Senior Flight Deck Human Factors Engineer

SHIV SOFTWARE EXPERTS LLC; Wichita (KS); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Competitive salary

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

SHIV SOFTWARE EXPERTS LLC in Wichita, KS seeks a seasoned Human Factors / Cognitive Ergonomics specialist to lead Flight deck HMI design and validation. You will apply ergonomics, usability testing, and requirements capture to certify cockpit interfaces.

Responsibilities include developing HMI simulations, documenting Human Factors activities for aircraft programs, and collaborating with flight crews to ensure safe, efficient operations under regulatory standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Science and a degree in Cognitive Ergonomics, Psychology, Industrial Design or equivalent.
• 10 years aerospace experience and knowledge of aircraft systems and regulatory standards.
• Strong technical writing and oral presentation skills; fluent English; French an asset.
• Resourceful, self-motivated team player capable of independent work.

Responsibilities

• Deploy cognitive ergonomics expertise to support design, tests and analysis of Human-Machine Interfaces.
• Support requirements development, task analysis, and human error analysis.
• Develop system Human Machine Interface (HMI) simulations and prototypes.
• Create and manage documentation for Human Factors activities related to new aircraft, significant cockpit modifications and sustaining programs.
• Elaborate and conduct User Centered Design activities related to Flight deck HMI.
• Perform scenario-based Flight deck and User eXperience (UX) evaluation in line with BA Flight deck philosophy.
• Interact with Flight Crews to develop and assess overall cockpit physical and cognitive usability.
• Support certification effort for 1302 and other Human Factors related regulations.
• Interact with several programs / platforms.

Skills

Cognitive ergonomics

Human factors analysis

English communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Science

Degree in Cognitive Ergonomics, Psychology, Industrial Design or equivalent

Tools

Computer-based tools

Job description

SHIV SOFTWARE EXPERTS LLC in Wichita, KS seeks a seasoned Human Factors / Cognitive Ergonomics specialist to lead Flight deck HMI design and validation. You will apply ergonomics, usability testing, and requirements capture to certify cockpit interfaces.

Responsibilities include developing HMI simulations, documenting Human Factors activities for aircraft programs, and collaborating with flight crews to ensure safe, efficient operations under regulatory standards.