Ergonomist
On-site · Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
Job Summary
Ergonomist role contracted to perform end-to-end ergonomic assessments across multiple environments (office, materials handling, lab, vivarium) including virtual assessments; produce clear written reports with findings and recommendations, justify equipment purchases tied to accommodations, and deliver training/presentations. Requires BCPE/ORI certifications or equivalent with timeline constraints, strong analytical skills to interpret customer-provided ergonomic needs, familiarity with federal/state safety standards, and advanced MS Office proficiency; expects ability to meet seven-day deliverable deadlines and to support reasonable accommodation processes. Experience across diverse workstation environments and in coaching on assistive technology and education materials development is preferred.
Required Qualifications
- U.S. citizen
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Tier 2 / Sensitive Moderate Risk public trust background investigation and comply with HSPD-12 / PIV credentialing requirements
- Certification by a professional organization such as BCPE (e.g., CPE, CHFP, CUXP), OR certification by ORI (e.g., CIE, CHFEP). Associate certifications are acceptable provided full certification is completed within 11 months of contract award; alternatively, a Human Factors Engineering bachelor’s degree (or HFES-accredited master’s/Ph.D.) is acceptable provided BCPE certification is completed within 11 months, as applicable
- Ability to analyze complex information and form reasonable conclusions when customers provide human factors information about ergonomic needs
- Experience performing a variety of ergonomic assessments across diverse workstation environments (office/computing, materials handling, laboratory, vivarium, and support spaces)
- Experience recommending and coaching on assistive technology solutions (e.g., speech recognition tools) and conducting virtual assessments
- Experience developing ergonomic education materials and delivering presentations/trainings; participation in health fairs or similar events
- Knowledge of applicable federal, state, and local occupational health and safety standards and the ability to evaluate compliance in varied work environments
- Ability to meet deliverable timelines, including providing ergonomic assessment and (if applicable) equipment recommendation reports within seven (7) calendar days of the completed consultation
- English proficiency sufficient to read and understand work processes, regulations, safety/health/security requirements, and to produce all correspondence, deliverables, and presentations in English
- Strong customer service skills with the ability to communicate orally and in writing, including preparing ergonomic assessment reports and delivering in-service training
- Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Prior experience supporting federal or large enterprise ergonomics programs, including working with reasonable accommodation processes
- Familiarity with scheduling and ticketing workflows similar to FDA’s ERIC administrative system and internal appointment calendars
- EEO Compliance: Ryde is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Ryde will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law
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