Sr. Human Factors Design Engineer
Core
Conduct formative research and usability engineering to maximize usability and minimize risk for new robotic surgical systems and instruments.
Role type
Senior Human Factors Design Engineer (IC)
Builds
Robotic surgical systems, instruments, and accessories
Domain
Medical devices / Robotics / Human-Computer Interaction
Required skills
Human factors engineering, usability engineering, user-centered design, task analysis, human performance research, workflow analysis, regulatory design controls, root cause analysis, prototype development, international stakeholder management
Preferred skills
Medical device industry experience, design engineering in product development, clinical expert interface (via careerplan.io/jobs/744000153611137-sr-human-factors-design-engineer-at-intuitive)
Technologies
Robotic systems, kinematics, mechanisms, sensing, perception, control systems, software engineering, simulation
Responsibilities
Develop and execute end-to-end formative research plans including usability evaluations and human performance studies; Synthesize data from interviews, observations, and simulations to define user requirements; Analyze and evaluate workflow and UI designs to prevent use errors; Author and maintain human factors engineering documentation for regulatory submissions; Manage usability engineering activities and coordinate efforts across multi-subsystem projects; Analyze on-market product complaints and manage usability risk analysis.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
