Posted in: Engineering in Chicago | Posted: |
Job Description
The Human Factors Engineer provides human factors services to internal and external clients as part of a world-class team of human factors experts.
Responsibilities:
• Work with clients to plan, manage, and execute HF activities
• Work within multi-disciplinary teams to develop solutions using human factors principles and methods to contribute human factors expertise to the development process
• Analyze use workflows, goals, tasks, and experiences to identify user needs
• Create and execute all components of usability studies
• Conduct user-focused risk identification and assessment activities (e.g. URRA)
• Work with consumers and designers to evaluate concepts and existing products for improvement opportunities
Competencies:
• Have passion, creativity, and ability necessary to solve challenging user and technical problems
• Knowledge of, or direct experience with the use and application of anthropometric data
• Awareness of/coursework in psychology, cognition, marketing, design, or product development
• Ability to balance theoretical tools and practical experimentation to develop concepts and ideas
• Be familiar with industry standards regarding human factors and usability (FDA, HE 75, ISO 62366) in the medical device development process
