Associate Engineer -Philadelphia

Job Description

Job Description

About Us

Are you passionate about making an impact on the lives of patients around the world? Are you looking for exposure to a wide variety of medical devices? 

Design Science, a subsidiary of BlueRidge Life Sciences, is a human factors research firm, founded in 1991 with more than 30 employees spread across our offices in Philadelphia, PA, Evanston, IL and Munich, Germany.

Our mission is to be the trusted standard of integrity and expertise where human factors meets health care, bringing the latest life-changing innovations to the world. We take pride in improving healthcare experiences through deep-rooted partnerships with the goal of optimizing usability and safety.

Design Science engages in partnerships with some of the world’s leading medical device and pharmaceutical companies, harnessing the skills of members of our organization in human factors research, design, and video to collect important insights about how users interact with medical products. Our research results in outcomes leading to easier and faster therapies, and ultimately, a better quality of life for patients.

Headquartered in the heart of Philadelphia, the City of Brotherly Love boasts diverse neighborhoods, an awesome food scene, world-class museums, theater, music and sporting venues. This position sits in our Philadelphia location and offers a great work culture and the opportunity to grow your career.

What You Will Do:

The Associate Engineer works within well-defined guidelines to manage videography for data capture; moderate usability testing sessions; conduct field research; summarize, prepare and analyze data; and evaluate results of

human factors studies.

Reporting to an appointed supervisor, Associate Engineers work together in multi-disciplinary teams to execute research and usability testing for a variety of projects. The Associate Engineer works within well-defined guidelines to manage videography for data capture; moderate usability testing sessions; conduct field research; summarize, prepare and analyze data; and evaluate results of the data for deliverable creation.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Study environment & video equipment set-up
• Site visits for observational research
• Moderating testing sessions
• Root cause analysis
• Run force, click sound, and needle action data collection hardware/software
• Process raw data collected by the above systems for data analysis
• Maintain existing and develop new data analysis tools with Python or other program languages
• Data entry
• Data analysis
• Data management
• Video review & analysis
• Video & data backup
• Report writing
• Study supply tracking & inventory

Essential Requirements:

• BS/BA in human factors engineering, biomedical engineering, industrial engineering, or related field required.
• Ability to analyze data using excel and appropriate statistical techniques and to visualize / present data in a form that is easily understood.
• Python or other coding languages
• Excellent listening and observation skills.
• Excellent quantitative skills.
• Strong writing skills.
• Advanced to expert proficiency in Microsoft Office applications including Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
• Proficiency in a variety of data collection software/programs (e.g. OpenClinica, Qualtrics, etc.)
• Ability to work full time at the Design Science office in Philadelphia and to travel 20-30% of the time, domestically and internationally.
• Good organizational skills and ability to balance multiple projects simultaneously.
• Evidence of interdisciplinary collaboration across a variety of fields, including engineering, design and psychology.
• Willingness to undergo background checks, drug/health screenings as required for research purposes.
• Finalists will be required to successfully pass a background check.

Additional Desired Skills / Experience:

• Ability to deploy a variety of research techniques to collect and process data across multiple areas of company’s portfolio of work (field research, usability testing, ergonomics, etc.)
• Experience with, or interest in, medical devices, product development and/or design.
• Experience with, or knowledge of, FDA regulatory guidance on usability and medical devices.

Here’s what we’re offering:

• Full-time, salaried, exempt position
• Compensation commensurate with experience
• Great Benefits: Health, dental, vision, parental leave, disability, life insurance, 401k with match, generous PTO, paid holidays,  a great team and more! 

Resume / cover letter are required. 

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Please submit a cover letter and resume for full consideration. Please tell us why you are a great candidate for this role and your interest/experience in human factors.

Visit our website / blog at  for more information, or check us out on social media @designscience . 

EOE

Minorities, Females, Individuals with Disabilities and Veterans are strongly encouraged to apply.  Design Science celebrates the equal exchange of ideas and opinions from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences shared by our colleagues in Evanston, Philadelphia and Munich.