Senior Human Factors Engineer: Autonomy & UI Evaluation

Wisk; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 215,000 - 269,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free catered lunches

Flight lessons

Wellness allowances

Snacks & drinks

Employee referral bonus

Patent bonus program

Commuter assistance

Education assistance

Job summary

Wisk is seeking a Human Factors Specialist to drive evaluations and analyses that inform the design of system interfaces for the Gen 6 aircraft and ground control station. You will collaborate with HF, UX/UI, Autonomy, Software, and Systems engineers, leading HF studies from goals to recommendations.

You will work onsite at the Mountain View office, developing task analyses, planning studies, and contributing to certification programs in a dynamic, ambiguous environment.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Human Factors or related field.
• PhD preferred for advanced roles.
• Experience in measuring workload and human performance using subjective scales and physiological data.
• Experience designing qualitative and quantitative experiments.
• Knowledge of aerospace systems, flight operations, and regulations.
• Experience in UI design evaluation for aerospace applications.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with teams to understand tasks allocated to human operators and why.
• Develop and own task analysis to inform UI design decisions and study plans.
• Identify challenging scenarios for HF evaluation and testing.
• Lead HF evaluations from goal definition through data analysis and recommendations.
• Support certification activities for Gen 6 aircraft and ground control station.

Skills

Cognitive ergonomics

Workload measurement

UI design evaluation

Statistical analysis

Aerospace UI standards

Human factors research

Education

Master’s degree in Human Factors

PhD preferred

Tools

SPSS

Stata

Job description

Wisk is seeking a Human Factors Specialist to drive evaluations and analyses that inform the design of system interfaces for the Gen 6 aircraft and ground control station. You will collaborate with HF, UX/UI, Autonomy, Software, and Systems engineers, leading HF studies from goals to recommendations.

You will work onsite at the Mountain View office, developing task analyses, planning studies, and contributing to certification programs in a dynamic, ambiguous environment.