Flight Deck Human Factors Engineer

Airbus Defence and Space; Getafe; On-site; EUR 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Airbus Defence and Space SAU is seeking a Human Factors Engineer to lead the user-centered design of workstations and HMIs for military air platforms, covering cockpits, flight decks and ground control stations. The role focuses on applying Human Factors methods across the system life cycle and performing analyses for workload, usability and human error.

Responsibilities include HMI design, prototyping, V&V activities and ensuring compliance with safety and certification requirements in a

Qualifications

• Relevant knowledge of Human Factors Engineering, HCI and usability principles.
• Experience with end-to-end HFE processes across systems life cycle.
• Strong understanding of ergonomic and usability criteria.
• Familiarity with safety-critical cockpit/HMI domains.

Responsibilities

• Workstations design (cockpits, flight decks, mission consoles and ground control stations), including the definition of geometry, layout and furnishing.
• HMI Design and multimodal interaction: Control Units, indicators and displays and moding (Graphical User Interface), interaction means.
• Application of end-to-end HFE process along systems life cycle from early analysis during concept definitions up to entry into service.
• Mission analysis, task analysis, ergonomic analysis, workload analysis and Human Error Analysis.
• HMI prototyping, both HW and SW, according to system development phase, e.g. virtual models/simulations and physiscal mock-ups.
• Human Factors V&V: User centered design reviews, demonstrations, validation and testing
• Human Factors qualification and certification

Job description

Airbus Defence and Space SAU is seeking a Human Factors Engineer to lead the user-centered design of workstations and HMIs for military air platforms, covering cockpits, flight decks and ground control stations. The role focuses on applying Human Factors methods across the system life cycle and performing analyses for workload, usability and human error.

Responsibilities include HMI design, prototyping, V&V activities and ensuring compliance with safety and certification requirements in a