Senior Advanced Human Factors Engineer

General Dynamics

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
Pittsfield, MA
Salary
$142,696–$154,401 / yr
Posted
12 days ago
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Below market

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This role pays less than 80% of similar roles. Most pay $151,493–$213,531 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $149k versus about $183k for comparable roles.

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About General Dynamics

General Dynamics is a global aerospace and defense company offering a broad portfolio of products and services in business aviation, ship construction, land combat vehicles, and information technology. It serves customers in the U.S. government, allied governments, and a diverse array of commercial markets.

General Dynamics currently has 1377 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $124,093–$150,385 across 1184 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Advanced Human Factors Engineer

The Senior Advanced Human Factors Engineer joins the GD Mission Systems team to advance technology supporting national defense and intelligence services. This role involves evaluating virtual and physical equipment to ensure designs meet MIL-STD-1472 standards for safety and effectiveness. You will collaborate with engineering teams across several concurrent programs to improve systems using human factors principles, ergonomics, and user interface design. Daily tasks include using 3D CAD-based tools like Siemens Process Simulate to assess usability and functionality. The position requires expertise in maritime and naval systems, human performance, and fire control hardware. You will also manage schedules, budgets, and requirement verification while identifying opportunities to apply AI for innovation. The work focuses on optimizing hardware designs and system architecture within complex defense and maritime combat environments.

What you'll do

  • Evaluate virtual and physical equipment to ensure designs meet MIL-STD-1472 standards for safety and effectiveness.
  • Improve designs and systems across multiple concurrent programs using human factors principles.
  • Use 3D CAD-based tools like Siemens Process Simulate to assess ergonomics, usability, and functionality.
  • Apply expertise in human capabilities and user interface design to create optimized systems.
  • Influence and facilitate design decisions by prioritizing engineering and business factors.
  • Develop schedules and budgets to support statements of work and requirement verification.
  • Identify and create new opportunities to apply AI for continuous improvement and innovation.

What we're looking for

  • U.S. citizenship is required.
  • Ability to obtain a Department of Defense Top Secret security clearance is required.
  • Bachelor's degree in a related field plus 8 years of relevant experience, or a Master's degree plus 6 years of relevant experience.
  • Expertise in MIL-STD-1472 and applying human factors to defense systems.
  • Strong knowledge of maritime, naval systems, and human performance.
  • Experience developing schedules and budgets to support statements of work and requirement verification.
  • Experience in defense contractor roles or U.S. Navy programs (preferred).
  • Proficiency with digital human modeling tools like Process Simulate or similar software (preferred).

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