Senior Professional, Human Factors Engineering, Flight Deck Design

Cinntra; Wichita (KS); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Cinntra in Dorval, QC / Wichita, KS seeks a Senior Professional, Human Factors Engineering, Flight Deck Design to lead the development and certification of flight deck interfaces. You will use requirements capture, prototyping, simulation and usability testing to ensure safe, usable cockpits.

Ideal candidates bring a decade in aerospace, expertise in cognitive ergonomics and human factors, and strong documentation and communication skills in English (French is a plus).

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Science and a degree in Cognitive Ergonomics, Psychology, Industrial Design or equivalent.
• 10 years of experience in Aerospace industry with knowledge of aircraft systems, flight operations, and design standards.

Responsibilities

• Conceptualize, design, evaluate and certify flight deck interfaces through requirements capture, prototyping, simulation, analysis and usability tests.
• Deploy cognitive ergonomics to support design, tests and analysis of Human-Machine Interfaces.
• Develop HMI simulations and prototypes and document Human Factors activities for new aircraft and cockpit mods.
• Lead User Centered Design activities for Flight deck HMI and conduct scenario-based UX evaluations.
• Interact with flight crews to assess cockpit usability and support certification efforts for 1302 and related regs.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Science

Degree in Cognitive Ergonomics, Psychology, Industrial Design or equivalent

Tools

HMI/UX simulations

Documentation tools

Simulation software

Job description

Job Title: Senior Professional, Human Factors Engineering, Flight Deck Design

Location: Dorval, QC / Wichita, KS

Duration: Fulltime

What are your contributions to the team?

In your role, you will conceptualize, design, evaluate and certify Flight deck interfaces through requirements capture, prototyping, simulation, analysis and usability tests.

More Specifically, You Will

• 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.

How to thrive in this role?

As our ideal candidate,

• You possess a Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Science and a Degree in Cognitive Ergonomics, Psychology, Industrial Design or equivalent.
• You have practical experience in cognitive ergonomics (cognition, perception, decision making, workload, situation awareness, human error) and notions of physical ergonomics (anthropometry, strength, reach, vision).
• You have a relevant experience (10 years) and knowledge in the Aerospace industry, including especially aircraft systems, flight operations, regulatory environment, and design standards (e.g. MIL STD, SAE ARP, ARINC, etc.).
• You are resourceful in computer-based tools, autonomous in learning and adapting easily to new software.
• You are an organized and self-motivated team player, capable to work with or without supervision, with good technical writing and oral presentation skills (English required, French an asset).
• You are resourceful, capable to absorb a large quantity of information, able to plan and execute experiments, evaluations and tests for validation and verification.
• You are able to work under pressure and adjust to changing and competing priorities.
• You show initiative, efficiency, have a strong sense of responsibility and integrity, good interpersonal communication skills and technical judgment.