Human Factors Engineer

Human Factors Engineer

Company:

The Boeing Company

Are you ready to join a team of innovators, strategic disruptors, and dreamers who dare to redefine the future of the defense industry? Are you driven to create the unimaginable?  Are you passionate about addressing human performance within the design and development of cutting-edge aerospace systems?  

Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) has an exciting opportunity for a Human Engineer to join our Human Engineering team in El Segundo CA working on the front end of the next generation of Space Mission Systems technology.

As a Human Factors Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in the design, development, and integration of complex aerospace systems, ensuring that all components function cohesively to meet user needs and operational requirements. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, including systems engineers, software developers, and hardware specialists, to create systems that are not only technically robust but also intuitive and user-friendly, enhancing overall efficiency and user satisfaction.

Position Responsibilities :

• Apply Human Engineering knowledge and principles to the analysis, design, and evaluation of complex systems

• Define system performance requirements to ensure safe and successful human operation of physical, functional, and program interfaces for all system operators

• Apply human performance principles, methodologies, and technologies to the design of complex systems

• Apply a knowledge of military standards (such as MIL-STD-1472, MIL-STD-1474, MIL-STD-1787, MIL-STD-3009, MIL-STD-411F) to meet program requirements

• Collaborate with stakeholders to define human factors requirements that ensure optimal user interaction with systems. This involves analyzing user needs, operational contexts, and task demands to establish clear, measurable criteria for usability, accessibility, and user satisfaction.

• Work closely with systems engineers to integrate human factors requirements into overall system specifications, ensuring that user interface designs, workflows, and system functionalities align with human capabilities and limitations.

• Establish and document the functionality and navigation structure of the graphical user interface (GUI), ensuring it supports intuitive user interactions. This includes outlining key features, user workflows, and navigation paths, as well as designing alerting mechanisms that effectively communicate critical information to users, thereby optimizing performance, situational awareness and decision-making.

• Create low-fidelity prototypes, such as wireframes, and high-fidelity mockups of the GUI to visualize design concepts, facilitating discussions with stakeholders and gathering feedback for iterative improvements.

• Develop and iterate rapid prototypes to effectively test design concepts and gather user feedback early in the development process, ensuring that user insights inform subsequent design iterations.

• Plan and conduct usability testing sessions with end-users to evaluate the effectiveness of the operator interface, collecting qualitative and quantitative data to guide design decisions.

• Facilitate effective communication among interdisciplinary teams, ensuring that human factors insights are integrated into system design and decision-making processes.

• Identify potential risks associated with system design and operation, implementing mitigation strategies to enhance usability, performance, and safety.

• Occasional business travel and after-hours support may be required.

This position is expected to be 100% onsite.  The selected candidate will be required to work onsite at one of the listed location options.

This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Top Secret/SCI Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship. An Interim & Final Post-Start is required.

This position requires ability to obtain Special Program Access, for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship only.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills & Experience): (see education & experience below)  

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology (including Manufacturing Technology), Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Cognitive Psychology or other Human Engineering related field of study.

• 3+ years of work experience in Human Engineering or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience

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Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills & Experience):   

• Level 3- Bachelors and 5+ years’ related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience

• Level 4- Bachelors and 9+ years’ related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience

• Associate Certification from Board Certification in Professional Ergonomics or equivalent education

• Understanding of Human System Integration (HSI) in the defense acquisition process

• Knowledge of military standards (such as MIL-STL-1472, MIL-STD-1474, MIL-STD-2525, MIL-STD-1787, MIL-STD-3009, MIL-STD 411F, DoDI 5000.95, and JSSG-2010)

• Experience using Astro Space UX Design System

• Ability to derive Human Engineering requirements

• Experience supporting defense programs

• Experience in program documentation of the HE 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, et. al)

• Experience with the user interface software prototyping tools

• Experience with Usability software

• Knowledge in Human Perception and Cognition

• Experience with Human Performance Modeling

• Experience in workload assessments and situation awareness assessments such as NASA TLX

• Experience in conducting tasks analyses and mapping user workflow

• Ability to evaluate designs against Human Readiness Levels (HRLs)

• Experience in Agile Development

• Previous experience developing style guides and implementing UI design tenets

• Experience with Model Based Systems Engineering

Typical Education/Experience:

Level 3

Education/experience typically acquired through advanced technical education from an accredited course of study in engineering, engineering technology (includes manufacturing engineering technology), computer science, engineering data science, mathematics, physics or chemistry (e.g. Bachelor) and typically 5 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience or non-US equivalent qualifications.

Level 4

Education/experience typically acquired through advanced technical education from an accredited course of study in engineering, engineering technology (includes manufacturing engineering technology), computer science, engineering data science, mathematics, physics or chemistry (e.g. Bachelor) and typically 9 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience or non-US equivalent qualifications.

Drug Free Workplace:

Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in our policies.

Conflict of Interest:

Successful candidates for this job must satisfy the Company's Conflict of Interest (COI) assessment process.

Relocation:

This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility. Note: Basic relocation will be offered for eligible internal candidates.

Pay & Benefits:

At Boeing, we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage and retain the top talent.  Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.  

The Boeing Company also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work.  

The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.  

Summary pay range (level 3): $119,850 - $162,150

Summary pay range (level 4): $146,200 - $197,800

Language Requirements:

Not Applicable

Education:

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent

Relocation:

This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.

Export Control Requirement:

This position must meet U.S. export control compliance requirements. To meet U.S. export control compliance requirements, a “U.S. Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.62 is required. “U.S. Person” includes U.S. Citizen, U.S. National, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.

Safety Sensitive:

This is not a Safety Sensitive Position.

Security Clearance:

This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship. An interim and/or final U.S. Top Secret/SCI Clearance Post-Start is required.

Visa Sponsorship:

Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Contingent Upon Award Program

This position is not contingent upon program award

Shift:

Shift 1 (United States of America)

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