Human Performance Research Assistant (Engineer)
Core
Support the EVA and Environmental Physiology Lab (EEPL) to enable optimal human health and performance for Extravehicular Activities (spacewalks) by coordinating research studies, developing computational models, and managing data acquisition for space suit and exploration atmosphere evaluations.
Role type
Research Assistant (Human Performance & Engineering)
Builds
Space suit health capabilities, exploration atmosphere mitigation strategies, and computational models for EVA physiological characterization.
Domain
Aerospace / Human Space Exploration / Human Physiology
Deliverable
production ML models | research | client delivery
Required skills
Human health and performance research, physiological monitoring, kinematic analysis, study coordination, data quality assurance, safety compliance, technical documentation, data acquisition system design, equipment calibration, human subject monitoring
Preferred skills
Hardware evaluation (wearable sensors), human-system interaction studies, spaceflight analogs/simulations, statistical analysis, bioinstrumentation, CAD/modeling tools (SolidWorks, ProE, Blender, Polyworks), programming (MATLAB, R, Python)
Technologies
MATLAB, R, Python, SolidWorks, ProE, Blender, Polyworks
Responsibilities
Coordinate human research studies and engineering evaluations; Support development of vehicle and space suit exploration atmospheres; Support CO₂ exposure evaluation and EVA physiological characterization; Design and maintain data acquisition systems; Monitor human subjects and collect physiological data during research studies; Perform equipment setup, calibration, and monitoring for tests.
Seniority
Mid-level (5+ years experience)
