Human Factors Engineer

Human Factors Engineer

3 Key Consulting is recruiting a Human Factors Engineer for our direct client, a leading Aerospace Engineering Company supporting the military and government sectors.

Job Description:

We are currently hiring a Human Factors Engineer to join our client's Sterling Heights, MI team to support development of advanced ground vehicle technologies for manned and unmanned platforms for the US Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDC) Ground Vehicle Systems Center (GVSC). As a Human Factors Engineer with our client, you develop intuitive Human Machine Interface solutions for a wide array of GVSC ground vehicle programs.

Day to Day Responsibilities:

• Lead and conduct human subjects research on the design of U.S. Army manned and unmanned ground vehicle systems.
• Responsibilities will include definition of research objectives to meet program goals, authoring test plans and test reports, interacting with the Institutional Review Board (IRB) and Human Use Committee (HUC) to obtain test protocol approval, development of participant training materials, and execution of participant training and testing in accordance with Human Research Protection Program (HRPP) regulations and guidelines.
• Lead the design of Graphic User Interface (GUI) for complex manned and unmanned ground vehicle systems.
• Responsibilities will include design and documentation of GUI to meet program goals and system requirements while applying human factors principals, including MIL-STD-1472 and other relevant guidance, to develop a highly intuitive and usable soldier focused interface.
• Evaluation of vehicle crew stations and other hardware operated by soldiers such as displays, hand and foot controls, control panels, and seating for adherence to human factors principals.
• Provide subject matter expertise in Human Factors Engineering in the development of system requirements, user story acceptance criteria, tasks analyses, cognitive walkthroughs, workload analyses, usability and heuristic evaluations, storyboards, use cases, and crew activity diagrams.

Basic Qualifications:

• Due to the sensitivity of customer related requirements, U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Must be able to obtain Secret clearance.
• Bachelor's Degree in Cognitive Psychology and/or Human Factors Engineering.
• 5+ years DoD HFE experience.
• Human subject research experience.
• Graphic User Interface design and evaluation.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment with frequent customer interaction.
• Independent thinker, proven problem solver, and demonstrated leadership.
• Effective communication skills, both written and oral.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Software architecture, CM, vetronics, DoD, ground vehicle, C5ISR, project management, PMO, test.
• Familiarity/experience with Institutional Review Board (IRB) processes and Human Use Committee (HUC) procedures.
• Familiarity/experience with statistical analysis.
• Familiarity/experience with ergonomic evaluations.
• Familiarity/experience developing or working with military systems

Interview process:

Video Skype Panel Interview: