Sentinel - Human Factors Engineer / Principal Engineer - 19441
Quick Summary
The Sentinel program has an exciting opportunity for a Human Factors Engineer (HFE) / Principal HFE - to join our team supporting activities including design for maintainability,
Author/support the development of requirements that are
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Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking an Human Factors Engineer (T02 level) / Human Factors Principal Engineer (T03 level). This position is located in Roy, Utah and supports the Sentinel program.
This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.
Responsibilities
~1 min readThe Sentinel program has an exciting opportunity for a Human Factors Engineer (HFE) / Principal HFE - to join our team supporting activities including design for maintainability, human machine interface development, requirements management, operator workstation design, CONOPS support, task analyses, verification & validation, analyses and collaboration to facilitate equipment selection, design and arrangement; user group collaboration and working groups; compliance with specified sections of MIL-STD-1472G; collaboration across IPTs; and coordination with the customer and user community.
Author/support the development of requirements that are compliant with Human Factors best practices and specified sections of MIL-STD-1472G
Human Factors Analyses (including, but not limited to: task analyses, predictive workload analyses, interface prototyping and analysis, and design-for-maintainability (DFM) analysis)
Perform functional analysis, timeline analysis, detailed trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications
Conduct computer-based (NX) and empirical accessibility assessments
Author/support the program documentation of the HFE processes and products in a format consistent with US Military Data Item Descriptions (e.g. Human Engineering Program Plan, Human Engineering Design Approach Document – Operator, Human Engineering Design Approach Document – Maintainer, Human Engineering Test Plan, Human Engineering Test Report, etc.)
Cross-IPT Collaboration
Design and develop workstation geometry and layout controls and displays to accommodate the full anthropometric range of expected users
Requirements
~1 min readThis requisition may be filled at either the Engineer level (T-02) or Principal Engineer level (T-03).
Large scale / complex system development experience across multiple phases of a development program: preliminary design, detailed design, integration and test, verification and sell off, transition to production
Experience with Human Factors in a defense contracting environment (familiarity with Mil-Std-1472G and ANSI/HFES 100-2007)
Familiarity with Human Factors modeling in NX/Jack, IMPRINT
Experience in fast-paced work environment and ability to work in a team environment
Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to present to segment, program and customer community
Must be a US Citizen with an active U.S. Government Secret Clearance, at time of application, current and within scope, with an investigation date within the last 6 years
Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs
Demonstrated experience applying HFE principles to projects
Educational background in psychology, human factors, user experience, graphic design, industrial design, or HCI-related field from an accredited university, and at least 2 years of related experience with a Bachelors; OR at least 1 Years of relevant experience with a Masters degree. An additional 4 years of experience can be considered in lieu of a degree
Educational background in psychology, human factors, user experience, graphic design, industrial design, or HCI-related field from an accredited university, and at least 5 years of related experience with a bachelors; OR at least 3 Years of relevant experience with a master’s degree; OR 1 Year with a PhD degree. An additional 4 years of experience can be considered in lieu of a degree
What We Offer
~1 min readAs a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:
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