Atlanta, GA

This is a Research Engineer I position at the EPIC lab in the Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Tech, led by Dr. Aaron Young.

The EPIC lab is a multi-disciplinary group of scientists, engineers and clinicians that specialize in enhancing the ‘real-world’ capability of wearable robotic systems. Our group focuses on clinical translation of best-in-class control systems for lower-limb prostheses and exoskeletons to improve mobility for individuals with stroke, TBI, or limb amputation. By leveraging AI and ML tools we focus on customizing assistance to each individual user across broad, real-world use cases.

The lab is located in the heart of Georgia Tech’s main campus in midtown Atlanta and has a large facility for collecting advanced biomechanical and clinical outcome measures and collaborates closely with clinical partners at Emory, Children’s Hospital of Atlanta and the VA System.

You can find more information about Dr. Young's lab from the link below.

https://www.epic.gatech.edu/

The research engineer should be proactive and ‘hands-on’, engaging to maintain and improve wearable robotic systems on a daily basis.

a) help design, build, fix and maintain a range of wearable robotic systems actively used in the lab including lower-limb exoskeletons and prostheses as well as other robotic testbeds

b) assisting research teams in operating robotic systems during experiments involving physiological measurement systems (e.g., motion capture, force platforms, electromyography, ultrasound, indirect calormetery) to assess the human user’s joint kinematics and kinetics, muscle activity and strain patterns and whole-body metabolic energy consumption

c) assist with day-to-day operations of the lab and maintenance of other lab equipment

d) work on a variety of teams and interact heavily with trainees, aiding them on their thesis projects in technical capacities

Further analysis and development responsibilities will depend on the applicant, their expertise and their interests – but could involve control system design and development, advanced biomechanical data analysis/simulation/modeling (e.g., with OpenSim), machine/deep learning, or mechatronic design and optimization.

Career development and growth along the research faculty path are available at Georgia Tech including: 1) Promotion to high levels of research engineer, 2) Transition to research scientist, and 3) PhD path.

Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related fields

• B.S. or M.S. degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, robotics or biomedical engineering (or a related discipline, such as bioengineering).
• Background knowledge and have strong interest in areas that are relevant for the position, such as mechatronics, wearable robotics, experiments with human participants, biomechanics and/or robotic control systems.

The successful candidate should ideally have the following set of skills:

• Good communication, organization and teamwork skills
• Strong ‘hands-on’ mechatronics skills – ability to work with embedded sensors, actuators, and microprocessors for robotic systems.
• Capability of running and maintaining biomechanics equipment (motion capture, force plates, EMG, metabolics)
• Reasonable programming skills (Matlab/Python)

Please reach out to shinae.cho@me.gatech.edu for more information.

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This position will be paid 100% by sponsored funds.