Human Factors Engineering and Flight Deck Specialist

About the role

As a Human Factors Engineering and Flight Deck Specialist you will lead the holistic development of Human‑Machine Interfaces (HMI) for military air platforms, including cockpits, flight decks, mission consoles and ground control stations.

Key responsibilities

• Design workstations (geometry, layout, furnishing) and multimodal HMI (control units, displays, GUIs).
• Apply end‑to‑end HFE processes across the system life‑cycle, from concept analysis to entry into service.
• Conduct mission, task, ergonomic, workload and human‑error analyses.
• Prototype HMI hardware and software, using virtual models, simulations and physical mock‑ups.
• Lead Human Factors verification & validation, including user‑centered design reviews, demonstrations, validation and testing.
• Support safety demonstration, certification and qualification of HMI systems.

Required profile

• Professional experience in system engineering and human‑machine interaction.
• Strong knowledge of classical and cognitive ergonomics criteria.
• Ability to work on safety‑critical aerospace projects and adhere to certification requirements.

Required skills

• Human Factors Engineering
• System Engineering
• User Interface/Interaction design
• User Experience and software ergonomics
• HMI prototyping (hardware and software)