R&D Principle Human Factors Engineer

SEDAA•Milpitas, CA

10h•$80,000 - $120,000•Onsite

About The Position

Experienced R&D Engineer_Human Factors to apply human factors and ergonomics expertise to the definition, design, and evaluation of products within the R&D division of Diabetes Care; apply knowledge of human factors principles (human performance and limitations – perceptual, cognitive, motor skills, anthropomorphic) and techniques (knowledge acquisition, user-interface design, usability evaluation) to diabetes care systems product development;

Requirements

Minimum of 8+ years of relevant human factors/usability engineering experience in hardware-software systems product development; prefer 10+ years experience
Proven ability to work with multidisciplinary teams that may including other human factors experts
Proven ability to interface with customers in a highly professional manner
Proven ability to apply user-centered design and human factors/usability engineering principles to product research, development and design; experience in medical device development
Proven ability to quickly assimilate advanced domain knowledge and guide program teams on Human Factors strategy, HF deliverables for program scope, research strategy across the product development lifecycle and successful deliverable completion within project timelines
Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills
Team player: navigates complexity of advocating for user needs while building relationships within program teams
M.S. degree in Human Factors Engineering or Cognitive Psychology or M.S. degree in Biomedical Engineering with extensive human factors coursework

Responsibilities

Usability engineering files
Task analyses
Usability risk analyses
Usability testing throughout the product development process, from formative testing of early prototypes through usability validation of final designs.
Design novel methods to understand breadth of user performance and expectations
Identify meaningful unmet needs and design opportunities
Influence program teams to respond to study findings and improve overall product solution to adequately meet user needs
Work with Design, Product Management, Tech Leadership to advocate for user needs and capabilities and refine product definition and detailed design
Work with regulatory affairs to develop strategies for new product submissions, create submission packages, and respond to questions from regulatory agencies
Work with design quality to ensure that the company’s usability engineering processes and methodologies meet and surpass the latest expectations of regulatory agencies and provide tangible value for our customers and our business.