Human Factors Scientist; M.S​/M.A​/Ph.D

About Exponent

Exponentis the only premium engineering and scientific consulting firm with the depth and breadth of expertise to solve our clients’ most profoundly unique, unprecedented, and urgent challenges.

Our vision is to engage multidisciplinary teams of science, engineering, and regulatory experts to empower clients with solutions that create a safer, healthier, more sustainable world. For over five decades, we've connected the lessons of past failures with tomorrow's solutions to advise clients as they innovate technologically complex products and processes, ensure the safety and health of their users, and address the challenges of sustainability.

Join our team of experts with degrees from top programs at over 500 universities and extensive experience spanning a variety of industries. At Exponent, you’ll contribute to the diverse pool of ideas, talents, backgrounds, and experiences that drives our collaborative teamwork and breakthrough insights. Plus, we help you grow your career through mentoring, sponsorship, and a culture of learning. Thanks for your interest in joining our team!

Key statistics:

• 950+ Consultants
• 640+ Ph.D.s
• 90+ Disciplines
• 30+ Offices globally

We are currently seeking a Human Factors Scientist for our Human Factors Practice to be based in our Bellevue, WA office. In this role, you will work as part of a team to apply your skills and knowledge of human factors issues such as attention and perception, sensorimotor control, and workload, and relate them to driver behavior, road system design, driver-vehicle interface evaluations, driver interactions with automated vehicles, and other related applications.

You will also work with engineers in Exponent’s Vehicle Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, and Biomechanics Practices.

• Managing, planning, and conducting human performance studies and tests with in-vehicle technologies in a range of environments, including test-tracks, simulators, and on-road driving
• Reviewing and synthesizing research on driver behavior to develop design guidelines and other tools to support roadway design and traffic operations
• Human factors reviews and analyses of user-interface designs and test procedures, including recommendations for design improvements
• Managing a range of consulting activities that involve human factors in vehicle accidents and their prevention, including the limitations of human perceptual, motor, cognitive, and decision-making capabilities
• Conducting hands-on inspections and analyzing human performance as it relates to vehicles and roadways to investigate accidents and injuries
• Developing client contacts
• Working on multi-disciplinary projects and providing case management, data processing, and other project support
• Conducting research to obtain and review technical data, scientific literature, and standards
• Participating in the design and evaluation of warnings and safety information

• M.S/M.A. with at least five (5) years of relevant experience or Ph.D. in Human Factors, Engineering Psychology, Experimental, Industrial or Cognitive Psychology, Neuroscience, Kinesiology or other related discipline
• Undergraduate degree in psychology, engineering, or a related discipline is a plus
• Substantial record (publications, presentations) of applied research in driver behavior and performance
• Proficiency in experimental design, human subjects testing, instrumentation, data analysis, and computer programming (e.g. Matlab, SAS, SPSS, Labview, etc.) a plus
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills as well as strong interpersonal skills
• Assertive, self-starter, and able to work with accuracy under pressure and/or deadlines
• Currently based in or are willing to relocate to the Bellevue, WA area

Applicants are encouraged to submit a CV (Curriculum Vitae) with publications (feel free to include publications that are in review or pending) [not restricted to 1 page].

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