Space Medical Research Engineer

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 work on project management, research selection, and development of the research platform to understand human health and support space exploration.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop research experiment procedures, train crew on execution of research, and be responsible for pre-flight and post-flight research logistics and data collection
• Responsible for research technical implementation, integrating with operations and engineering teams
• Contribute to defining the long-term vision for the research program
• 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
• Develop medical operational monitoring standards for crewmembers
• Contribute to proposals for research funding
• Contribute to writing or reviewing academic presentations and publications
• Apply for IRB approval and develop informed consent
• Contribute to medical system design
• Contribute to the design and testing of human health countermeasures for long-duration spaceflight

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in a science or engineering field
• Prior experience with human-subject research
• 2+ years of experience working in areas related to the health, medical, or research aspects of human spaceflight

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• PhD or Master’s degree in science or engineering field involving human-subject testing, with experience developing and publishing research
• Ability to work broadly across various scientific and technical domains
• Experience 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
• Strong presentation skills, including drafting concise and clear presentations and crafting messages for different audiences
• 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 Python,  Excel, MATLAB,

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Some travel (~10%) to other SpaceX sites, specifically Cape Canaveral, FL and Houston, TX is expected
• Position is subject to random drug and alcohol testing

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS:   

Pay range:   

Space Operations Engineer/Level I: $95,000.00 - $115,000.00/per year  

Space Operations Engineer/Level II: $110,000.00 - $130,000.00/per year

Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, education, and experience.

Base salary is just one part of your total rewards package at SpaceX. You may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of company stock, stock options, or long-term cash awards, as well as potential discretionary bonuses and the ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You will also receive access to comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short & long-term disability insurance, life insurance, paid parental leave, and various other discounts and perks. You may also accrue 3 weeks of paid vacation & will be eligible for 10 or more paid holidays per year. Exempt employees are eligible for 5 days of sick leave per year.