UX/Human Factors Engineer

Quick Facts

• Role: UX/Human Factors Engineer (Assistant Staff)
• Focus: Qualitative user research and iterative UX design for data science and AI-enabled decision-support tools
• Work style: Onsite; collaborative, multidisciplinary team

Description

You will support qualitative user research and contribute to iterative design and prototyping of platforms and AI-enabled decision support tools for US Government needs. You will partner with stakeholders to understand end user needs, translate findings into workflows and low-fidelity designs, and synthesize results into recommendations for research and development teams.

Responsibilities

• Plan and conduct qualitative user research
• Translate findings into user workflows
• Develop wireframes and low-fidelity designs
• Conduct user testing and synthesize results
• Communicate research-supported recommendations to multidisciplinary teams
• Support broader research and technical efforts through analysis, documentation, and learning relevant mission context and standards

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Factors, UX Research, Engineering Psychology, or a related discipline
• Demonstrated experience in qualitative user research (behavioral, ethnographic, or comparable methods)
• Proficiency engaging with stakeholders to gather and understand user needs and conduct user evaluations
• Experience producing low-fidelity deliverables, including wireframes and user workflows
• Strong critical thinking and the ability to iterate on solutions based on feedback and findings
• Ability to ask insightful questions and refine solutions through ambiguity and novelty
• Proficiency with core UX/UI tools such as Figma, Sketch, or similar
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Portfolio demonstrating experience contributing to or leading behavioral research

Benefits

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision plans
• MIT-funded pension
• Matching 401K
• Paid leave (vacation, sick, parental, military, etc.)
• Tuition reimbursement and continuing education programs
• Mentorship programs
• Work-life balance options

Additional Information

Pre-employment background investigation required; must obtain and maintain a Secret level DoD security clearance.