Staff Human Factors Engineer Job
Job Description Job Attributes+
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Job ID
31063213
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Req #
ABLAUS31063213ENUSEXTERNAL
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Job Location
St. Paul, MN, US
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Job Category
Research & Development
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Job Type
Full time
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Travel
Not specified
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Schedule
40 hours per week
Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.
Human Factors Engineer – Electrophysiology, St Paul, MN
Come join a growing team of Human Factors Engineers and Designers, working on emerging cardiac ablation technologies. This role will support the design of next generation cardiac ablation products, shaping the experience of its users.
Leading an active lifestyle is important to the many people we serve. In Abbott’s Electrophysiology (EP) division, we’re advancing the treatment of heart and vascular disease through breakthrough medical technologies, allowing people to restore their health and get on with their lives.
Position Responsibilities
Provide human factors support to R&D teams
Responsible for supporting activities necessary to complete human factors engineering projects. Activities include, but are not limited to:
Conducting ethnographic user research to identify user needs
Translating user needs to requirements and product design concepts
Developing prototypes to explore and validate product design concepts
Performing workflow, task and use error analyses
Conducting Formative Usability testing
Conducting Summative Validation testing
Support program teams to ensure sound human factors principles are considered and implemented
Required Qualifications:
M.S. degree in Human Factors Engineering, or a related discipline required (e.g., Product Design, Usability Engineering, Cognitive Psychology, etc.)
3+ years of relevant human factors/usability engineering or design experience
Ability to apply knowledge of human factors principles (human performance and limitations – perceptual, cognitive, motor skills, anthropomorphic) and techniques (user research, user-interface design, usability testing) to the design, development, and evaluation of hardware and/or software products
Ability to support Human Factors activities across the product lifecycle, including ethnographic research, user needs identification, workflow and task analysis, requirements development, user interface design, user error analysis, usability and validation testing
Ability to work with cross-functional teams and provide technical leadership
Familiarity or experience with software and/or hardware user-interface design
Ability to interface with customers in a highly professional manner
Ability to quickly assimilate advanced domain knowledge
Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills
Excellent collaboration and organization skills
10% Travel, including Internationally, by plane and by car
Preferred Qualifications and Education:
Ph.D. degree in Human Factors or related disciplines
Experience in medical device development
Working knowledge of cardiac electrophysiology
Working knowledge of Human Factors/Usability Engineering regulatory standards
WHAT WE OFFER
At Abbott, you can have a good job that can grow into a great career. We offer:
Training and career development, with onboarding programs for new employees and tuition assistance
Financial security through competitive compensation, incentives and retirement plans
Health care and well-being programs including medical, dental, vision, wellness and occupational health programs
Paid time off
401(k) retirement savings with a generous company match
The stability of a company with a record of strong financial performance and history of being actively involved in local communities
Learn more about our benefits that add real value to your life to help you live fully: www.abbottbenefits.com
Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that provides the growth and strength to build your future. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.
Connect with us at www.abbott.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott and on Twitter @AbbottNews and @AbbottGlobal.
The base pay for this position is $90,700.00 – $181,300.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.
Job Skills
- task analysis
- usability engineering
- usability
- r&d
- needs identification
- formative usability testing
- product design
- medical device development
- summative validation testing
- user research
- regulatory standards
- interface design
- human-robot interaction
- engineering psychology
- human factors analysis
- validation testing
Additional Information
Who We Are
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