Principal Human Factors Engineer

1 month ago


Melbourne, United States Northrop Grumman Full time

Requisition ID: R10177037

* Category: Engineering
* Location: Melbourne, Florida, United States of America
* Clearance Type: Secret
* Telecommute: No- Teleworking not available for this position
* Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America)
* Travel Required: Yes, 25% of the Time
* Relocation Assistance: Relocation assistance may be available
* Positions Available: 1

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 Principal Human Factors Engineer/ Senior Principal Human Factors Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position is located in Melbourne, Florida.
The Human Systems Integration team is seeking a Human Factors Engineer (HFE)/User Experience (UX) Designer to join Northrop Grumman. In this position, the new team member will be part of the team ensuring the evolving aircraft hardware and software systems are operable by US military flight and maintenance crews. This position requires a strong background in applying HCI principals to evolving software designs. Job responsibilities include:

* Support the evaluation of requirements adhering to Human Factors best practices and specified sections of MIL-STD-1472.
* Facilitate the customer's product vision by conceiving, sketching, and prototyping experiences for digital products with a user centered design approach and consideration to HMI and Human Factors principals
* Be flexible and iterate designs in a fast-paced, sometimes ambiguous environments
* Use one or more industry standard design and prototyping tools to create wireframes, visual designs, and interactive prototypes
* Leads, enables, and is accountable for the preparation, improvement, and integration of the human interface design visuals for the organization
* Confer with subsystem engineers and subject matter experts for project details regarding background information, project parameters and objectives, presentation approaches, styles, and techniques
* Collaboration with Design Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) to ensure evolving design addresses program needs and adheres to Human Interface design requirements
* 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).

Basic Qualifications:

* Principal Human Factors Engineer : Bachelor's degree and 5 years of experience in a Human Factors related field, or a Master's degree and 3 years of experience in a related field; or a PhD and 1 year of experience in a related field.
* Sr. Principal Human Factors Engineer: Bachelor's degree and 8 years of experience in a Human Factors related field, or a Master's degree and 6 years of experience in a related field; or 4 years with a PhD in a related field.
* Must have an active DoD Secret (or higher) clearance (with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation)
* Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

* Active, In-Scope TOP SECRET DoD security clearance with the ability to obtain Program Access
* Experience developing, administering and/or analyzing Human Factors questionnaires such as Usability, Workload, and Situational Awareness.
* Proficiency in writing and executing demonstration & test procedures
* The ability to clearly and accurately express engineering findings orally and in written technical reports and presentations.
* Familiar with the interpretation and application of systems safety, personnel survivability, and habitability requirements to system design
* Experience with CAD Tools (NX and NX Jack Expertise preferred)
* Experience with system engineering processes and tools (DOORS preferred)
* Understand 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, etc)
* Experience interpreting, applying, and/or tailoring MIL-STD-1472, MIL-STD-411, MIL-STD-1787, MIL-STD-3009, and/or MIL-STD-46855 in support of aircraft design activity
* Experience in system modeling tools (i.e., 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 (i.e. InDesign, Illustrator)

Salary Range: $92,600 - $139,000
Salary Range 2: $114,900 - $172,300
The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.
Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.
The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.
Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.



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