UI / Human Factors Engineer Job at Maxonic, Inc. in Sunnyvale

Maxonic maintains a close and long-term relationship with our direct client. In support of their needs, we are looking for a

UI / Human Factors Engineer 3 .

Job Description :

Job Title : UI / Human Factors Engineer 3

Job Location : Sunnyvale, CA

Work Schedule : On-site

Rate : $59 / hr, Based on experience.

Overview Maxonic maintains a close and long-term relationship with our direct client. In support of their needs, we are looking for a UI / Human Factors Engineer 3 to join the team.

Responsibilities Min 5 Years of experience.

Skills : Risk analysis, usability engineering, design control process, tools – Polarion / Agile / Python / Smartsheets

Medical device background or regulated industry background is required and mandatory.

Min Bachelors required.

Primary Function of Position : As part of the Human Factors team, The Sr. Human Factors Design Controls Engineer works closely with HF team members and department leadership, as well as with clinical engineers, interaction designers, system and software engineers, product managers, project management and technical publications, and regulatory and quality. The Sr. Human Factors Design Controls Engineer informs, guides development of, and maintains usability engineering documentation produced during projects within Design Controls. Responsibilities focus on implementing summaries of known use problem reports, task analysis, risk analysis, design inputs and usability validation test cases. This role supports the Human Factors Engineering team with expertise in design controls and content creation in tools such as Polarion and Agile, and helps to create the usability engineering documentation required for submission to global medical device regulatory agencies.

This role provides dedicated support and subject matter expertise guidance to the broader human factors engineering team serving all business units and reports to a Sr. Human Factors Manager.

Role context by business unit : Digital Business Unit; ION System Business Unit; Da Vinci Multiport RAS Business Unit; Da Vinci Single Port RAS Business Unit (brief descriptions provided in the original text).

Lead efforts to create and update usability risk analyses for Client products; represent the Human Factors Design Controls function on core teams for large projects; coordinate human factors across projects; mentor junior human factors engineers and others in design control methods and best practices.

Roles and Responsibilities Research : Support definition, release and maintenance of task analyses and comparative task analyses; generate and support maintenance of known use problem documentation; support definition and release of Usability Engineering Plan documents.

Design : Support definition, release and maintenance of usability related risk documentation and design inputs; create and maintain tracing documentation.

Test : Help guide the Human Factors team in best practices for validation test cases; ensure proper tracing between task analysis, risks, design inputs and test cases.

Analyze : Identify and resolve tracing conflicts and design input orphans in tracing between risks and design inputs / risk controls.

Sustain and Improve : Analyze complaints from on-market products, update usability risk assessment, and escalate usability-related issues as necessary.

Regulatory Knowledge : Keep current of MDR regulations and best practices for medical device human factors and advise management on potential improvements to internal processes and regulatory issues related to usability engineering.

Process Improvement : Support continuous improvement of usability engineering process and contribute to improvements with subject matter expertise on best practices related to design controls.

Collaborate : Lead efforts to create and update usability risk analyses; represent the HF Design Controls function on core teams; coordinate across sub-systems; mentor others.

Qualifications Minimum Education : BS in Human Factors Engineering, Biomedical Science or Engineering, Systems Engineering, Quality Engineering, Information and Data Science, Cognitive Psychology, Computer Science with HCI emphasis, Human Centered Design, or related field.

Minimum of 8 years of related experience with a bachelor’s degree.

Excellent verbal communication and presentation skills in a highly structured environment using multiple channels.

Experience with Digital project collaboration tools (e.g., Polarion, Agile, Python, Smartsheets).

Ability to collaborate across groups and levels of management to solve complex usability issues involving detailed risk analysis.

Ability to travel internationally and domestically up to 15% to onsite locations if remote.

About Maxonic About Maxonic : Since 2002 Maxonic has been at the forefront of connecting candidate strengths to client challenges. Our award winning, dedicated team of recruiting professionals are specialized by technology, are great listeners, and will seek to find a position that meets the long-term career needs of our candidates. We take pride in the over 10,000 candidates that we have placed, and the repeat business that we earn from our satisfied clients.

Interested in Applying? Please apply with your most current resume. Feel free to contact Lavanya Dommeti ( / ) for more details.

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