Human Factors Engineer: Autonomy & HCI Innovation

NAVAIR; Naval Air Station Patuxent River (MD); On-site; USD 102,000 - 158,000; Full time

Job summary

NAVAIR is seeking a Human Factors Engineer to apply advanced human factors engineering, human-computer interaction, and human-autonomy teaming to complex systems that interact with operators.

You will analyze, model, and test autonomous and automated technologies, provide technical input, conduct research, and advance user interfaces, system transparency, and trust between humans and machines. A federal resume format is required; position open/close dates noted.

Responsibilities

• Apply human factors engineering, HCI, and human-autonomy teaming principles to complex systems.
• Analyze, evaluate, and model systems interacting with operators, including AI and autonomous technologies.
• Provide technical input on human factors matters and advance the science and technology of teaming and interfaces.
• Apply methods to test and evaluate autonomous technologies in human interaction.
• Use metrics and methods such as usability, workload, task analysis, flow and trust metrics.
• Utilize computer simulations, mathematical modeling, operations research, and system transparency assessments.

Job description

NAVAIR is seeking a Human Factors Engineer to apply advanced human factors engineering, human-computer interaction, and human-autonomy teaming to complex systems that interact with operators.

You will analyze, model, and test autonomous and automated technologies, provide technical input, conduct research, and advance user interfaces, system transparency, and trust between humans and machines. A federal resume format is required; position open/close dates noted.