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Senior Staff Engineer – Human Factors
| Company | Shield AI |
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| Location | Washington, DC, USA |
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| Salary | $185000 – $275000 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Master’s, PhD |
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| Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
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Requirements
- A graduate degree in a relevant field (human factors engineering/psychology, cognitive systems engineering, integrated systems engineering, applied cognitive science, information science or related discipline) with a minimum of 8 years of total experience (Ph.D. + 4 years or Master’s + 6 years)
- Prior experience in a multidisciplinary setting and great teamwork skills collaboration with other functional partners
- Strong ability to develop and execute research or test plans involving human subjects
- Mastery of human factors and human performance concepts and theories
- Passion for solving complex problems while navigating constraints and trade-offs in a fast-paced setting
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
Responsibilities
- Review and select human factors methodologies; adapt and apply them to the design and evaluation of our products
- Conduct field research using ethnographic methods and cognitive task analysis to develop and validate system requirements
- Contribute to use case, user stories and scenario development that drive product design processes
- Collaborate with UX designers to create and review impactful human-machine interface designs and prototypes
- Advocate for human perceptual and cognitive considerations as they apply to sense-making and decision-making tools
- Ensure compliance with customer human factors standards
- Present interface designs and prototypes to multiple audiences for feedback and/or handoff
- Conduct testing in order to approve software features and releases
- Prepare test plans that collect quantitative and qualitative data in modeling and simulation contexts as well as live flight tests
- Review and provide feedback on technical documentation and systems engineering documentation
- Conduct literature reviews and create written summaries and briefings containing recommendations for our products
- Travel to company, test, and customer locations to conduct project work
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with MUM-T, human-robot interaction or artificial intelligence applications
- Experience with human-machine interface design
- Experience with command and control systems
