Posting Note: Essential Functions
• Collects and processes three-dimensional kinematic, kinetic, electromyographic, plantar-pressure, video, temporal-spatial, wearable-sensor, and other functional movement data.
• Prepares equipment for testing in accordance with approved laboratory protocols.
• Monitors data quality during testing and repeats or modifies trials, within protocol, when data do not meet established acceptance criteria.
• Processes, reviews, and analyzes clinical and research data using approved biomechanical models, software, and standard operating procedures.
• Assists with initial biomechanical interpretation and prepares clear reports, figures, videos, and visualizations for multidisciplinary clinical review.
• Performs and documents routine calibration, quality-control testing, preventive maintenance, and troubleshooting of motion-capture systems, force platforms, EMG, pressure systems, video, computers, and related equipment.
• Maintains equipment service records, software licenses, technical documentation, inventories, and coordination with Information Technology, Facilities, Biomedical Engineering, and equipment vendors.
• Develops, tests, documents, and maintains scripts and data-processing workflows using tools such as Python, MATLAB, R, Visual3D, and motion-capture software.
• Supports the validation of new equipment, software, biomechanical models, processing methods, and reporting tools prior to clinical implementation.
• Maintains accurate clinical and research data storage, archival, retrieval, backup, and confidentiality in accordance with HIPAA and Phoenix Children's policies.
• Supports laboratory quality assurance, standard operating procedures, competency documentation, process improvement, and applicable accreditation activities.
• Participates in research and quality-improvement projects, including protocol development, data collection, analysis, abstracts, presentations, manuscripts, and grant-related activities.
• Provides technical orientation and education to staff, students, interns, volunteers, fellows, and visiting professionals.
• Maintains effective, professional relationships with patients, families, physicians, therapists, researchers, hospital departments, and community partners.
Motion Analysis Engineer
Gait Laboratory | Full-Time | Phoenix