with subject matter experts
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills 

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.