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Synergy ECP · 2 months ago

Usability/Human Factors Engineer

Annapolis Junction, MD

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$110K/yr - $180K/yr

10+ years exp

Synergy ECP is a leading provider of cybersecurity, software and systems engineering, and IT services to the U.S. intelligence and defense communities. The Usability/Human Factors Engineer 2 will develop and sustain capabilities for visualization tools, focusing on user experience challenges and collaborating with developers and users to enhance the product.

Cyber SecurityProcurementProject Management

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Develop and sustain integrated, feature-rich capabilities that promote modernization of visualization and presentation tools

Provide application development and support to tools that allow mission analytic users to view existing data or contribute new information in a collaborative environment

Focus on solving user experience challenges on a highly complex application used by a wide range of users

Work with developers, managers, and system engineers to keep the product modern and cutting edge

Research and document user workflows, design and create mockups, engage with users, and interact with the development teams using tools such as Axure and Adobe Creative Cloud Suite

Qualification

Usability testingUser experience designHuman factors engineeringTask analysisUser interface designAdobe Creative CloudAxureResearch skillsSurvey designUser engagementFeedback analysisProcess improvementCollaborationCommunicationProblem-solvingDocumentationTeamworkAdaptabilityAttention to detailCritical thinkingTechnical writing

Required

Bachelor's degree in cognitive and/or experimental psychology, human factors engineering, or an engineering related field (e.g. systems engineering, software engineering, business process engineering)

At least ten (10) years' experience in this or related field and have familiarity with task analysis, user interface design, and usability testing

At least five (5) years user-experience design and testing experience

Direct, conduct usability testing and work closely with product designers and process engineers developing applications

Designing and developing user surveys to obtain user feedback

Use task experience in each of the usability and software engineering cycle phases (analysis, design, implementation, and deployment)

To work closely with users (analysts) to research for and document user profiles, analysis tasks, workflows, and user scenarios; in order to create user interface design from specifications provided

CLEARANCE REQUIRED: TS/SCI w/ Polygraph

U.S. Citizenship