Flight Deck UX & Human Factors Engineer

Sogeclair; Texas; On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Sogeclair seeks an experienced Flight Deck Integration & Human Factors Engineer to support design, integration, evaluation, and certification of advanced aircraft flight deck systems. You will focus on aligning hardware, software, cockpit interfaces, and crew tasks with human capabilities, contributing to UCD, HMI, ergonomics, usability testing, simulation, and flight deck certification across programs.

The role emphasizes cognitive and physical HF, pilot interaction, and collaboration with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Science, Industrial Design, Human Factors, Ergonomics or related technical discipline.
• Education, training, or demonstrated professional experience in Human Factors, cognitive ergonomics, physical ergonomics, or related discipline.
• Experience with cognitive ergonomics including cognition, perception, decision-making, workload, situational awareness, human error, and human-machine interaction.
• Knowledge of physical ergonomics including anthropometry, reach, strength, visibility, accessibility, and physical interaction with cockpit controls.
• Experience with User-Centered Design, HMI development, UX, usability testing, or Human Factors engineering.
• Ability to develop and execute experiments, simulations, evaluations, and tests supporting Verification & Validation.
• Experience with computer-based tools used for prototyping, interface development, modeling, or simulation.
• Strong technical writing and documentation skills.
• Strong verbal communication and presentation capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Participate in User-Centered Design (UCD) activities related to aircraft flight decks, avionics, and HMI design.
• Support the design and evaluation of cockpit interfaces through prototyping, simulation, analysis, and usability testing.
• Apply cognitive and physical ergonomics principles to aircraft cockpit and flight deck design.
• Develop and conduct scenario-based evaluations and testing of flight deck systems.
• Develop and utilize HMI simulations and prototypes to evaluate system functionality and pilot interaction.
• Work with pilots and flight crews to assess cockpit usability, workload, situational awareness, accessibility, and user experience.
• Support the development of flight deck and HMI requirements.
• Conduct task analysis, workload assessments, human error analysis, and usability evaluations.
• Evaluate cockpit designs from physical and cognitive HF perspectives.
• Support V&V activities for flight deck systems and interfaces.
• Participate in development and evaluation of overall flight deck UX and design philosophy.
• Develop and maintain HF documentation supporting aircraft development and certification.
• Support HF activities for new aircraft programs, cockpit mods, avionics upgrades, and sustaining programs.
• Collaborate with avionics, systems, flight test, certification, industrial design, and other engineering teams.
• Coordinate with HF specialists supporting maintenance, manufacturing, maintainability, and operations.
• Plan, execute, analyze, and document HF experiments, evaluations, and usability tests.

Skills

Cognition and perception

Decision-making

Pilot workload

Situational awareness

Human error

Human-machine interaction

Verbal communication

Documentation

Education

Engineering, Science, Industrial Design, Human Factors, Ergonomics

Tools

Prototype tools

Modeling tools

Job description

Sogeclair seeks an experienced Flight Deck Integration & Human Factors Engineer to support design, integration, evaluation, and certification of advanced aircraft flight deck systems. You will focus on aligning hardware, software, cockpit interfaces, and crew tasks with human capabilities, contributing to UCD, HMI, ergonomics, usability testing, simulation, and flight deck certification across programs.

The role emphasizes cognitive and physical HF, pilot interaction, and collaboration with