EVA & Environmental Physiology Lab Research Assistant

Craig Technologies • Houston, TX

12h • Onsite

About The Position

Craig Technologies has an opening for a EVA & Environmental Physiology Lab Research Assistant at the NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. In this role, you play a key part in supporting the EVA and Environmental Physiology Lab (EEPL), enabling optimal human health, physiology, and performance in preparation for and during Extravehicular Activities (EVA)/spacewalks. You will contribute to engineering and human research efforts focused on developing, evaluating, and transitioning space suit health and performance capabilities, as well as new hardware and technologies supporting upcoming missions. Your primary interfaces will include the NASA Human Health and Performance Directorate; human research study teams; human systems engineering; flight and medical operations; crewmembers; and human test subjects.

Requirements

• Experience supporting research, engineering evaluations, or operational activities in human performance or engineering environments
• Use experience and judgment to coordinate complex studies, ensure high‑quality data collection, maintain safety standards, and communicate effectively across multidisciplinary teams
• Comply with KBR’s Safety, Health and Environmental Plan, Quality Plan, and all safety policies and procedures, and complete all assigned training
• Bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering, physiology, or a related science field, plus approximately 5 years of experience, or an equivalent combination of graduate education and experience
• Experience conducting human health and performance research, including physiological monitoring and/or kinematic analysis
• Must be a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident
• Excellent interpersonal skills; ability to work independently and within a team
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to support multiple projects with minimal oversight
• Effective written and verbal communication skills, including presentations
• Proficiency with PC and Microsoft Office tools

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in a related field
• Experience evaluating hardware such as wearable sensors or health related equipment
• Experience implementing operational studies evaluating human performance or human system interactions, especially related to spaceflight
• Experience with human subject research
• Ability to critically analyze data and perform statistical analysis
• Experience with spaceflight analogs or simulations
• Experience preparing technical reports
• Experience with bioinstrumentation and data acquisition systems
• Experience with CAD and modeling tools (SolidWorks, ProE, Blender, Polyworks)
• Experience with MATLAB, R, Python, or similar tools

Responsibilities

• Coordinate human research studies and engineering evaluations, including scheduling and integration with stakeholders
• Support development and research of vehicle and space suit exploration atmospheres to mitigate decompression sickness
• Support CO₂ exposure evaluations, EVA physiological characterization, and computational model development
• Implement research activities outlined in strategic roadmaps
• Prepare study documentation such as IRB protocols, test plans, TRR packages, and progress reports
• Design and maintain data acquisition systems
• Set up, calibrate, and monitor equipment for tests and evaluations
• Monitor human subjects and collect physiological data, including in analog or field environments
• Perform other duties as assigned

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees