Usability/Human Factors Engineer (UX)

International Executive Service Corps; Annapolis (MD); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading nonprofit organization is seeking a Usability/Human Factors Engineer in Annapolis Junction, MD, to enhance user experience. You will address complex UX challenges, collaborate with development teams, and create user-centric designs. Requires a bachelor's degree in relevant fields and significant experience in usability and user experience design. Proficiency in tools like Axure and Adobe Creative Cloud is necessary. This role offers a dynamic environment with about 15 team members.

Qualifications

• 10 years’ experience in usability or related field.
• 5 years of user-experience design and testing experience.
• Directly conduct usability testing with product designers.

Responsibilities

• Solve user experience challenges on a complex application.
• Research and document user workflows, design mockups.
• Engage with users and development teams for product enhancement.

Skills

Task analysis

User interface design

Usability testing

User experience design

Education

Bachelor's degree in cognitive and/or experimental psychology, human factors engineering, or engineering related field

Tools

Axure

Adobe Creative Cloud Suite

Job description

Position: Usability/Human Factors Engineer

Location: Annapolis Junction, MD

Clearance Required to Start: TS/SCI w/ full scope poly

KeyLogic is seeking a Usability/Human Factors Engineer 2 to join the software development team that will develop and sustain integrated, feature-rich capabilities that promote modernization of visualization and presentation tools. The software development team will provide application development and support tools that allow mission analytic users to view existing data or contribute new information in a collaborative environment.

The Usability/Human Factors Engineer 2 will focus on solving user experience challenges on a highly complex application used by a wide range of users. The engineer works with developers, managers, and system engineers to keep the product modern and cutting edge. Additionally, the engineer will research and document user workflows, design and create mockups, engage with users, and interact with the development teams using tools such as Axure and Adobe Creative Cloud Suite.

Additional information

• Approximately 15 team members made up of software, system, and test engineers
• Work performed in contractor facility in Annapolis Junction

Required Education

• Bachelors degree in cognitive and/or experimental psychology, human factors engineering, or an engineering related field (e.g. systems engineering, software engineering, business process engineering). An advanced degree in these fields is desired

Individual Capabilities Required

• At least ten (10) years’ experience in this or related field and familiarity with task analysis, user interface design, and usability testing
• At least five (5) years of user-experience design and testing experience
• Direct, conduct usability testing and work closely with product designers and process engineers developing applications
• Designing and developing user surveys to obtain user feedback
• Use task experience in each of the usability and software engineering cycle phases (analysis, design, implementation, and deployment)
• To work closely with users (analysts) to research for and document user profiles, analysis tasks, workflows, and user scenarios; in order to create user interface design from specifications provided

Individual Capabilities Desired

• Professional certifications such as Certified Human Factors Engineering Professional, Certified Usability Analyst, or their equivalent are desired