Space Medical Research Engineer at SpaceX
Hawthorne, CA, United States
SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.
SPACE MEDICAL RESEARCH ENGINEER
SpaceX is expanding the world's human spaceflight capability and revolutionizing human spaceflight operations. The Space Medicine team is responsible for developing the concept of operations, medical system, research and monitoring protocols as well as the technology necessary to ensure the safety and health of the crewmembers that fly on SpaceX missions. SpaceX aims to help democratize space travel by facilitating research through a novel commercial space research platform. As a medical research engineer, you'll work with the SpaceX medical team, NASA, and other customers to steer the future of this new research program. You will lead project management, research selection, and development of the research platform to understand human health and support space exploration.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Take ownership of the SpaceX medical research program
Contribute to defining the long-term vision for the research program
Develop research experiment procedures, train crew on execution of research, and be responsible for all pre-flight and post-flight research logistics and data collection
Support in-flight research activities as specialist on console in Mission Control
Work with customers in development of research
Collaborate with academic institutions and/or private organizations on medical research projects
Responsible for research technical implementation, integrating with operations and engineering teams
Contribute to proposals for research funding
Contribute to writing or reviewing academic publications
Apply for IRB approval and develop informed consent
Contribute to medical system design
Contribute to the design of human health countermeasures for long duration spaceflight
Work with sales team on sourcing new research opportunities
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
PhD in science or engineering field
Prior experience with human-subject research
At least 2 years of experience working in areas related to the health, medical or research aspects of human spaceflight
PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
PhD in science or engineering field with experience developing and publishing research
Ability to work broadly across various scientific and technical domains
Interest in working with interdisciplinary teams to solve complex problems
Able to effectively manage multiple projects and tasks simultaneously
Attention to detail
Excellent organizational and communication skills, as well as technical writing proficiency
Experience with scientific grant writing and experimental protocol design
Experience with inferential and descriptive statistics, statistical computing, and data visualization
Experience with basic programming or other relevant software/tools such as SQL, and Excel
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
Some travel (~10%) to other SpaceX sites, specifically Cape Canaveral, FL is expected
Position is subject to random drug and alcohol testing
ITAR REQUIREMENTS:
SpaceX is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with SpaceX is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.
Applicants wishing to view a copy of SpaceX's Affirmative Action Plan for veterans and individuals with disabilities, or applicants requiring reasonable accommodation to the application/interview process should notify the Human Resources Department at (310) 363-6000.
