Senior Human Factors Engineer (Ph.D. Level) (58126)

Location: Penns Park, Pennsylvania, United States. U.S. Persons Only due to access to information controlled under ITAR export regulations.

Salary: $100,000–$160,000 per year.

Company

hirify.global and its ARCCA subsidiary provide forensic engineering, scientific, testing, inspection, certification, and compliance services for industrial, government, legal, insurance, and corporate clients.

What you will do

• Conduct forensic investigations of vehicle crashes, slips, trips, falls, mechanical failures, and workplace accidents.
• Lead construction and industrial accident analyses involving safety principles, equipment design, biomechanics, PPE, and fall protection.
• Apply ergonomics and human factors methods to evaluate workplace risks, products, environments, systems, usability, human error, and injury-prevention strategies.
• Perform biomechanical injury analyses and static or dynamic testing related to material performance, product design, and human response.
• Assess product safety, hazard controls, guarding, warnings, instructions, and injury mechanisms.
• Prepare technical reports, provide expert testimony, and present findings to clients, non-technical audiences, and professional conferences.

Requirements

• Ph.D. required in Human Factors, Biomechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a closely related field.
• 3–5 years of relevant experience in human factors, ergonomics, biomechanics, or safety engineering.
• Strong knowledge of injury biomechanics, human performance, ergonomics, and occupational safety analysis.
• Experience with accident reconstruction, workplace injury investigations, safety compliance evaluations, and 2D/3D motion analysis tools.
• Ability to produce detailed technical documentation, communicate findings clearly, and collaborate in a multidisciplinary team.
• Must qualify as a U.S. Person, including a U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.

Nice to have

• Certified Human Factors Professional (CHFP) or equivalent credential.
• Expertise in slip, trip, and fall analysis; construction and industrial accidents; fall protection; PPE; product safety; usability; occupant kinematics; or injury tolerance.

Culture & Benefits

• Multidisciplinary collaboration across engineering and scientific specialties.
• Client-facing work supporting safer products, equipment, and work environments.
• Opportunities for continued professional education, research, publication, and conference presentations.
• Work with a national forensic, scientific, and engineering organization serving diverse stable end markets.