Principal Human Factors Engineer — Top Secret Role

ngc; Melbourne (FL); On-site; USD 98,000 - 148,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance may be available

Health insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems in Melbourne, Florida, seeks a Principal Human Factors Engineer to ensure HF aspects of aircraft hardware and software are operable by US military flight crews.

The role requires a strong Systems Engineering background, MIL-STD-1472 experience, and collaboration with IPTs to meet HF requirements. Clearances and travel are involved.

Relocation support and comprehensive benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 5 years in Human Factors, or Master's 3 years, or PhD 1 year.
• Active, in-scope DoD Top Secret clearance (Interim to start).

Responsibilities

• Support requirements evaluation per HF best practices and MIL-STD-1472.
• Contribute HF analyses (task analyses, usability studies, workload surveys).
• Conduct NX-based and empirical accessibility assessments for operator/maintainer perspectives.
• Author HF process documents per DoD descriptions; align with military standards.
• Collaborate with Design IPTs to address HF requirements.
• Support Airworthiness analysis and compliance summaries.

Skills

Human Factors

Systems Engineering

MIL-STD-1472

DoD Security Clearance

NX CAD

NX Jack Expertise

DOORS

HMI/HCI

User Interface Design

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Master's degree in related field

PhD in related field

Tools

NX

NX Jack Expertise

DOORS

CORE

Rhapsody

PTC Integrity Modeler

Cameo

Balsamiq

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems in Melbourne, Florida, seeks a Principal Human Factors Engineer to ensure HF aspects of aircraft hardware and software are operable by US military flight crews.

The role requires a strong Systems Engineering background, MIL-STD-1472 experience, and collaboration with IPTs to meet HF requirements. Clearances and travel are involved.

Relocation support and comprehensive benefits are offered.