Staff Research Scientist

Infinity Labs • Dayton, OH

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Infinity Labs is an innovation-driven company with world-class expertise in the defense and national security sectors. Infinity provides cutting-edge engineering technologies and solutions, including modeling, simulation, and analysis (MS&A), research and development (R&D), cyber operational technology, and training. Our extensive project portfolio covers a vast range of physical scales and applications, from materials and components to subsystems, platforms, and systems of systems. We integrate science and systems as part of our overall solutioning approach and we investigate advanced concepts and technologies with disruptive application potential. The sophistication of our work directly reflects the ingenuity and proficiency of our team. Our workforce shapes the future, and our employees are our greatest asset.

Requirements

• 10+ years of progressively responsible relevant experience.
• Demonstrated progressively responsible engineering experience, including technical leadership or coordination of multidisciplinary technical activities.
• Strong research-methodology and evaluation-design skills.
• Experience with anthropometry, Human Factors Engineering, Human Systems Integration, biomechanics, occupational safety, engineering, or related human-systems activities.
• Experience coordinating technical activities with Government customers.
• Strong technical writing and report-development capability.
• Experience managing multiple concurrent projects, schedules, technical scope, and priorities.
• Ability to integrate scientific research, engineering analysis, and operational considerations into technically defensible recommendations.
• US Citizenship is required for consideration, as this job requires a US government security clearance.
• Acceptable - Secret level clearance

Nice To Haves

• Previous Principal Investigator or Technical Lead experience.
• Department of War acquisition or research experience.
• Aircraft accommodation or aircrew/protective-equipment evaluation experience.
• Human-subject research and Institutional Review Board experience.
• Anthropometric measurement and 3D scanning experience.
• Statistical analysis and database-management experience.
• Experience developing technical reports and peer-reviewed publications.
• Proposal development and technical capture experience.
• Doctorate degree or current doctoral study in a relevant discipline

Responsibilities

• Lead assigned scientific and engineering projects from initial customer question through final technical product.
• Translate customer requirements into executable research and evaluation strategies.
• Develop scientifically defensible evaluation methodologies and formal test plans.
• Lead multidisciplinary scientific and engineering project teams.
• Coordinate scientists, engineers, operational personnel, human subjects, and Government stakeholders.
• Manage technical scope, schedules, milestones, resources, risks, and priorities.
• Lead aircraft, human-system, aircrew-equipment, protective-equipment, anthropometric, and laboratory evaluations.
• Develop configuration matrices and data-collection strategies.
• Coordinate laboratory and field-evaluation activities.
• Analyze and interpret quantitative and qualitative data.
• Integrate scientific findings with engineering and operational observations.
• Serve as primary author for assigned technical reports and engineering recommendations.
• Lead project meetings, technical reviews, technical interchange meetings, milestone reviews, and customer briefings.
• Communicate project status, technical risks, schedule impacts, findings, and recommendations.
• Coordinate technical contributions from multidisciplinary project team members.
• Support proposal development, staffing plans, work breakdown recommendations, labor estimating, schedules, and technical capture.

Benefits

• Flexible medical coverage with a variety of plans and carriers, giving you more freedom to choose what works best for you and your family
• Dental and vision insurance
• Company-paid life insurance and disability coverage
• An exceptionally generous 401(k) plan with guaranteed company contribution each paycheck
• Paid time-off, floating holidays, and opportunities to give back through paid volunteer time
• Significant birth, adoption, and parental leave benefits
• Resources that support life beyond work, including a confidential employee assistance program and caregiving support services
• Tuition assistance and professional development opportunities to help you continue learning and growing
• In-office perks including free parking, complimentary snacks and beverages, and a newly renovated central office location in Downtown Dayton.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior