R&D Principle Human Factors Engineer
Lancesoft
Milpitas, CA
Location: Milpitas, CA- 95035
Duration: 12 Months
Description:
Years Experience:
Minimum of 8+ years of relevant human factors/usability engineering experience in hardware-software systems product development;prefer 10+ years experience
Skills:
Proven ability to work with multidisciplinary teams that may including other human factors experts
Proven ability to interface with customers in a highly professional manner
Proven ability to apply user-centered design and human factors/usability engineering principles to product research, development and design;experience in medical device development;
Proven ability to quickly assimilate advanced domain knowledge and guide program teams on Human Factors strategy, HF deliverables for program scope, research strategy across the product development lifecycle and successful deliverable completion within project timelines
Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills
Team player: navigates complexity of advocating for user needs while building relationships within program teams
Education:
- M.S. Degree in Human Factors Engineering or Cognitive Psychology or M.S. Degree in Biomedical Engineering with extensive human factors coursework
Duties:
- Experienced R&D Engineer_Human Factors to apply human factors and ergonomics expertise to the definition, design, and evaluation of products within the R&D division of Diabetes Care;apply knowledge of human factors principles (human performance and limitations perceptual, cognitive, motor skills, anthropomorphic) and techniques (knowledge acquisition, user-interface design, usability evaluation) to diabetes care systems product development;
Deliverables include, but are not limited to:
Usability engineering files;
Task analyses;
Usability risk analyses;
Usability testing throughout the product development process, from formative testing of early prototypes through usability validation of final designs.
o Design Client methods to understand breadth of user performance and expectations
o Identify meaningful unmet needs and design opportunities
o Influence program teams to respond to study findings and improve overall product solution to adequately meet user needs
Develop collaborative working relationships with other functions across the organization, including but not limited to the following;
o Work with Design, Product Management, Tech Leadership to advocate for user needs and capabilities and refine product definition and detailed design
o Work with regulatory affairs to develop strategies for new product submissions, create submission packages, and respond to questions from regulatory agencies;
o Work with design quality to ensure that the company s usability engineering processes and methodologies meet and surpass the latest expectations of regulatory agencies and provide tangible value for our customers and our business.
About the Company
Lancesoft
We are a $125 Million, NMSDC-certified Minority & Woman owned Workforce Solutions Company headquartered in the DC metro area with presence across US with global presence - Canada, Mexico, India, UK, Malaysia, Indonasia, Hongkong, Singapore, UAE. We are specialized in providing Workforce Solutions, SOW project delivery, Engineering Solutions, Creative Services. We currently support 100+ Fortune companies globally and across multiple industry segments. We are currently supporting several massive programs across industry segment nationally/globally (Intel, Ally, AMD, QUALCOMM, Morgan Stanley, Kraft/ Mondelez, MNP, Amdocs, Dell, SanDisk, Medtronic, Becton Dickinson, GE, Lockheed Martin, UTC, L-3 Communications, Caterpillar, BMW, Mercedes Benz, National Grid, Dominion, Energy Future Holdings, PSEG, 3M, Fidelity, Aetna, Humana, Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, Merck etc).
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.