Engineer, Usability & Human Factors

Philips • New Kensington, PA

1d • $88,500 - $141,600 • Onsite

About The Position

The Usability & Human Factors Engineer is responsible for contributing to the product development team, always paired with a senior Usability Engineer. You will help to ensure that Philips solutions are safe, effective, efficient, intuitive, and satisfactory to use. The role assists in all product development phases.

Requirements

• You’ve acquired minimal experience in usability/human factors engineering, requirements management, including usability and design risk management (like Usability FMEA).
• Your skills include: Usability Engineering, Product Quality and Reliability, Market Research & Analysis, Regulatory Requirements, Risk Assessments, Product Development Lifecycle Management, Technical Documentation, UI/UX Design.
• You have a Bachelor’s degree, required, Master’s Degree, nice to have, in Engineering, preferably Human Factor’s Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Bioengineering, or a related field.
• You must be able to successfully perform the following minimum Physical, Cognitive and Environmental job requirements with or without accommodation for this position.
• You’re highly motivated, eager to learn, self-disciplined, open-minded individual who is a strong team player.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s Degree, nice to have, in Engineering, preferably Human Factor’s Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Bioengineering, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Use critical thinking to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Drafts detailed use scenarios and conduct comprehensive task analyses to understand user interactions and workflows, facilitating the design of intuitive and efficient user interfaces.
• Conducts user research and develop detailed use scenarios and task analyses, gaining a deep understanding of user interactions and workflows to facilitate the creation of intuitive and efficient user interfaces.
• Analyzes the cognitive, physical, and situational contexts of product usage through a systems thinking approach, ensuring that all aspects of the user experience are thoroughly considered.
• Assists in usability studies (formative & summative evaluations) in compliance with relevant privacy and usability regulations.
• Conducts & supports comprehensive usability risk analyses (Usability FMEA) to identify and document potential use errors.
• Supports comprehensive usability inputs to the project team, including R&D, Marketing, Clinical, UI/UX Design, Medical Affairs, Medical Safety, Development Engineering, and Systems Engineering, ensuring that usability considerations are integrated into all stages of product development.
• Participate in usability impact assessments and design reviews to improve product performance and user experience.
• Creates the necessary usability documentation to ensure compliance with medical device regulations, maintaining detailed records that support regulatory submissions and product approvals.

Benefits

• Employees are eligible to participate in our comprehensive Philips Total Rewards benefits program, which includes a generous PTO, 401k (up to 7% match), HSA (with company contribution), stock purchase plan, education reimbursement and much more.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level