Human Factors Engineer II (Medical Devices)

Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States; hybrid position with 3 days a week in the office.

Salary: $90,000–$110,000 USD per year.

Company

hirify.global develops and manufactures complex drug delivery systems and custom pharmaceutical devices, including inhalation, injection, nasal, dermal, and ophthalmic delivery products.

What you will do

• Provide human factors services to internal and external clients within multidisciplinary development teams.
• Mentor staff human factors engineers and ensure work meets internal quality standards.
• Lead human factors documentation and contribute human factors expertise throughout the development process.
• Analyze use workflows, goals, tasks, and user experiences to identify user needs.
• Create and execute usability studies and conduct user-focused risk identification and assessment, including use FMEA.
• Work with consumers and designers to evaluate concepts and existing products and identify improvement opportunities.

Requirements

• Minimum BS or BSE in Human Factors, Ergonomics, Industrial Engineering, Cognitive Psychology, or extensive formal education in a related human factors area.
• At least 5 years of human factors experience in the medical device or healthcare sector.
• Experience conducting usability studies and hazard analysis of use-related hazards.
• Experience creating experience maps, site/app maps, wireframes, and interactive prototypes.
• Experience in research design related to product development.
• Knowledge of or direct experience applying anthropometric data.
• Awareness of or coursework in psychology, cognition, marketing, design, or product development.
• Familiarity with FDA, HE 75, and ISO 62366 human factors and usability standards in medical device development.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Suite, wireframing tools, and image/video editing; strong written and verbal communication, organization, follow-up, attention to detail, and deadline management skills.

Nice to have

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Ability to strongly demonstrate and communicate hirify.global values.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work with 3 days per week in the office.
• Work focused on patient-centered drug delivery devices, accurate dosing, ergonomics, and treatment adherence.
• International group with manufacturing sites in the US, France, Germany, Brazil, and Poland and an innovation center in Lyon, France.
• Confidential handling of applicant information under EEO guidelines.
• Employment is limited by the requirement to establish eligibility to work in the United States.

Hiring process

• Submit an application with a resume; an English resume is appreciated.
• Applicants may use a hirify.global employee referral, which must be submitted before applying.