Human Factors Lead - Skunk Works

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The Human Systems Engineering team within Skunk Works provides technical support for multiple aircraft platforms, collaborating with pilots, engineers, and other stakeholders to design and evaluate human interface elements throughout the system lifecycle.

• Provide human factors engineering lead support for projects across F‑16, F‑22, F‑35, and Advanced Development Programs.
• Represent the Skunk Works team in program execution, proposal activities, customer interfaces, and supplier engagement.
• Integrate operator interfaces with Universal Command and Control Interface (UCI) message sets and architectures.
• Ensure human interface design concepts convey customer intent into the design.
• Evaluate operational impact to system architects and designers to inform system‑level design.
• Collaborate with software developers, customers, and program management to design human interfaces, obtain design decisions, and reconcile customer intent against feasibility, cost, and complexity of various design modifications.
• Provide human factors expertise to support technical baseline management, technical reviews, system demonstrations, and Human Systems Integration.

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Human Factors or related discipline.
• Team leadership experience.
• Strong understanding of engineering development process (Systems Engineering, Human Factors Engineering, Human Systems Integration).
• Experience with control account management, project planning, and scheduling.
• Customer engagement experience.
• Experience with Human Systems Integration planning and execution (desired).
• Proven communication, presentation, team‑building, and ability to work effectively within a team environment.
• Ability to establish and maintain strong working relationships (internal and with customers).
• Prior mentoring experience (desired).

This position requires a government security clearance. A U.S. citizen is required. Clearance level:
Top Secret.

4‑10 hour day, 3 days off per week (flexible 4/10 work schedule).

Comprehensive benefits package is available. Further details can be found in the benefits information.

Lockheed Martin is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics.