Human Performance Research Assistant at Aegis Aerospace, Inc. in Houston, Texas

Job Description:

Aegis Aerospace is currently looking for a Human Performance Research Assistant to join our team in Houston, TX.

Overview:

This position will support the Space Suits and Exploration Operations (SSEO) Technical Area, which conducts research and provides operational expertise on tasks supporting optimal Human Health and Performance for extravehicular activities (EVAs). Disciplines include Extravehicular Activity (EVA) physiology and possible support to exercise physiology and countermeasures. This position will provide support for human research studies directed toward development and evaluation of suited health and performance outcomes and new hardware to support upcoming planetary Exploration missions.

• Work with the Technical Area lead(s) to implement research activities outlined in the Integrated EVA Human Research Plan and the Exercise and Performance Strategic Roadmap
• Assist with coordination of human research studies and engineering evaluations, including scheduling and integration with study team, stakeholders and collaborators
• Prepare study documentation, including Institutional Review Board protocols, test plans, test readiness review packages, progress reports, etc.
• Design and maintain data acquisition systems
• Perform equipment set-up, calibration, and monitoring for tests/evaluations
• Monitor human subjects and collect physiological data during research studies and/or operational training, including at analog facilities and field locations
• Perform other duties as assigned
• Responsible for compliance with Safety, Health and Environmental plan; must be committed to a high standard of safety and be willing and able to comply with all safety laws and all of the Company's safety policies and rules and must be willing to report safety violations and potential safety violations to appropriate supervisory or management personnel
• Responsible for compliance with the Quality Assurance Plan, policies and procedures
• Must maintain regular and acceptable attendance level as determined by the Company
• Responsible for completing all assigned training

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in biomedical engineering or related field
• Experience conducting human health and performance research, including physiological monitoring and/or kinematic analysis
• Must be a US citizen or legal permanent resident
• Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to work independently and as a team member; employee will be required to work and communicate with human test subjects, astronauts, personnel across multiple JSC directorates and external collaborators
• Highly motivated with developed organizational skills; must be able to work independently with minimal oversight and support multiple projects
• Effective written and verbal communication skills, both formal and informal, including oral presentations
• Standard PC and Microsoft Office skills for preparation of documents and presentations

DESIRED:

• A masters degree in biomedical engineering or related field
• Experience evaluating hardware, such as wearable sensors or other health-related equipment
• Experience with implementation of operational studies to evaluate human performance and human-system interactions, especially related to spaceflight
• Ability to critically analyze data and perform statistical analysis
• Experience with spaceflight related analogs and/or simulations, including augmented/hybrid reality
• Demonstrated skill in preparation of technical reports
• Experience with bioinstrumentation and data acquisition systems
• Experience with CAD and modeling tools such as SolidWorks, ProE, Blender, Polyworks
• Experience with 3D printing/additive manufacturing
• Experience with MATLAB, R, Python programming, or equivalent

About Aegis Aerospace
We are a woman-owned space and technology company headquartered in Houston, TX. Our primary objective is to support the Department of Defense and NASA in achieving their missions to defend the security of our country, reach new heights and to discover the unknown. We employ some of the brightest, most experienced engineering and technology experts in the U.S.

To learn more about Aegis Aerospace, visit our website at www.aegisaero.com.

Aegis Aerospace is an Equal Opportunity Employer /M/F/disability/protected veteran employer.

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