Senior Biomedical Engineer – Flight Controller

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Develop, integrate, and facilitate all human health and performance objectives for ongoing and upcoming Private Astronaut Missions (PAM).
• Support missions as a flight controller from MCC-A, interfacing with control centers across the globe.
• Develop, in collaboration with core systems and the medical operations team, requirements, concepts of operations, processes, on-orbit procedures, flight rules, software tools, console support products, and other documentation required to support Axiom Station design and assembly.
• Build out a medical hardware/software suite for Axiom Station and assist in certification/testing/flight.
• Integrate with Axiom Suits to ensure human health and performance objectives are met in a safe and timely manner.
• Monitor crew health status and environmental data during all mission types and flight phases; manage/maintain PHI/PII for HHPO, payloads, and other teams as applicable.
• Aid in the development, management, and implementation of training plans for teams supporting or interfacing with medical operations at Axiom Space.
• Mentor, support, and train new members of the HHPO team and Mission Services.
• Work shifts on weekends and holidays as required in support of mission duties.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define project scope, goals, and deliverables.
• Communicate project progress, status, and potential issues to stakeholders and leadership.
• Implement and maintain agile project management methodologies throughout the project lifecycle.
• Perform additional job duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• BS degree in an engineering or science discipline required.
• 3+ years’ relevant BME experience required.
• Previous flight controller certification required.
• Experience as a mission lead required.
• Knowledge and awareness of NASA and Medical requirements for astronaut safety and health.
• Familiarity with NASA flight rules for crew safety.
• Familiarity with Jira, Confluence, Jama, and the Agile development process.
• Experience with Box.
• Strong problem-solving abilities and a proactive approach to address project challenges.
• Demonstrated time management and organization skills to meet tight deadlines and quality objectives.
• Highly proficient in MS Office software (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.).

Core Skills

• Passion for space and the mission.
• Entrepreneurial, growth mindset.
• High EQ and ability to collaborate within teams and cross-functionally.
• Tech-solutioning in using systems and tools to move smarter and faster.

Core Competencies

• Embody our core values of leadership, innovation, and teamwork.
• Accountability.
• Technical Rigor.
• Execution Discipline.
• Pride of Delivery.