Research Engineer 3

Overview

Come join a company that strives for Extraordinary People and Exceptional Performance! Chenega Services & Federal Solutions, LLC, a Chenega Professional Services’ company, is looking for a Research Engineer 3 to support the Injury Biomechanics and Protection Group (IBP) of the U.S. Army Aeromedical Research Laboratory (USAARL) to provide the scientific, programmatic, and technical support to allow responsive, high quality, and timely mission accomplishment within a flexible and changing environment.

Our company offers employees the opportunity to join a team where there is a robust employee benefits program, management engagement, quality leadership, an atmosphere of teamwork, recognition for performance, and promotion opportunities. We actively strive to channel our highly engaged employee’s knowledge, critical thinking, innovative solutions for our clients.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a credentialed Associate Investigator (AI) or Principal Investigator (PI) to provide research engineering support for research, analysis, and investigations.
• Support the design, preparation, execution, and analysis of studies and experimentation.
• Select, install, and maintain instrumentation.
• Perform laboratory procedures, field studies, testing, and research activities.
• Perform scientific and administrative tasks in mechanical engineering, biomedical engineering, injury biomechanics, biomechanics, or related fields with minimal supervision.
• Use principles of scientific, engineering, and medical disciplines to design, develop, and accomplish project goals.
• Assist with all levels of documentation, development of testing procedures and equipment, data collection, risk assessment and mitigation, and evaluation and maintenance of research assets and facilities.
• Advise Principal Investigators, Group Leadership, and study teams in administration and execution of RDT&E, analysis, and investigations.
• Work independently with minimal strategic and application guidance and no technical direction to address analytical, theoretical, scientific, and operational questions.
• Solve analytical and technical problems and execute scientific and administrative solutions.
• Provide advanced services related to the Injury Biomechanics RDT&E program.
• Prepare reports, presentations, manuscripts, and other documentation on research progress and findings.
• Provide scientific analytical, engineering problem-solving, design efforts, and experience-based solutions related to biomechanical responses and Soldier injury prevention.
• Develop and write Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Provide biomedical engineering expertise in analyzing and evaluating ongoing research through data and documentation.
• Prepare for injury biomechanics research studies, including collaboration with industry and academic partners.
• Support design and fabrication of biomechanical test equipment and devices.
• Troubleshoot instrumentation and research equipment.
• Select and justify materials, supplies, and equipment necessary for research efforts.
• Provide reliable, timely, and quality biomechanical engineering services in a team environment.
• Manage and develop methodology, projects, personnel, and resources.
• Develop recommendations on PMHS research, volunteer research, quality assurance, data analysis, BSL-2 good laboratory practice, and publication of findings.
• Provide guidance to and participate within study teams during development of research work plans, proposals, data collection and analyses, and agreements.
• Prepare protocol interim and final reports, presentations, papers, and other documentation.
• Assist with writing research work plans, proposals, data collection procedures, and agreements.
• Collaborate closely with stakeholders, academia, industry, and customers on biomechanical and biomedical projects.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Knowledge of common and advanced concepts, practices, standards, and procedures within injury biomechanics, mechanics, dynamics, strengths of materials, and mathematics, demonstrated through a relevant engineering degree from an ABET-accredited institution. Degree and qualifying research experience must meet applicable USAARL AI/PI credentialing requirements.
• Must qualify for USAARL Associate Investigator (AI) or Principal Investigator (PI) credentials based on education and qualifying research experience: doctorate requires 0 years for AI and 2–3 years for PI; master’s requires 1–2 years for AI and 4–5 years for PI; bachelor’s requires 3 years for AI and 6 years for PI. PI qualification also requires publications. Research experience must be full-time equivalent and excludes thesis or dissertation research.
• Demonstrated experience and skill with a variety of the field’s common and advanced engineering concepts, practices, and procedures through publications.
• Experience in programming, data acquisition, instrumentation, kinematic and video motion capture, and MATLAB.
• Specialized skills may include experience in Post Mortem Human Subjects (PMHS) research, quality assurance, and Biosafety Laboratory Level 2 good laboratory practice.
• Successfully pass background and drug screening

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in a relevant engineering or STEM field preferred. Candidates with a bachelor’s degree may qualify provided they meet applicable USAARL investigator credentialing research-experience requirements.
• Experience with cadaveric research, cadaveric specimens, or Post Mortem Human Subjects (PMHS) research.
• Experience taking research projects from early stages through completion.
• First-author research publications preferred.
• Experience with injury biomechanics, human head and spine injury research, or related biomedical engineering research.
• Experience with instrumentation and biomechanical testing equipment, including data acquisition systems, motion capture, high-speed imaging, load cells, accelerometers, mechanical material testing, or impact testing devices.
• Experience with MATLAB or similar mathematical analysis software.
• Experience with IRB or FDA approval processes and Biosafety Level 2 procedures.
• Experience with biomedical imaging and analysis tools, including CT, MRI, or X-ray technologies.
• Experience working with human volunteer physiological, kinematic, or biomechanical data; PMHS/cadaveric research data; and/or Anthropomorphic Test Devices (ATDs)

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Strong communication skills and professionalism at all times.
• May travel CONUS or O-CONUS.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a state-issued driver's license for independent travel to restricted meetings and field-data collection locations.