Senior Human Factors Engineer with DoD Clearance

RTX; Tewksbury (MA); On-site; USD 87,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation Eligible

Job summary

RTX’s System Safety / Human System Integration (HSI) Department is seeking a Senior Human Factors Engineer for an onsite role in Tewksbury, MA. You will lead MIL-STD‑1472 compliant HF engineering across major subsystems, acting as technical authority on HF analyses and integrating HF across IPTs.

You will mentor early‑career engineers, collaborate with Systems, Software/Firmware, Electrical, Hardware, and Safety teams, and translate user requirements into validated, human‑centered design inputs.

Qualifications

• Requires STEM degree and at least 5 years of relevant experience.
• Experience in Human Factors Engineering, HSI, or Safety Engineering in complex systems.
• Experience with hardware and software integrated systems in a development environment.
• Experience performing or leading requirements decomposition and systems engineering activities.

Responsibilities

• Lead MIL-STD‑1472–compliant Human Factors Engineering across major subsystems or full system segments.
• Serve as a technical authority for Human Factors analyses, ensuring compliance and traceability across the program.
• Integrate Human Factors Engineering across IPTs to embed human performance, safety, and usability in system design decisions.
• Coordinate with customer Human Factors representatives to refine and allocate system requirements across software, hardware, and test teams.
• Lead Human Factors contributions to system safety activities, including hazard analyses and mitigations aligned with MIL‑STD‑882.
• Drive Human Factors planning across all phases of the program lifecycle, from concept development through production and sustainment.
• Mentor early‑career engineers and cross‑functional teammates in Human Factors methods and best practices.
• Present Human Factors status, risks, and design impacts at technical reviews and customer engagements.
• Translate operational and user requirements into validated human‑centered design inputs.
• Author and review key deliverables such as HFE reports, usability assessments, trade studies, and design recommendations.
• Collaborate with Systems, Software/Firmware, Electrical, Hardware, and Safety engineering teams to ensure full Human‑System Integration.
• Lead advanced evaluations including usability studies, task analyses, workload assessments, and human performance modeling.
• Travel up to 20%.

Skills

STEM degree

5+ years exp

Human Factors engineering

Systems engineering

Hardware-Software integration

Requirements decomposition

Education

STEM degree

Job description

RTX’s System Safety / Human System Integration (HSI) Department is seeking a Senior Human Factors Engineer for an onsite role in Tewksbury, MA. You will lead MIL-STD‑1472 compliant HF engineering across major subsystems, acting as technical authority on HF analyses and integrating HF across IPTs.

You will mentor early‑career engineers, collaborate with Systems, Software/Firmware, Electrical, Hardware, and Safety teams, and translate user requirements into validated, human‑centered design inputs.