JR Ergonomics Engineer

ALTEN Technology USA • Auburn Hills, MI

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About The Position

We’re ALTEN Technology USA, an engineering company helping clients bring groundbreaking ideas to life—from advancing space exploration and life-saving medical devices to building autonomous electric vehicles. With 3,000+ experts across North America, we partner with leading companies in aerospace, medical devices, robotics, automotive, commercial vehicles, EVs, rail, and more. As part of the global ALTEN Group—57,000+ engineers in 30 countries—we deliver across the entire product development cycle, from consulting to full project outsourcing. When you join ALTEN Technology USA, you’ll collaborate on some of the world’s toughest engineering challenges, supported by mentorship, career growth opportunities, and comprehensive benefits. We take pride in fostering a culture where employees feel valued, supported, and inspired to grow.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering, Ergonomics, Human Factors, Physiology, Biomechanics, Human Kinetics, Psychology, Cognitive systems or related field from an ABET accredited program
• Proficient with CAD
• 3 or more years of relevant Engineering experience

Nice To Haves

• Experience in automotive, design or ergonomic-related fields
• Prior experience with customer interfaces incorporating increasingly new technology
• Prior experience with HMI & ergonomic specifications and functional objectives
• Familiar CAD Human Modeling tools
• Exhibits excellent, clear, and detail-oriented written and verbal communication on highly complex topics
• Good organizational skills and the ability to meet deadlines amongst changing vehicle designs

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of ergonomic requirements and align with global counterparts
• Support the setting of vehicle level requirements to optimize ergonomic performance (e.g reach, access, intuitiveness, and first-time ease of use)
• Conduct research (e.g. benchmarking, literature, user testing, virtual analysis etc.) to provide recommendations and develop requirements for user experience and ergonomic interfaces
• Interact with cross-functional teams to understand limitations to designs and work to overcome roadblocks
• Track issues to support future development of ergonomic requirements

Benefits

• Mentorship
• Career growth opportunities
• Comprehensive benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees