Associate Human Factors Engineer​/Human Factors Engineer

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START:
Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE:
Secret

TRAVEL:
Yes, 10% of the Time

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon.

We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Human Factors Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position is located in Melbourne, Florida.

The selected HFE will apply human performance principles, methodologies, and technologies to the design of human-machine systems and products. They will develop and implement research methodologies and statistical analysis plans to test and evaluate developmental prototypes used in new products and processes, such as cockpit designs, user workstations, and computerized human models. They will interface with design engineers to establish system design, operating, and training requirements and to ensure optimized human-machine interfaces.

The HFE will identify and analyze technological problems or risks, perform theoretical human factors investigations, and develop and implement research and analysis plans. This position requires a strong background in Systems Engineering.

• Support the evaluation of requirements adhering to Human Factors best practices and specified sections of MIL-STD-1472.
• Contributions to Human Factors Analyses (including but not limited to:
  Task Analyses and Predictive Workload Analyses, Usability studies, Workload, and Situational Awareness surveys).
• Conduct computer based (NX) and empirical accessibility assessments from both an operator and maintainer perspective.
• Author/support the program documentation of the HFE processes and products in a format consistent with US Military Data Item Descriptions (e.g. Human Engineering Program Plan, Human Engineering Design Approach Document – Operator, Human Engineering Design Approach Document – Maintainer, Human Engineering Test Plan, Human Engineering Test Report, et. Al).
• Collaboration with Design Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) to ensure evolving design addresses program needs and adheres to Human Interface design requirements
• Support Airworthiness analysis, artifact development and compliance summaries.

• Bachelor of science degree and 2 years of experience in a Human Factors related field; or a Master of science degree.
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance; interim secret clearance is required to start.
• Experience in developing, administering and/or analyzing Human Factors questionnaires such as Usability, Workload, or Situational Awareness.
• Must have experience in presenting engineering findings via oral presentations and written technical reports.
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance.

• Active, In-Scope secret or top secret DoD security clearance with the ability to obtain Program Access
• Familiar with the interpretation and application of systems safety, personnel…