Senior Human Factors Engineer Job at Joint Research and Development, LLC, Stafford, VA

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  • Joint Research and Development, LLC
  • Stafford, VA

Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

JRAD is seeking candidates for a Senior Human Factors Engineer position supporting the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). This position is eligible for telework.

Roles/Responsibilities:

  • Candidate will work for the TSA's Office of Security Capabilities to support the Human Performance Branch
  • Will work as part of a team to provide end-to-end research support including literature reviews, writing test plans, processing and analyzing data (R or SPSS), coding studies (PsychoPy or other languages/tools), and writing reports.
  • May develop and implement strategies to guide requirements for transportation security protocols, procedures, and equipment.
  • Current topics of interest include face matching, image interpretation, optimization of human performance, image manipulation, task switching, among others.
  • This role includes a telework or fully remote option (although preference will be given to local candidates)
  • This role has the opportunity for publication in academic conferences.

Required Skills and Education:

All HF Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) must possess the following:

  • PhD preferred (e.g., Psychology, Industrial Engineering, Cognitive Science, Human Factors, Human Computer Interaction) OR Master’s plus five years of experience in a Human Factors work position OR a Bachelor’s degree in a Human Factors related field with ten years of experience in a Human Factors work position
  • Experience in experimental design and methodology with the ability to provide end-to-end research support.
  • Experience conducting quantitative and qualitative analysis.
  • Knowledge of statistical methods and analytic procedures is required.
    • Topics include: Examining relationships with imperfect data sources; Experience using both parametric and non-parametric statistical methods; Experience conducting statistical process control, data collection and data mining procedures; Experience analyzing focus group data related to human factors considerations to uncover user requirements for systems under development
  • Experience providing Human Factors Engineering input, advice, and counsel to groups of stakeholders and/or IPTs. Acting as a human factors technical point of contact on projects, programs, and other work activities
  • Preference for knowledge and experience with Transportation Security domain
  • Candidates must be eligible for security clearance and be able to pass the Department of Homeland Security’s financial responsibility standards

Security Clearance:

  • Candidates must be eligible for security clearance and be able to pass the Department of Homeland Security’s financial responsibility standards

When you work for JRAD you will never be just a number. We put people before profits!

JRAD is committed to the health and well-being of its employees. We offer more paid time off than the average company upon hire and the following benefits are available to all full-time employees:

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Life & Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
  • Section 125 Flexible Spending Accounts for unreimbursed medical & dependent day care
  • Disability Insurance
  • 401K Plan
  • Tuition Reimbursement

JRAD is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.

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Job Tags

Full time, Local area, Remote job, Flexible hours,

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