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, and 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

As a Scientist, you will be instrumental in applying research methodology to practical applications within an agile experimentation lab, regularly engaging in training and test and evaluation exercises primarily in the Las Vegas area, your expertise in areas such as experimental design, test plan development, analysis, and reporting will be pivotal in advancing the future of command and control for the Air Force. Whether engaging with subject matter experts or operators, analyzing real-time data, or briefing air force stakeholders in mission-critical environments, your contributions will drive meaningful results and creating effective partnerships between humans and technology systems.

Your role will involve scientific rigor and practical application, focusing on the testing and evaluation of tools and workflows for battle management and other complex systems. Your contributions will be critical in ensuring that these systems are user-friendly, effective, and optimized to help inform the Air Force on operator roles and system design.

You can expect to:

• Test and Evaluation: Design and conduct rigorous evaluations of tools and workflows to ensure they meet the demands of the future mission environments.
• Data Analysis & Insights: Analyze data to extract meaningful insights that inform system design and workflow optimization.
• User-Centered Research: Apply principles of experimental psychology and human-computer interaction to assess system usability and effectiveness.
• Collaborative Integration: Work alongside engineers, military personnel, and data scientists to incorporate measurement into the experimentation goals.
• Stakeholder Communication: Engage with clients and stakeholders to define requirements, relay research findings, and provide evidence-based recommendations.
• Documentation Excellence: Keep meticulous records of test protocols, data analyses, and evaluations to support continuous improvement and knowledge sharing.
• Expert Guidance: Offer experimentation expertise to enhance system training and user support initiatives.

• Master's degree or higher in Experimental Psychology, Human-Computer Interaction, or a related field.
• Eligibility to obtain and maintain US government security clearance; TS preferred.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in a research role with a focus on human-system interaction.
• Proven track record of working with multidisciplinary teams and customer engagement.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.
• Flexibility to travel and adapt to various operational settings.

Preferred Qualifications

• PhD in a relevant field.
• Direct experience with military research and battle management systems.
• Proficiency with advanced analytics techniques and software.
• Contributions to scientific literature or presentations at relevant conferences.

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.