Sr. Human Factors Engineer

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Experience
6+ years of demonstrated experience required.

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree in Human Factors Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Psychology, or a related field is strongly preferred.
  • Master's and/or PhD Degree preferred.
  • 6+ years of demonstrated experience required.
  • Extensive knowledge of human factors principles, usability testing methodologies, and HF regulations and standards.
  • Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey complex human factors findings and recommendations articulately to a wide range of audiences.
  • Developing leadership and mentorship skills; ability to cultivate a culture of user-centric design and knowledge sharing.
  • A commitment to understanding and advocating for the needs and preferences of end users across a program.

Responsibilities

  • Support the identification and evaluation of stakeholder requirements, program requirements, and compliance standards such as MIL-STD-1472 and -46855.
  • Lead planning and conducting of human factors events and analyses, such as stakeholder requirements discovery and definition, workflow and task analyses, compliance audits, usability studies, workload and situational awareness experiments, and user evaluation events.
  • Analyze data to support design decisions and make design recommendations.
  • Oversee junior personnel in specific tasks, demonstrating your understanding of how various tasks and team member roles contribute to overall project success.
  • Independently manage complex tasks and collaborate with peers to achieve project objectives.
  • Lead documentation efforts such as Human Engineering Design Approach Documents (HEDADs), Critical Task Analysis (CTA) reports, project briefings, human factors test results, etc.
  • Choose, develop, and apply appropriate tools and standards such as MIL-STD-1472, NASA Task Load Index (TLX), Bedford Workload Scale, System Usability Scale (SUS), style guides, etc.
  • Ensure team compliance with human factors standards and best practices.
  • Foster a collaborative and user-centric approach across the project, encouraging knowledge sharing and skill development.
  • Take an active, expert role in technical meetings.
  • Contribute to proposals and capture efforts.
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