Human Factors Engineer (Level 2)

Human Factors Engineer – Level 2

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

Northrop Grumman's Space Sector is seeking a Human Factors Engineer – Level 2 to join our team in Chandler, AZ. This position is 100% onsite and cannot accommodate telecommute work.

The Human Factors Engineer will support the design, development, and evaluation of launch vehicles, ground support equipment, and mission operations for rocket systems.

This position will work a 9/80 schedule, with every other Friday off.

In this job, you will:

• Apply human factors, ergonomics, and cognitive engineering principles to launch control center interfaces, vehicle HMIs, ground systems, and maintenance/turnaround operations, ensuring safe, efficient, and error-tolerant human-system performance
• Conduct task analyses and workload assessments for launch and flight controllers, range safety personnel, and pad technicians; participate in the design and evaluation of control rooms, consoles, displays, procedures, and checklists; and plan and execute human-in-the-loop simulations and usability evaluations
• Contribute to safety and hazard analyses, produce clear technical documentation and recommendations, and collaborate closely with systems engineering, GNC, avionics, ground systems, and operations teams, leveraging relevant aerospace human factors and NASA/MIL-STD guidelines to support successful launch and mission outcomes

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree with 2 years of related experience – OR – Master's degree with 0 years experience.
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret security clearance which typically requires U.S. Citizenship
• Experience using simulation software such as Siemens Process Simulate

Preferred Qualifications:

• BS in Human Factors, Industrial or Mechanical Engineering
• Active U.S. security clearance of secret or higher
• Aerospace and Defense experience