Aerospace Engineer III

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Are you passionate about research studies and analyses? Leidos is seeking an Aerospace Engineer III to support intramural human use research at the Naval Medical Research Unit Dayton, OH. The successful candidate will assist in research studies and analyses to understand the human cognitive and physiological factors associated with military operations in the aviation, space, and related environments especially as they relate to motion sickness (e.g., sea-sickness, air-sickness, simulator-sickness and space-sickness), aeromedical standards, altitude effects, fatigue assessment, aviation safety, acceleration effects, neurocognitive/neurophysiological effects, and related areas. Research activities will involve human use research both in the laboratory and in the field.

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The Mission
Recognized as a Top 10 Health IT provider, the Leidos Health Group draws on decades of success to deliver a range of solutions and services designed to meet the healthcare challenges of today. From the research bench to the patient bedside, we are a company of scientists, engineers, and technologists delivering a broad range of impactful, customizable, and scalable solutions to hospitals and health systems, biomedical organizations, and every U.S. federal agency focused on health. Leidos works with customers across the continuum of care to improve clinical, operational, and financial outcomes with innovative solutions that advance the next generation of care. Our mission is to contribute to creating a healthier world. To explore and learn more, click here!

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The Challenge:

• Assist in the design, development, and testing of aerospace technologies and devices to support research at NAMRU-D.

• Conduct naval aeromedical research and development using advanced equipment, emerging technologies, or scientific phenomena.

• Research, develop, or analyze new equipment, materials, or concepts to enhance understanding of previously unexplained or untested phenomena.

• Interpret and develop procedures in the absence of experimental data or with controversial data to expand existing knowledge and methodologies.

• Defend and support ideas and proposals for innovative or controversial concepts.

• Execute test and evaluation of  in support of aeromedical research objectives, including flight simulation and flight-related tasks.

• Collect and analyze technical data, perform statistical analysis and integrate these findings into technical reports, posters, presentations, laboratory notebooks and documentation binders. Manage and coordinate research data, including independent preparation and analysis of both qualitative and quantitative data. This involves performing univariate and multivariate analyses of variance, regression analysis, and descriptive summaries. Additionally, design and develop procedures for effective data management.

• Assist with subject screening and data collection as a qualified member of the Disorientation Research Device team.

• Work in collaboration with military and civilian researchers to design and implement research devices supporting the areas of warfighter health and performance. Including coordination of testing, maintenance of files/study records and all activities associated with internal and external audits in coordination with the PI.

• Plan and modify research experiments, procedures, tests, or survey instruments.

• Interact with outside customers and researchers; brief technically detailed project results to sponsors. (Subject to Government initiation and final approval).

• Test, evaluate, troubleshoot, repair, maintain, and calibrate aerospace research equipment.

• Document all work in laboratory notebooks, technical reports, posters, and documentation binders.