Sentinel - Human Factors Engineer - User Experience - 17917

Northrop Grumman•Huntsville, AL

71d•$79,300 - $147,600•Hybrid

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Human Factors Engineer - User Experience (T02 level) / Human Factors Principal Engineer - User Experience (T03 level) to support the Sentinel program. This role involves activities such as use case development, defining workflows, conducting user assessments, developing prototypes, delivering MVPs to product teams, interface definition, verification & validation, and requirements traceability. The Sentinel program has an exciting opportunity for a User Experience (UX) Engineer to join the team. Northrop Grumman offers incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history. Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued and start contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our world’s biggest challenges. We take pride in creating purposeful work and allowing our employees to grow and achieve their goals every day by Defining Possible. With our competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, we have the right opportunities to fit your life and launch your career today.

Requirements

Must be a US Citizen with an active U.S. Government Secret Clearance, at time of application, current and within scope, with an investigation date within the last 6 years
Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs
Demonstrated experience applying UX design principles to Department of Defense programs
Demonstrated experience creating wireframes, prototypes, user interface designs, and/or other UX products
UX Design Portfolio showcasing technical and artistic capabilities
Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to present to segment, program and customer community
Engineer (T02 Level): Educational background in psychology, human factors, user experience, graphic design, industrial design, or HCI-related field from an accredited university, and at least 2 years of related experience with a Bachelors; OR at least 1 Years of relevant experience with a Masters degree
Principal Engineer (T03 Level): Educational background in psychology, human factors, user experience, graphic design, industrial design, or HCI-related field from an accredited university, and at least 5 years of related experience with a bachelors; OR at least 3 Years of relevant experience with a master’s degree; OR 1 Year with a PhD degree

Nice To Haves

Large scale / complex system development experience across multiple phases of a development program: preliminary design, detailed design, integration and test, verification and sell off, transition to production
Experience with Human Factors in a defense contracting environment (familiarity with Mil-Std-1472G and ANSI/HFES 100-2007)
Experience with Axure
Experience in HF test environment
Experience in fast-paced work environment and ability to work in a team environment

Responsibilities

Collaborate with program IPT counterparts to develop supporting UX design artifacts
Work with both technical teams and stakeholders to develop and mature architecture content of large programs design
Completing heuristic assessments of products
Create wireframes and user interface designs
Author/support the program documentation of the HFE processes and products in a format consistent with US Military Data Item Descriptions (e.g. Human Engineering Design Approach Document – Operator (HEDAD-O))