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Job Description
Design objects, facilities, and environments to optimize human well-being and overall system performance, applying theory, principles, and data regarding the relationship between humans and respective technology. Investigate and analyze characteristics of human behavior and performance as it relates to the use of technology.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 17-2112.01
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists”.
Also Known As…
- Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists
- User Experience Team Lead
- Senior Research Associate
- Principal Engineer
- PI/Senior Research Associate
- Managing Cognitive Engineer
- Human Factors Scientist
- Human Factors Engineer
- Human Factors Advisor, Lead
- Consultant in Ergonomics and Safety
- User Interface Designer
- Usability Specialist
- Usability Engineer
- Safety Specialist
- President Ergonomic Consulting
- Interface Designer
- Human Machine Interface Engineer (HMI Engineer)
- Human Factors Specialist
- Human Factors Ergonomist
- Ergonomist
- Ergonomics Engineer
- Ergonomics Consultant
- Ergonomic Specialist
- Engineering Psychologist
- Chief Engineer
Tasks for “Ergonomist”
- Develop or implement research methodologies or statistical analysis plans to test and evaluate developmental prototypes used in new products or processes, such as cockpit designs, user workstations, or computerized human models.
- Design cognitive aids, such as procedural storyboards or decision support systems.
- Perform statistical analyses, such as social network pattern analysis, network modeling, discrete event simulation, agent-based modeling, statistical natural language processing, computational sociology, mathematical optimization, or systems dynamics.
- Conduct research to evaluate potential solutions related to changes in equipment design, procedures, manpower, personnel, or training.
- Analyze complex systems to determine potential for further development, production, interoperability, compatibility, or usefulness in a particular area, such as aviation.
- Assess the user-interface or usability characteristics of products.
- Provide human factors technical expertise on topics such as advanced user-interface technology development or the role of human users in automated or autonomous sub-systems in advanced vehicle systems.
- Conduct interviews or surveys of users or customers to collect information on topics such as requirements, needs, fatigue, ergonomics, or interfaces.
- Provide technical support to clients through activities such as rearranging workplace fixtures to reduce physical hazards or discomfort or modifying task sequences to reduce cycle time.
- Prepare reports or presentations summarizing results or conclusions of human factors engineering or ergonomics activities, such as testing, investigation, or validation.
- Apply modeling or quantitative analysis to forecast events, such as human decisions or behaviors, the structure or processes of organizations, or the attitudes or actions of human groups.
- Review health, safety, accident, or worker compensation records to evaluate safety program effectiveness or to identify jobs with high incidents of injury.
- Develop or implement human performance research, investigation, or analysis protocols.
- Perform functional, task, or anthropometric analysis, using tools such as checklists, surveys, videotaping or force measurement.
- Advocate for end users in collaboration with other professionals including engineers, designers, managers, or customers.
- Inspect work sites to identify physical hazards.
- Establish system operating or training requirements to ensure optimized human-machine interfaces.
- Recommend workplace changes to improve health and safety, using knowledge of potentially harmful factors, such as heavy loads or repetitive motions.
- Integrate human factors requirements into operational hardware.
- Operate testing equipment, such as heat stress meters, octave band analyzers, motion analysis equipment, inclinometers, light meters, velometers, sling psychrometers, or colormetric detection tubes.
- Collect data through direct observation of work activities or witnessing the conduct of tests.
- Train users in task techniques or ergonomic principles.
- Investigate theoretical or conceptual issues, such as the human design considerations of lunar landers or habitats.
- Design or evaluate human work systems, using human factors engineering and ergonomic principles to optimize usability, cost, quality, safety, or performance.
- Write, review, or comment on documents, such as proposals, test plans, or procedures.
- Estimate time or resource requirements for ergonomic or human factors research or development projects.
Related Technology & Tools
- Digital video cameras
- Algometers
- Digital audio recorders
- Light meters
- Video goggles
- Heat stress meters
- Laptop computers
- Electrocardiography EKG monitors
- Hand dynamometers
- Laser Doppler flowmeters
- Microphones
- Desktop computers
- Motion capture systems
- Noise meters
- Automated blood pressure measurement equipment
- Exercise treadmills
- Video projectors
- Electroencephalography EEG equipment
- Velometers
- Electronic distance measuring devices
- Interactive whiteboards
- Hand sensor gloves
- Computer laser printers
- Isokinetic dynamometers
- Haptic devices
- Personal computers
- Sling psychrometers
- Inclinometers
- Octave band analyzers
- Heart rate monitors
- Electromyograph processing systems
- Flight simulation equipment
- Manual blood pressure measurement equipment
- Digital force gauges
- Oxygen analyzers
- Colorimeters
- Electromagnetic motion analysis systems
- Anthropometers
- Torsiometers
- Touch screen monitors
- Body fat measurement calipers
- Lumbar motion monitors
- Goniometers
- Tablet computers
- Push/pull dynamometers
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