Senior Human Factors Engineer

Goddard•Wilmington, MA

7d•$115,000 - $140,000

About The Position

The Senior Human Factor Engineer will have roughly 5-10 years of experience in product development of medical products. This role will play a key part in the design, development, use testing, documentation, and launch of Goddard’s clients’ products. You will take part in human factors & usability engineering activities for new product development programs and contribute to usability improvements for current products, collaborating with a diverse team of product development specialists and working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. Goddard products integrate mechanical, electrical, software, and fluidic elements, and industrial design to deliver thoughtful, elegant product solutions.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of human factors/usability engineering experience.
Prior consulting experience preferred
Experience working in the medical device industry required and adhering to the latest regulatory standards and industry best practices
Strong communicator, creative thinker and team player with the ability to collaborate with both internal and external parties
Flexible to take on additional responsibilities to support an agile and growing team
Advocate for the patient/customer, and passionate about the value of human factors/usability in the medical device industry
Ability to embrace uncertainty, energized by tackling challenges head-on, and enjoy having the opportunity to learn something new every day (be it a new product, tool, technology, methodology or standards)

Responsibilities

Serve as a patient / customer advocate in helping Goddard realize its vision for delivering game-changing products that are safe & effective, easy to use, not prone to use error, and provide user satisfaction; ultimately supporting Goddard’s goal of extremely low burden of care
Support product management and product engineering personnel in establishing ergonomic, human factors (HF), and usability-related requirements for new products and product line extensions
Represent the human factors/usability engineering function on core teams for small to large sized projects
Implement a variety of HFE research methods, such as task analysis, PCA, time/motion study, user preference studies, ethnographic research, heuristic analysis, root cause analysis, post-market data analysis and usability testing
Analyze quantitative and qualitative data to inform design decisions and risk analyses and contribute to user interface designs by providing heuristic design guidance, ideas, and feedback to project teams
Be flexible with a range of product interfaces from software GUIs, hardware/fluid connectors to workstations, and inform/support creation of necessary prototypes for testing these with users (Figma, Adobe xD, Sketch, Axure, paper prototypes, model making, SolidWorks CAD, Microsoft and Google products etc.)
Create and leverage URRAs, uFMEAs and/or UEAs to inform design; collaborating with systems engineering in identifying intended users and use environments, as well as potential use-related hazards; determine product use cases and identify critical user tasks, errors and design mitigations
Support documentation review and development, including but not limited to risk analyses, user/environment profiles, task analyses, use specifications and human factors engineering reports to support regulatory filings
Have a working knowledge of the implementation of all relevant HF & usability-related standards and guidance documents (ANSI/AAMI/ISO 14971, AAMI/ANSI HE75, ANSI/AAMI/IEC 62366, IEC 60601, FDA, etc.)
Travel as-needed (valid driver’s license and vehicle required)