Principal Product Usability Engineer
$142,000–$204,000 year
On-siteLibertyville, Illinois, United States
Job Summary
Develop the Product Usability strategy for new product development and sustaining product work to ensure best-in-class user experience and satisfy regulatory requirements. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to strategize and execute research methodologies, analyze test results, and identify design improvement opportunities. Conduct use-related risk analyses to identify use errors and design mitigations, while developing study protocols, managing participant recruitment, and moderating usability sessions. Own the Human Factors & Usability Engineering Community of Practice, provide mentorship to junior team members, and present findings to internal stakeholders to influence project direction through data-driven insights.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree with 12-15 years of related experience
- BS, MS, or PhD in Engineering (Human Factors, Biomedical, Industrial), Psychology (Cognitive or Experimental), or equivalent combination of and knowledge of Human Factors and Usability Engineering principles
- Understand Human Factors and Usability, ergonomics, and data collection and analysis principles in the user-centered design of medical device or consumer products
- Expert knowledge of Human Factors and Usability/user-centered design principles and their applicability in medical device or consumer products
- Experience maintaining Human Factors and Usability standard operating procedures and templates
- Expert understanding in scaling Human Factors and Usability work appropriately
- Demonstrated ability to drive project and/or design direction based on conclusions from testing results and/or technical input from cross-functional team members
- Demonstrated ability to consider project-level and business-level objectives, timeline and budget constraints, and other factors when strategizing Human Factors and Usability work
- Experience mentoring junior team members
- Demonstrated ability to work in a collaborative, matrixed, and customer-focused environment
- Strong oral communication and written skills
Desired Qualifications
- Additional related experience may be substituted for formal education
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