Associate Engineer Chicagoland
About The Position
Are you passionate about making an impact on the lives of patients around the world? Design Science offers our staff exposure to a wide variety of medical device products that you only find in an established consulting company with a great reputation! Surrounded by NWU's beautiful campus our Chicagoland location offers the vibrancy of a bustling college town with culturally diverse restaurants, great shopping and lots to do. Easily accessible by metro is the city of Chicago with beautiful lake beaches, indoor and outdoor activities, outstanding museums, sporting events and some of the best restaurants in the country. Our Evanston location a offers a great work culture, a smart, dynamic team and the opportunity to grow your career. Our Associate Engineers work together in multi-disciplinary teams to execute research and usability testing for a variety of projects. The Associate Engineer works within well-defined guidelines to manage videography for data capture; moderate usability testing sessions; conduct field research; summarize, prepare and analyze data; and evaluate results of the data for deliverable creation. Reporting to an appointed supervisor, Associate Engineers work together in multi-disciplinary teams to execute research and usability testing for a variety of projects. The Associate Engineer I works within well-defined guidelines to manage videography for data capture; moderate usability testing sessions; conduct field research; summarize, prepare and analyze data; and evaluate results of the data for deliverable creation.
Requirements
- BS/BA in human factors engineering, biomedical engineering, industrial engineering, or related field required.
- Ability to analyze data using excel and appropriate statistical techniques and to visualize / present data in a form that is easily understood.
- Excellent listening and observation skills.
- Excellent quantitative skills.
- Strong writing skills.
- Advanced to expert proficiency in Microsoft Office applications including Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
- Proficiency in a variety of data collection software/programs (e.g. OpenClinica, Qualtrics, etc.)
- Ability to work full time at the Design Science office in Evanston and to travel 20-30% of the time, domestically and internationally.
- Willingness to undergo background checks, drug/health screenings as required for research purposes
- Good organizational skills and ability to balance multiple projects simultaneously.
- Evidence of interdisciplinary collaboration across a variety of fields, including engineering, design and psychology.
- Finalists will be required to successfully pass a background check.
Nice To Haves
- Ability to deploy a variety of research techniques to collect and process data across multiple areas of company’s portfolio of work (field research, usability testing, ergonomics, etc.)
- Experience with, or interest in, medical devices, product development and/or design.
- Experience with, or knowledge of, FDA regulatory guidance on usability and medical devices.
Responsibilities
- Study environment & video equipment set-up
- Site visits for observational research
- Moderating testing sessions
- Root cause analysis
- Data entry
- Data analysis
- Data management
- Video review & analysis
- Video & data backup
- Report writing
- Study supply tracking & inventory
- Study environment & video equipment set-up
- Site visits for observational research
- Moderating testing sessions
- Root cause analysis
- Data entry
- Data analysis
- Data management
- Video review & analysis
- Video & data backup
- Report writing
- Study supply tracking & inventory
Benefits
- Health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance, 401k with match, generous PTO, paid holidays, great team and more!
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
