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Sentinel - Human Factors Engineer / Principal Engineer - 19441

Northrop Grumman

United States-Utah-Roy, US$79k – $119konsite

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About this role

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time Description

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued and start contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our world’s biggest challenges. We take pride in creating purposeful work and allowing our employees to grow and achieve their goals every day by Defining Possible. With our competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, we have the right opportunities to fit your life and launch your career today. 

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking an Human Factors Engineer (T02 level) / Human Factors Principal Engineer (T03 level). This position is located in Roy, Utah and supports the Sentinel program.

This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.

What You’ll Get To Do:

The Sentinel program has an exciting opportunity for a Human Factors Engineer (HFE) / Principal HFE - to join our team supporting activities including design for maintainability, human machine interface development, requirements management, operator workstation design, CONOPS support, task analyses, verification & validation, analyses and collaboration to facilitate equipment selection, design and arrangement; user group collaboration and working groups; compliance with specified sections of MIL-STD-1472G; collaboration across IPTs; and coordination with the customer and user community.

Specific duties to include, but are not limited to the following:

• Author/support the development of requirements that are compliant with Human Factors best practices and specified sections of MIL-STD-1472G

• Human Factors Analyses (including, but not limited to: task analyses, predictive workload analyses, interface prototyping and analysis, and design-for-maintainability (DFM) analysis)

• Perform functional analysis, timeline analysis, detailed trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications

• Conduct computer-based (NX) and empirical accessibility assessments

• Author/support the program documentation of the HFE processes and products in a format consistent with US Military Data Item Descriptions (e.g. Human Engineering Program Plan, Human Engineering Design Approach Document – Operator, Human Engineering Design Approach Document – Maintainer, Human Engineering Test Plan, Human Engineering Test Report, etc.)

• Cross-IPT Collaboration 

• Design and develop workstation geometry and layout controls and displays to accommodate the full anthropometric range of expected users

Basic Qualifications This requisition may be filled at either the Engineer level (T-02) or Principal Engineer level (T-03).

Required for Both Levels:

• Must be a US Citizen with an active U.S. Government Secret Clearance, at time of application, current and within scope, with an investigation date within the last 6 years

• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs

• Demonstrated experience applying HFE principles to projects

Human Factors Engineer (T02 Level):

• Educational background in psychology, human factors, user experience, graphic design, industrial design, or HCI-related field from an accredited university, and at least 2 years of related experience with a Bachelors; OR at least 1 Years of relevant experience with a Masters degree. An additional 4 years of experience can be considered in lieu of a degree

Human Factors Principal Engineer (T03 Level):

• Educational background in psychology, human factors, user experience, graphic design, industrial design, or HCI-related field from an accredited university, and at least 5 years of related experience with a bachelors; OR at least 3 Years of relevant experience with a master’s degree; OR 1 Year with a PhD degree. An additional 4 years of experience can be considered in lieu of a degree

Preferred Qualification

• Large scale / complex system development experience across multiple phases of a development program: preliminary design, detailed design, integration and test, verification and sell off, transition to production

• Experience with Human Factors in a defense contracting environment (familiarity with Mil-Std-1472G and ANSI/HFES 100-2007)

• Familiarity with Human Factors modeling in NX/Jack, IMPRINT

• Experience in fast-paced work environment and ability to work in a team environment

• Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to present to segment, program and customer community 

Position Benefits

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:   • Medical, Dental & Vision coverage  

• 401k  

• Educational Assistance  

• Life Insurance  

• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions   

• Paid Time Off   

• Health & Wellness Resources   

• Employee Discounts

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