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Aurora Flight Sciences · 2 weeks ago

Staff Human Autonomy Interaction Engineer

Cambridge, MA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$73K/yr - $154K/yr

3+ years exp

Aurora Flight Sciences is a leader in the development and manufacturing of advanced unmanned systems and aerospace vehicles. They are seeking a Staff Human Autonomy Interaction Engineer to work with multi-disciplinary teams to apply a human-centered design approach to research and development programs, focusing on user interface design and the integration of human and autonomous systems.

AerospaceAir TransportationAppsHardware

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Work with multi-disciplinary teams of engineers, including experts in human factors, systems engineering, autonomy, software, flight controls, flight testing, and other disciplines to apply a human-centered design approach to current and future research and development programs:

Apply expertise in knowledge elicitation, cognitive task analyses, systems engineering (especially requirements development), user interface design, human subjects testing, procedure development, and training to support the development of new interface systems and methodologies

Define and justify the allocation of tasks between the human and the autonomy system to ensure overall system performance with respect to autonomy capabilities, human trust, human performance, human situational awareness, and overall system safety

Translate user needs and use cases into intuitive cross-channel user interface designs for our desktop and mobile/tablet-based applications

Develop designs, software, and sensor requirements for innovative user interfaces, potentially including novel interface modalities (e.g. augmented reality, speech interaction) for human interaction with robotics and autonomous systems

Develop wireframes, mockups, and interactive prototypes for testing and demonstration to team using prototype technologies such as Sketch, Invision, InDesign, Figma, etc

Support software architecture definition for those systems, potentially including software implementation in languages such as C++, Java, QT, and others for Android, iOS, Windows, or Linux

Lead or support the generation of materials for customer reports and business development

Lead or support the generation of materials for customer briefings and business development

Lead or support proposal writing in support of new business

Qualification

Human Factors EngineeringHuman-Computer InteractionUser-Centered DesignUI/UX DesignC++JavaFigmaSystems EngineeringCollaboration SkillsCommunication Skills

Required

Must be a US Person

Master's degree preferred or better in Human Factors Engineering, Human Systems Engineering, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Systems Engineering, or other related fields

Advanced experience applying user-centered design principles to relevant aerospace and autonomy problems

Advanced experience in the conceptual design and scoping of human-autonomy systems, including the allocation of tasks between the human and the autonomy and the specific of autonomy algorithms that are useful and relevant

Advanced experience conceiving and documenting UI/UX solutions through user flows, storyboards, wireframes, personas, prototypes, test cases, or written specifications and user stories

Familiarity with industry design tools such as Sketch, Adobe Creative Suite, Visio, Axure, or Figma

Solid visual design understanding with an awareness of the impact of typography, layout and composition, color theory, grid systems and use of photography, and data visualization and representation

Technical background in human factors, user interface design, autonomous systems, robotics, human-computer interaction, and/or machine learning

3 years of demonstrated experience developing complex human-autonomy collaborative systems

Demonstrated experience of success in a highly collaborative environment with excellent English written and oral communications skills

Preferred

M.S. or PhD in Human Factors Engineering, Human Systems Engineering, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Interaction Design, Digital Media or other related fields

5+ years of demonstrated experience developing complex human-in-the-loop systems

Experience in software architecting and software implementation. Experience with Java, iOS, and Android are all desirable

Experience in model-based systems engineering practices, SysML, and tools such as CATIA Magic

Experience with standard systems engineering practices (requirements definition, risk identification and management, fault tree generation, FMECA, etc.)