Staff Human Factors Engineer

Abbott Laboratories • Saint Paul, MN

297d • $97,300 - $194,700

About The Position

This position works out of our Tech Center in Little Canada, MN in the EP division. In Abbott's Electrophysiology (EP) business, we're advancing the treatment of heart disease through breakthrough medical technologies in atrial fibrillation, allowing people to restore their health and get on with their lives. As the Staff Human Factors Engineer, you'll have the chance to lead the execution of the human factors engineering process for critically important products and product lines with the purpose of meeting divisional growth objectives. Creates detailed human factors project plans and manages other human factors resources to meet project goals. Leads customer research, use-related analysis and usability requirements development, conceptual and interaction design development, usability testing, and validation. Responsible for ensuring that the human factors/usability engineering process is exercised across product lines. Applies advanced human factors methods and principles to the design and evaluation of complex systems.

Requirements

• M.S. degree in Human Factors Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Cognitive Psychology, Anthropology, Human-Computer Interaction or a related discipline.
• 8+ years of relevant human factors/usability engineering or design experience.
• Proven ability to apply knowledge of human factors principles and techniques to the design, development, and evaluation of hardware and/or software products.
• Experience leading Human Factors activities across the product lifecycle.
• Proven ability to work with cross-functional teams and provide technical leadership.
• Experience with software and/or hardware user-interface design.
• Proven ability to interface with customers in a highly professional manner.
• Ability to quickly assimilate advanced domain knowledge.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills.

Nice To Haves

• Ph.D. degree in one of the above disciplines.
• Experience in medical device development.
• Working knowledge of cardiac electrophysiology.
• Working knowledge of Human Factors/Usability Engineering regulatory standards.

Responsibilities

• Directing and coordinating all activities necessary to complete Human Factors engineering projects.
• Conducting ethnographic user research to identify user needs.
• Translating user needs to requirements and product design concepts.
• Developing prototypes to explore and validate product design concepts.
• Performing workflow, task and use error analyses.
• Conducting Formative Usability testing.
• Conducting Summative Validation testing.
• Participate on development program teams to ensure human factors principles are considered and implemented.
• Create and communicate project plans and deliverables.
• Manage time to meet project deadlines.

Benefits

• Free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
• An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution.
• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program, and FreeU education benefit.
• Career development with an international company.
• Recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries worldwide.
• Named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Miscellaneous Manufacturing
• Education Level: Master's degree