Senior Human Factors Engineer

RTX•Tewksbury, MA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world. Raytheon brings the strength of more than 100 years of experience and renowned engineering expertise to meet the needs of today’s mission and stay ahead of tomorrow’s threat. We deliver solutions that help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression, creating a safer, more secure world. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense. Raytheon’s System Safety / Human System Integration (HSI) Department ensures product safety by identifying hazards, assessing risks, and implementing solutions to protect people, hardware, and the environment. Leveraging rigorous engineering principles, the team integrates safety into every phase of the system lifecycle, enhancing reliability and safeguarding our warfighters. This is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated Senior Human Factors Engineer to join us onsite in a closed area program with the LCE team.

Requirements

Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 5 years of prior relevant experience
Experience in Human Factors Engineering, Human Systems Integration, or Safety Engineering in complex systems
Experience working with hardware and software integrated systems in a development environment
Experience performing or leading requirements decomposition, validation, or systems engineering activities
U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance
Active/Existing DoD clearance

Nice To Haves

Experience in defense, aerospace, or other safety-critical regulated environments
Experience applying MIL-STD-1472 and MIL-STD-882 concepts in program execution
Experience leading or contributing to usability testing, task analysis, workload assessment, or human performance modeling
Experience with user-centered design practices, including wireframing, prototyping, or HMI design collaboration
Experience with systems engineering lifecycle processes (e.g., requirements flow-down, verification & validation)
Experience influencing cross-functional teams in design tradeoffs involving human performance, safety, and operational effectiveness
Experience coordinating across multiple IPTs and stakeholders

Responsibilities

Lead MIL‑STD‑1472–compliant Human Factors Engineering across major subsystems or full system segments.
Serve as a technical authority for Human Factors analyses, ensuring compliance and traceability across the program.
Integrate Human Factors Engineering across IPTs to embed human performance, safety, and usability in system design decisions.
Coordinate with customer Human Factors representatives to refine and allocate system requirements across software, hardware, and test teams.
Lead Human Factors contributions to system safety activities, including hazard analyses and mitigations aligned with MIL‑STD‑882.
Drive Human Factors planning across all phases of the program lifecycle, from concept development through production and sustainment.
Mentor early‑career engineers and cross‑functional teammates in Human Factors methods and best practices.
Present Human Factors status, risks, and design impacts at technical reviews and customer engagements.
Translate operational and user requirements into validated human‑centered design inputs.
Author and review key deliverables such as HFE reports, usability assessments, trade studies, and design recommendations.
Collaborate with Systems, Software/Firmware, Electrical, Hardware, and Safety engineering teams to ensure full Human‑System Integration.
Lead advanced evaluations including usability studies, task analyses, workload assessments, and human performance modeling.