Senior Human Factors Engineer - Medical Device UX

Grove Technical Resources; Lafayette (CO); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Medtronic is seeking a Senior Human Factors Design Engineer to support its Advanced Energy portfolio, including surgical technologies. The role focuses on applying human-centered design, conducting user research, formative evaluations, and supporting usability validation to enhance safety, effectiveness and user experience.

Key responsibilities include planning formative studies, performing usability assessments, identifying user needs and risks, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 4+ years of relevant experience.
• Master's degree with 2+ years of relevant experience.
• PhD with 1+ year of relevant experience.
• Background in Human Factors, Ergonomics, UX Design, Biomedical Engineering, or related discipline preferred.

Responsibilities

• Apply human-centered design principles throughout the medical device product lifecycle.
• Plan and execute formative research studies using qualitative and quantitative methods.
• Conduct user research, usability assessments, and ergonomic evaluations.
• Design and perform formative testing on new product concepts and prototypes.
• Identify user needs, use-related risks, and opportunities for product improvements.
• Collaborate with design engineers and cross-functional teams to define requirements and UI specs.
• Support usability engineering activities and formal validation testing with intended users.
• Analyze research findings and provide actionable recommendations to improve design and usability.
• Ensure medical device interfaces are safe, effective, intuitive, and user-friendly.

Skills

Human Factors Engineering

Ergonomics

UX Design

Usability Engineering

User Research

Formative Evaluations

Usability Validation

Data Analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Master's degree in related field

PhD in related field

Biomedical Engineering background

Job description

Medtronic is seeking a Senior Human Factors Design Engineer to support its Advanced Energy portfolio, including surgical technologies. The role focuses on applying human-centered design, conducting user research, formative evaluations, and supporting usability validation to enhance safety, effectiveness and user experience.

Key responsibilities include planning formative studies, performing usability assessments, identifying user needs and risks, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to