Senior Human Factors Engineer - Onsite National Mission UX

MITRE

Colorado Springs (CO)

On-site

USD 129,000 - 194,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

MITRE in Massachusetts seeks a Senior Human Factors Engineer to lead user-centered software solutions, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to frame problems, translate insights, and deliver intuitive, scalable experiences.

You will apply UX, UI, front-end engineering, and human-machine teaming across mission-driven projects while mentoring peers and contributing to safety-critical performance. This role emphasizes accessibility and government-facing technologies.

Qualifications

A Bachelor’s degree in Human Factors Engineering, Cognitive Engineering or Psychology, Human-Computer Interaction, Interaction Design, UX Design and/or Research, or a related field.
A minimum of 5 years of work experience in relevant roles, with a proven track record in researching, designing, developing, and prototyping system applications applying user-centered design principles.
Experience with user research methods and usability testing including facilitating interviews, focus groups, usability testing sessions, requirements gathering, and heuristic assessments.
Experience in working with design software such as Figma, Miro, Sketch, Axure RP, Balsamiq, Lucidchart, Adobe XD, or similar tools.
Strong interpersonal skills, coupled with excellent verbal and written communication abilities.
Demonstrated ability to share work findings to government sponsors or senior leaders.
Demonstrated experience leading technical efforts and technically diverse teams.
Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a Secret U.S Government issued Security Clearance.
This position requires a minimum of 3 days a week on-site.

Responsibilities

Lead human-centered design efforts from user research and early concept development through interaction design, prototyping, usability evaluation, and iterative refinement of software and system solutions.
Leverage AI-assisted design tools and human-centered methods to generate, evaluate, and refine interface and system design concepts, ensuring solutions align with user needs, usability standards, and safety requirements.
Elicit, analyze, and translate user, operational, and system requirements into human factors design inputs, ensuring alignment with systems engineering processes, usability goals, and safety-critical performance needs.
Provide technical guidance to small multidisciplinary teams, including other Human-Centered/Human Factors Engineers, UX Designers, and Front-End UX developers.
Collaborate closely with HCE/HFEs, UX Designers, researchers, project leaders, and sponsors, leveraging leading practices towards solution impact.
Advocate for the end-user, ensuring user-centered design principles are consistently applied throughout the solution path.
Develop and maintain design systems and user interface guidelines, generating research and initiative proposals.
Mentor early career team members, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement.