Staff Human Factors Engineer - Human Systems Integration (HSI) Lead

Relocation assistance may be available. This position requires a Secret clearance for start and involves 25% travel.

About the role

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Staff Human Factors Engineer in Melbourne, Florida. The selected candidate will lead Human Systems Integration (HSI) activities in support of the Systems Engineering IPT lead, operating in an agile team environment.

Responsibilities

• Work with Section Managers to staff the HSI team and assign tasks to HSI team members.
• Represent the HSI team at staff meetings, customer meetings, technical interchange meetings, and other forums.
• Facilitate cross-IPT discussions to ensure alignment of HSI requirements, design, and implementation.
• Support the evaluation of requirements adhering to Human Factors best practices and specified sections of MIL-STD-1472.
• Contribute to Human Factors Analyses, including Task Analyses, Predictive Workload Analyses, Usability studies, Workload, and Situational Awareness surveys.
• Conduct computer-based (NX) and empirical accessibility assessments from both operator and maintainer perspectives.
• Author and support program documentation of HFE processes and products in formats consistent with US Military Data Item Descriptions (e.g., Human Engineering Program Plan, Human Engineering Design Approach Document – Operator/Maintainer, Human Engineering Test Plan/Report).
• Support Airworthiness analysis, artifact development, and compliance summaries.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in a related discipline and 12 years of Human Factors experience, or a Master’s degree with 10 years of Human Factors experience, or a PhD with 8+ years of experience.
• Experience with Cameo.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government Secret clearance (must be in-scope or enrolled in Continuous Evaluation) and any required program access within a reasonable period.
• Experience leading a technical team, participating in SETR events, Human Factors requirements management, and/or Human Factors assessments and questionnaires.

Preferred Qualifications

• Active U.S. government Top Secret clearance.
• Experience developing, administering, and/or analyzing Human Factors questionnaires (e.g., Usability, Workload, Situational Awareness).
• Experience writing and executing demonstration and test procedures.
• Ability to clearly and accurately express engineering findings orally and in written technical reports and presentations.
• Familiarity with systems safety, personnel survivability, and habitability requirements in system design.
• Experience with CAD tools (NX and NX Jack preferred).
• Experience with system engineering processes and tools (DOORS preferred).
• Understanding of systems and design thinking, as well as HMI/HCI design principles and practices.
• Experience authoring Human Interface Design CDRLs in accordance with DoD Data Item Descriptions (e.g., HEDAD-M/O, HEPP, HSIPP, HETP/R).
• Experience interpreting, applying, and/or tailoring MIL-STD-1472, MIL-STD-411, MIL-STD-1787, MIL-STD-3009, and/or MIL-STD-46855 for aircraft design.
• Experience with system modeling tools (e.g., CORE, Rhapsody, PTC Integrity Modeler, Cameo).
• Experience with visual design (e.g., typography, symbology, layout) and UX/UI development methods (e.g., personas, usability testing, heuristic evaluations).
• Experience with wireframing and user interface prototyping (e.g., Balsamiq).
• Proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite (e.g., InDesign, Illustrator).

Pay

Primary level salary range: $152,900.00 – $229,300.00. Base salary offers consider factors such as scope, responsibilities, candidate experience, education, skills, and market conditions. Eligible employees may receive overtime, shift differentials, discretionary bonuses, annual bonuses, Long Term Incentives (for VP/Director roles), health insurance, life and disability insurance, a savings plan, paid holidays, and paid time off (PTO).

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Savings plan.
• Company-paid holidays.
• Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.