Usability/Human Factors Engineer with Security Clearance

About the role

The Usability/Human Factors Engineer will develop and sustain integrated, feature-rich capabilities that promote modernization of visualization and presentation tools. They will provide application development and support to tools that allow mission analytic users to view existing data or contribute new information in a collaborative environment.

Responsibilities

• Focus on solving user experience challenges on a highly complex application used by a wide range of users.
• Work with developers, managers, and system engineers to keep the product modern and cutting edge.
• Research and document user workflows, design and create mockups, engage with users, and interact with the development teams using tools such as Axure and Adobe Creative Cloud Suite.

Requirements

• At least ten (10) years experience in this or related field and have familiarity with task analysis, user interface design, and usability testing.
• At least five (5) years user-experience design and testing experience.
• Direct, conduct usability testing and work closely with product designers and process engineers developing applications.
• Designing and developing user surveys to obtain user feedback.
• Use task experience in each of the usability and software engineering cycle phases (analysis, design, implementation, and deployment).
• Work closely with users (analysts) to research for and document user profiles, analysis tasks, workflows, and user scenarios; in order to create user interface design from specifications provided.

Qualifications

Required Education: Bachelor's degree in cognitive and/or experimental psychology, human factors engineering, or engineering related field (e.g. systems engineering, software engineering, business process engineering). Advanced degree in these fields is desired.

Skills

• Familiarity with task analysis, user interface design, and usability testing.
• User-experience design and testing experience.
• Experience conducting usability testing and working closely with product designers and process engineers.
• Ability to design and develop user surveys to obtain user feedback.
• Task experience in each of the usability and software engineering cycle phases (analysis, design, implementation, and deployment).
• Experience working with users (analysts) to research for and document user profiles, analysis tasks, workflows, and user scenarios.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental and Vision Plans
• Generous PTO Policy
• 401(k)
• HSA and FSA options
• Life and Disability Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement and Training
• Perks at Work Discount Program
• Referral Program
• CollegeAmerica 529
• Fitness Reimbursement Program
• Travel Assistance
• Norton Lifelock Benefit Solutions
• Life Planning Financial & Legal Services
• Job Description
• To work closely with users (analysts) to research for and document user profiles, analysis tasks, workflows, and user scenarios; in order to create user interface design from specifications provided.

Pay

$145 - $165K

Schedule

Not specified