Staff Human Systems Engineer

Job Code 3860

Assigned Aurora Location Manassas, VA

Locations Cambridge, MA

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Staff Human Systems Engineer

Position Overview

At Aurora Flight Sciences, we design, build, and fly advanced aircraft and enabling technologies from concept to reality. We are searching for a talented and self-motivated Staff Human Systems Engineer to help us create the future of flight. Responsibilities will include but not be limited to the following:

Responsibilities

-Work with multi-disciplinary teams of engineers, including experts in human factors, autonomy, robotics, flight controls, aerodynamics, structures, and flight testing and to develop user interfaces for human-autonomy, human-computer, and human-robot interaction. User interfaces may be graphical, aural, tactile, speech-based, or more likely some combination therein.

-Apply a human-centered design approach to current and future research and development programs

-Apply expertise in knowledge elicitation, cognitive task analyses, systems engineering (especially requirements development), user interface design, human subjects testing, procedure development, and training to support the development of new interface systems and methodologies.

-Define and justify the allocation of tasks between the human and the autonomy system to ensure overall system performance with respect to autonomy capabilities, human trust, human performance, human situational awareness, and overall system safety.

-Translate user needs and use cases into intuitive cross-channel user interface designs for our desktop and mobile/tablet-based applications.

-Develop designs, software, and sensor requirements for innovative user interfaces, potentially including novel interface modalities (e.g. augmented reality, speech interaction) for human interaction with robotics and autonomous systems.

-Develop wireframes, mockups, and interactive prototypes for testing and demonstration to team using prototype technologies such as Sketch, Invision, InDesign, Figma, etc.

-Support software architecture definition for those systems, potentially including software implementation in languages such as C++, Java, QT, and others for Android, iOS, Windows, or Linux.

-Lead or support the generation of materials for customer reports and business development

-Lead or support the generation of materials for customer briefings and business development

-Lead or support proposal writing in support of new business

-Support the group lead in defining and refining group processes

Minimum Requirements

-Must be a US Person

-Master’s degree or better in Human Factors Engineering, Human Systems Engineering, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Systems Engineering, or other related fields.

-Advanced experience applying user-centered design principles to relevant aerospace and autonomy problems. Advanced experience conceiving and documenting UI/UX solutions through user flows, storyboards, wireframes, personas, prototypes, test cases, or written specifications and user stories.

-Familiarity with industry design tools such as Sketch, Adobe Creative Suite, Visio, Axure, or Figma.

-Solid visual design understanding with an awareness of the impact of typography, layout and composition, color theory, grid systems and use of photography, and data visualization and representation.

-Technical background in human factors, user interface design, autonomous systems, robotics, human-computer interaction, and/or machine learning.

-3 years of demonstrated experience developing complex human-autonomy collaborative systems.

-Demonstrated experience of success in a highly collaborative environment with excellent English written and oral communications skills

Preferred Requirements

-M.S. or PhD in Human Factors Engineering, Human Systems Engineering, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Interaction Design, Digital Media or other related fields.

-5+ years of demonstrated experience developing complex human-in-the-loop systems.

-Experience in software architecting and software implementation. Experience with Java, iOS, and Android are all desirable. Advanced experienced in the conceptual design and scoping of human-autonomy systems, including the allocation of tasks between the human and the autonomy and the specific of autonomy algorithms that are useful and relevant.

-Experience with standard systems engineering practices (requirements definition, risk identification and management, fault tree generation, FMECA, etc.

Physical Requirements

Physical Requirements

-Occasionally required to work non-business hours to support experiments (testing, experiments, demonstration, or other activities) as well as travel to customer sites.

-Candidates may be expected to travel up to 25% of their time.

Salary Range (Annualized USD)

• Minimum Range: $73,000.00 to $129,000.00

• Maximum Range: $87,000.00 to $154,000.00

  Aurora Company Overview Aurora Flight Sciences, a Boeing Company, is a leader in the development and manufacturing of advanced unmanned systems and aerospace vehicles. Our mission is to apply autonomy and robotics to the development, production, and operation of advanced aircraft. During the last three decades, Aurora has designed, rapid-prototyped, and flown an average of one new vehicle a year for both government and commercial customers. Now, as an independent subsidiary of Boeing, Aurora’s innovation is combined with Boeing’s size and strength, creating an unprecedented opportunity to shape the future of aerospace systems.

  Equal Opportunity Employer Aurora Flight Sciences, A Boeing Company, is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

  Aurora Total Rewards At Aurora Flight Sciences, a Boeing Company, we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage and retain the top talent. Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities. Aurora Flight Sciences provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work. The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location and date of hire. Please note that the salary information shown is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.