Human Factors Engineer

At Flex, we welcome people of all backgrounds. Our employees thrive here by living our values: we support each other as we strive to find a better way, we move fast with discipline and purpose, and we do the right thing always. Through a respectful, inclusive and collaborative culture, a career at Flex offers the opportunity to make a difference, invest in your career growth and join our purpose -- to make great products that create value and improve people's lives.

Job Summary

Farm, a Flex company, has over 49 years of experience providing award-winning development services for medical, life sciences, and consumer healthcare companies. Our talented researchers, designers, and engineers work in a highly collaborative environment on innovative products designed to improve people's lives. At Farm, you'll learn from bright, like-minded individuals excited to tackle the world's healthcare technology challenges.

Located in Southern New Hampshire, our employees have the best of both city and country living with a convenient drive to Boston, the ocean, and the mountains. We attract talent from all over the world and offer competitive salaries and benefits.

Farm is seeking a Human Factors Engineer to join our talented and dynamic product development team and play a critical role in creating the next generation of advanced medical technologies. The Human Factors Engineer will work closely with other HF Engineers, Industrial Design, User Interface Design and Engineering teams to develop a wide range of world class medical products for our clients.

The Human Factors Engineer is responsible for supporting research and usability activities at Farm. He or she is directly involved with the design, development, and execution of research protocols.

Team

People at Farm are strategic thinkers, makers, and effective collaborators. As a senior level human factors engineer, you will join a talented, multi-disciplinary team of human factors engineers, industrial designers, user experience designers, mechanical and electrical engineers. Together you will develop solutions that consider the physical, digital, and emotional aspects of the user experience, incorporate leading edge technology, and address marketing needs and business goals.

Why Farm?

We have a culture of dedicated, inspirational and supportive employees who care deeply about helping improve or save people's lives with the innovative products and experiences we create. If you want to work on a vast range of challenging programs, with people who inspire each other and the opportunity to expand your career, Farm is the place for you.

What a typical day looks like:

• Undertakes user research, such as ethnography in healthcare settings, focus groups, preference tests, and usability tests (both formative and summative).
• Develops research materials, such as protocols, scripts, and data collection instruments.
• Analyzes research data and produces deliverables suitable for HF/UE files.
• Implements a variety of user-centered design methods, such as workflow analysis and personas.
• Optimizes user interface design by integrating usability and ergonomics.
• Works on interdisciplinary teams with designers and engineers to analyze and evaluate data, conduct HF evaluations, and generate concepts, product specifications, and usability goals.
• Manages outside suppliers for participant recruiting and research facilities, language translation, etc.
• Author's documentation compliant to relevant standards for client medical device development programs.
• Provides accurate, well-defined, and articulate verbal and written presentations to clients.
• Participates in the interview process for new hires and endorses selections.
• Provides input, as requested, for the 360-feedback performance review process.
• Interacts with the design and engineering disciplines to develop good processes and close working relationships, good processes, and successful products.
• Receives assignments, instructions, and guidance from Managers and Program Managers.
• Supports business development efforts by attending prospect meetings and contributing to proposals.

The experience we're looking to add to our team:

• Bachelor's degree in human factors, usability, engineering psychology, and/or research from an accredited school and 2+ years of work experience or a combination of education and relevant work experience.
• Expertise in a range of user-centered design methods.
• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills.

What you'll receive for the great work you provide:
• Full range of medical benefits, dental, vision
• Life Insurance
• Matching 401K
• PTO
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee discounts at local retailers

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Job Category
Design, Process & Technology Engineering

Is Sponsorship Available?
No

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