Usability Engineer (On-site)

Siemens Healthineers AG; Shoreview (MN); On-site; USD 116,000 - 159,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Siemens Healthineers seeks a usability engineer to join a multidisciplinary team delivering safe, effective medical devices. You will partner with UX, product management, risk and quality teams worldwide to integrate human factors into the development of complex hardware and software for interventional oncology.

The role requires residing in Minneapolis with about 25% travel. You will lead usability activities, document results, ensure IEC 62366-1 compliance, support audits, and educate peers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering with human factors/biomedical specialization.
• 5+ years applying human factors/usability standards in product design.
• Experience with complex enterprise healthcare products.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication.

Responsibilities

• Lead usability engineering activities across projects per IEC 62366-1.
• Collaborate with UX, risk management, quality, and validation teams.
• Conduct usability assessments and present findings to stakeholders.
• Engage external clinical experts per quality standards.

Skills

Human factors

Usability engineering

HCI standards

Ergonomics

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering (human factors/biomedical) or related

Job description

Join us in pioneering breakthroughs in healthcare. For everyone. Everywhere. Sustainably.Our inspiring and caring environment forms a global community that celebrates diversity and individuality. We encourage you to step beyond your comfort zone, offering resources and flexibility to foster your professional and personal growth, all while valuing your unique contributions.As a usability engineer, you will work with a multi-disciplinary team of stakeholders to deliver compelling products within the standards for medical devices. A successful candidate will partner with user experience (UX) specialists, product managers, risk management, and quality management worldwide to enable the successful development and releases of complex hardware and software products across the spectrum of interventional oncology. This role will require the successful candidate to reside in Minneapolis with an expected 25% travel requirement.Your tasks and responsibilitiesYou will be responsible for the realization of usability engineering activities and documentation in collaboration with quality, risk management, and validation stakeholdersYou will integrate human factors knowledge into the product development cycle and incorporate subject matter expertise and user feedback into the design process to ensure safety and overall performance.You will conduct usability assessments and testing as required and present findings to stakeholders to inform next steps.You will assess and recommend the required level of usability engineering support, based on project scope and other factors.You will be responsible for ensuring that we engage and compensate external clinical experts in adherence to our quality and compliance standards.Executing within the medical environment constraintsLead the usability engineering activities for your project, according to our internal work instruction.Ensure all documentation complies with IEC 62366-1:2015.Represent usability engineering in auditsCollaborating to learn and growPartner with peers to understand and apply the UX process, to ensure UX is always embedded in key stages of the overall development process.Actively engage with various stakeholders to continually evolve our methods and processes.Act as an internal usability engineering subject matter expert, educating and supporting peers to grow the team’s overall competence. Educate other experts from the UX department and involve stakeholders.Develop and improve our tools, templates, and work instructions.RequirementsA Bachelor's degree in engineering (specializing in human factors or biomedical), human computer interaction, psychology or related fields.5+ years of experience applying human factors, ergonomics, usability engineering, or human computer interaction standards in product design.Experience working on complex, enterprise products and ecosystems, in regulated industries is an asset.Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.Clinical and/or healthcare product knowledge is an advantage.Familiarity with the requirements of applicable usability engineering standards for medical devices (IEC 62366-1).What We OfferIn return for your hard work and dedication, you will have the opportunity to create new products that allow interventional oncologists to deliver innovative treatments to patients.If you are looking for an opportunity to work on exciting projects with cutting-edge technology and make a difference in people's lives, we'd love to hear from you.#LI-CORP1Who we are: We are a team of more than 72,000 highly dedicated Healthineers in more than 70 countries. As a leader in medical technology, we constantly push the boundaries to create better outcomes and experiences for patients, no matter where they live or what health issues they are facing. Our portfolio is crucial for clinical decision-making and treatment pathways.How we work: When you join Siemens Healthineers, you become one in a global team of scientists, clinicians, developers, researchers, professionals, and skilled specialists, who believe in each individual’s potential to contribute with diverse ideas. We are from different backgrounds, cultures, religions, political and/or sexual orientations, and work together, to fight the world’s most threatening diseases and enable access to care, united by one purpose: to pioneer breakthroughs in healthcare. For everyone. Everywhere. Sustainably.To find out more about Siemens Healthineers businesses, please visit our company page here.The base pay range for this position is:$115,740 - $159,137Factors which may affect starting pay within this range may include geography/market, skills, education, experience, and other qualifications of the successful candidate.If this is a commission eligible position the commission eligibility will be in accordance with the terms of the Company's plan. 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