Human Performance Research Assistant (engineer)

KBR

Houston, United States
On-site
Human health and performance research
Physiological monitoring
Kinematic analysis
Support the EVA and Environmental Physiology Lab (EEPL) focusing on astronaut health and performance for spacewalks

Job Summary

  • Support the EVA and Environmental Physiology Lab (EEPL) focusing on astronaut health and performance for spacewalks.
  • Contribute to engineering and human research efforts to develop and evaluate space suit capabilities and new hardware for space missions.
  • Coordinate human research studies, support development of exploration atmospheres, and monitor human subjects during research and training.

Matching Summary

Support the EVA and Environmental Physiology Lab (EEPL) focusing on astronaut health and performance for spacewalks.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • human health and performance research
  • physiological monitoring
  • kinematic analysis
  • data acquisition systems
  • equipment setup and calibration
  • human subject monitoring

Nice-to-have

  • space suit health and performance capabilities
  • computational model development
  • spaceflight analogs and simulations
  • bioinstrumentation experience
  • CAD and modeling tools
  • MATLAB, R, Python proficiency

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in biomedical engineering, physiology, or related science field plus 5 years of experience
  • U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident

Work Rights

Must be a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident

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