Job Overview

We are seeking a highly motivated Principal Human Factors Engineer to join our team at Raytheon in Tewksbury, MA.

The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and implementing Human Factors programs that meet the requirements of MIL-STD-1472. They will work closely with integrated product teams and lines to eliminate hazards and provide effective controls.

Developing and implementing one or more MIL-STD-1472 compliant Human Factors programs.
Performing MIL-STD-1472 Human Factors Program tasks and analyses.
Working across all integrated product teams and lines to properly eliminate hazards or provide effective controls.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Human Factors Engineering and experience working with DoD Human Factors Programs. They should also have excellent communication skills and be able to interface effectively with customers and other stakeholders.

Responsibilities

The Principal Human Factors Engineer will be responsible for:

Coordinating with customer human factors representatives applying methods, standards, and techniques to provide clarification of system requirements to software, hardware, and test personnel to ensure design and architecture considerations are appropriately allocated to the system and horizontally integrated across the development teams.
Collaborating with Program Management and government approval authorities from program startup through production to demilitarization and disposal backgrounds.
Performing Human Factors planning, hazard analyses and design analyses.
Briefing human factors considerations at technical reviews and as part of the engineering approval process.
Interpreting system requirements, customer specifications and military standards.
Preparing internal and customer reports describing various analyses relevant to the Human Factors program.
Collaborating across multiple disciplines to gain a full understanding of product architecture and design.
Interfacing with other engineering functions: Systems Engineering, Software or Firmware Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Hardware Engineering.
Managing Human Factors Working Group(s) between key Raytheon and Customer representatives.

Principal Human Factors Engineer

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