Human Factors Specialist

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with various teams to understand tasks allocated to the human operator and their reasons.
• Develop and own Wisk’s task analysis and use it to inform UI design decisions and study plans.
• Help develop a strategy for identifying most challenging scenarios for evaluation and testing purposes.
• Plan and lead human factors evaluations from defining goals and research questions through data analysis and recommendations to changes in system requirements.
• Support all certification activities for Wisk’s Gen 6 aircraft and ground control station.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Human Factors, Cognitive Ergonomics, Psychology, or equivalent; PhD preferred.
• 8 years of relevant work experience.
• Knowledge of cognitive ergonomics: cognition, perception and decision making.
• Experience in measuring workload and human performance using both subjective scales and physiological data.
• Experience in assessing new UI design concepts in an iterative manner.
• Knowledge of aerospace, including aircraft systems, flight operations, and regulatory environment.
• Experience in designing qualitative and quantitative experiments.
• Experience preparing data sets for statistical analysis using tools such as SPSS, Stata, etc.
• Knowledge of UI design standards for aerospace applications.

Qualifications

Due to the nature of the work required for this position, this is an onsite opportunity. You will be required to work from our Mountain View office.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
• 9 off Fridays for full-time employees throughout the year.
• Flexible vacation time off.
• 11 company holidays.
• A 401(k) plan with 50% company matching vested immediately.
• Commuter assistance.
• Education assistance.
• Free catered lunches.
• Flight lessons.
• Wellness allowances.
• Snacks, drinks.
• Employee referral bonus.
• Charitable giving match.
• Patent bonus program.

Pay

The company expects to pay a range of $215,000 - $269,000 per year, with the starting base salary varying based on factors such as geographical location and relevant job-related experience consistent with a business necessity.

Schedule

This is an onsite opportunity. You will be required to work from our Mountain View office.

Benefits Package

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
• 9 off Fridays for full-time employees throughout the year.
• Flexible vacation time off.
• 11 company holidays.
• A 401(k) plan with 50% company matching vested immediately.
• Commuter assistance.
• Education assistance.
• Free catered lunches.
• Flight lessons.
• Wellness allowances.
• Snacks, drinks.
• Employee referral bonus.
• Charitable giving match.
• Patent bonus program.