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Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking an Human Factors Engineer (T02 level) / Human Factors Principal Engineer (T03 level). This position is located in Roy, Utah or Huntsville, Alabama and supports the Sentinel program.
What You’ll Get To Do:
The Sentinel program has an exciting opportunity for a Human Factors Engineer (HFE) / Principal HFE - to join our team supporting activities including design for maintainability, human machine interface development, requirements management, operator workstation design, CONOPS support, task analyses, verification & validation, analyses and collaboration to facilitate equipment selection, design and arrangement; user group collaboration and working groups; compliance with specified sections of MIL-STD-1472G; collaboration across IPTs; and coordination with the customer and user community.
Specific duties to include, but are not limited to the following:
Author/support the development of requirements that are compliant with Human Factors best practices and specified sections of MIL-STD-1472G
Human Factors Analyses (including, but not limited to: task analyses, predictive workload analyses, interface prototyping and analysis, and design-for-maintainability (DFM) analysis)
Perform functional analysis, timeline analysis, detailed trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications
Conduct computer-based (NX) and empirical accessibility assessments
Author/support the program documentation of the HFE processes and products in a format consistent with US Military Data Item Descriptions (e.g. Human Engineering Program Plan, Human Engineering Design Approach Document – Operator, Human Engineering Design Approach Document – Maintainer, Human Engineering Test Plan, Human Engineering Test Report, etc.)
Cross-IPT Collaboration
Design and develop workstation geometry and layout controls and displays to accommodate the full anthropometric range of expected users
Basic Qualifications
This requisition may be filled at either the Engineer level (T-02) or Principal Engineer level (T-03).
Required for Both Levels:
Must be a US Citizen with an active DoD Secret Clearance, at time of application, current and within scope, with an investigation date within the last 6 years
Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs
Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to present to segment, program and customer community
Engineer (T02 Level):
Educational background in psychology, human factors, user experience, graphic design, industrial design, or HCI-related field from an accredited university, and at least 2 years of related experience with a Bachelors; OR at least 1 Years of relevant experience with a Masters degree.
Principal Engineer (T03 Level):
Educational background in psychology, human factors, user experience, graphic design, industrial design, or HCI-related field from an accredited university, and at least 5 years of related experience with a bachelors; OR at least 3 Years of relevant experience with a master’s degree; OR 1 Year with a PhD degree.
Preferred Qualification
Large scale / complex system development experience across multiple phases of a development program: preliminary design, detailed design, integration and test, verification and sell off, transition to production
Experience with Human Factors in a defense contracting environment (familiarity with Mil-Std-1472G and ANSI/HFES 100-2007)
Familiarity with Human Factors modeling in NX/Jack, IMPRINT
Experience in HF test environment
Experience in fast-paced work environment and ability to work in a team environment
Demonstrated experience applying HFE principles to Department of Defense programs
Position Benefits
As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:
Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
401k
Educational Assistance
Life Insurance
Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
Paid Time Off
Health & Wellness Resources
Employee Discounts
https://www.northropgrumman.com/who-we-are/total-rewards-benefits/
This position’s standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.
This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.
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Primary Level Salary Range: $79,300.00 - $118,900.00Secondary Level Salary Range: $98,400.00 - $147,600.00The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.Skills Required
- U.S. Citizenship
- Active DoD Secret Clearance current and within scope, with investigation within last 6 years
- Ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval
- Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to present to program and customer community
- Educational background in psychology, human factors, user experience, graphic design, industrial design, or HCI-related field
- Engineer (T02): Bachelor's + at least 2 years related experience OR Master's + at least 1 year
- Principal Engineer (T03): Bachelor's + at least 5 years OR Master's + 3 years OR PhD + 1 year
- Author/support HFE documentation consistent with US Military Data Item Descriptions (Human Engineering Program Plan, Test Plan, Test Report, etc.)
- Perform human factors analyses (task analyses, predictive workload, interface prototyping, design-for-maintainability)
- Collaborate across IPTs and coordinate with customer and user community
- Experience with large scale/complex system development across multiple phases
- Familiarity with Human Factors in defense contracting environment (Mil-Std-1472G and ANSI/HFES 100-2007)
- Familiarity with Human Factors modeling tools (NX/Jack, IMPRINT)
- Experience in HF test environment
- Demonstrated experience applying HFE principles to Department of Defense programs
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