As the Human Factors Engineering Lead, a successful candidate will be responsible for coordinating and executing the HFE Program while working as a member of the User Interface software development team recommending innovative solutions to existing and new problems, and ensuring that the requirements of the system are understood and implemented in a human-usable manner. The candidate must know about Integrated Battle Management functions for Command and Control of Air and Missile Defense Systems. The candidate must also be able to act as a technical interface to current and future system operators on Human Machine Interface (HMI) issues and to MDA working-level counterparts regularly. The candidate will also support Warfighter Involvement activities including planning and execution of Warfighter Round-Table meetings, and application of military standards (e.g., MIL-STD-1472 and MIL-STD-2525) to support the needs of the end users. The candidate will also participate in Missile Defense System ground and flight tests and other user-in-the-loop (such as military exercises or wargames) activities to assess the usability as part of the Missile Defense System. The candidate will support systems engineering, event execution, and test and analysis activities as required to validate high-quality UI products. Responsibilities may include preparation of test objectives, review event execution and analysis plans and procedures, preparation of data collection plans and materials and executing testing.

Responsibilities

o Experience in developing and executing a Human Factors Engineering (HFE) Program based on MIL-STD-46855A guidelines with an emphasis on software-based User Interface (UI) designs, objectives and user procedures is essential. Required capabilities include developing and validating analysis tools for wargames and exercises, performing data analysis, and preparing and presenting results. Being able to communicate the designs to software developers and verify what they have built matches the intent. Experience in requirements engineering, use case development, and logical architecture modeling. Experience participating in Missile Defense System verification and validation tests, and ability to independently and cooperatively develop test objectives, concepts and architectures in the context of the Missile Defense System. Experience with Agile Development Methods, team leadership, task tracking, and issue resolution and coordination.

Qualifications

o Understanding of Systems Engineering and Human Factors engineering practices, and their application in DoD acquisition programs. Experience with UI development for military systems and the acquisition and integration of feedback from military operational users (warfighters) for application to system development. Experience applying military standards and industry best practices to the development of user interfaces. Understanding of large-scale software development environments, software architecture, and systems engineering activities, and experience working in that type of environment. Willingness to travel both domestically and internationally in the conduct of Warfighter Involvement and usability assessment activities. Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to technically and clearly communicate across a broad spectrum of audiences, including high level MDA, DoD and National Team staffs as well as end users (Warfighters) and other Stakeholders. Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.

Education

o · BS/MS Degree in Human Factors Engineering or a related discipline

o · Minimum Active SECRET Clearance Required

*Some travel will be required for this position to operational locations, customer locations, and other development facilities.

$115,000-120,000k 

Benefits: Benefit offerings include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, flexible spending accounts, paid holidays, flexible PTO program, 401k program. Come join a Top Places to Work organization!