Senior Human Factors & Usability Engineer

About us

Dyson offers a unique opportunity for talented individuals to design and develop market leading products for the global market. By working in our world class Research Design and Development department these individuals have the opportunity to work alongside leading technical specialists and highly motivated creative people to create products which fulfil our ambition of being truly different and better than our competitors.

To do this our Senior Human Factors & Usability Engineer are challenged to develop products that meet or exceed the technical specification cost and time and quality requirements set by key project stakeholders.

About the role

As a Senior Human Factors & Usability Engineer you will lead usability activities for medically regulated products within Dysons New Product Development (NPD) organisation. You will apply Human Factors Engineering (HFE) methodologies aligned to IEC62366 FDA HF Guidance and relevant medical standards such as IEC60601 ensuring safe effective and userfocused product experiences.

You will play a key role and partner with crossfunctional teams to build Dysons HF capability drive key usability deliverables and ensure compliance across the full product development lifecycle.

• Develop expertise in qualitative and quantitative research demonstrated through successful project execution sharing knowledge and peer mentoring

• Apply Human Factors and Usability Engineering processes aligned to IEC62366 FDA and applicable regulatory requirements across new product categories.

• Lead and collaborate with cross-functional teamsengineering quality commercial design managersto develop user specifications Use FMEAs Design Validation Plans and product requirements.

• Develop core usability documentation including:

  • Use Specification

  • Task Analyses & Critical Task Identification

  • Userelated Risk Analysis (UseFMEA/URRA)

  • Design Validation & Usability Test Plans

• Plan design and conduct formative and summative usability studies working with internal teams and external research agencies including

  • managing participants recruitment

  • generating industry standard study protocols

  • moderating the studies.

• Establish robust data collection analysis methods and evidence traceability for audits and submissions.

• Communicate insights and clear recommendations to reduce userelated risks and inform design decisions.

• Maintain HFE documentation and ensure readiness for internal and external regulatory audits.

• Mentor colleagues and support the development of Human Factors capability within Dyson.

About you

As a subject matter expert in Human Factors & Usability Engineering at Dyson you will cover a specific scope in multiple projects. To realise our ambitions for this role it will be advantageous to have experience in one or more of the following skillsets:

• Proven experience in Human Factors & Usability Engineering for regulated or medical device products.

• Strong working knowledge of IEC62366 FDA HF Guidance and familiarity with IEC60601.

• Handson experience planning moderating and analysing formative usability studies; experience with summative validation is highly valued.

• Knowledgeable about of HF methods anthropometrics ergonomics cognitive psychology user behaviour and risk management.

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to utilise advanced analytical tools and data modelling to translate data into actionable design recommendations.

• Clear communicator with strong presentation and stakeholder engagement skills.

• Strong problem-solving and communication skills; able to present and moderate effectively.

• Understanding of core product development processes.

• Degree (Bachelors Masters or higher) in Human Factors Engineering Ergonomics Cognitive Psychology HCI Biomedical Engineering Mechanical Engineering or related field.

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  Benefits

  Dyson Singapore monitors the market to ensure competitive salaries and bonuses. Beyond that youll enjoy a transport allowance and comprehensive medical care and insurance. But financial benefits are just the start of a Dyson career. Professional growth leadership development and new opportunities abound driven by regular reviews and dynamic workshops. And with a vibrant culture the latest devices and a relaxed dress code reflecting our engineering spirit its an exciting team environment geared to fuelling and realising ambition. #LI-DYSON

Dyson is an equal opportunity employer. We know that great minds dont think alike and it takes all kinds of minds to make our technology so unique. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and employment decisions are made without regard to race colour religion national or ethnic origin sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression age disability protected veteran status or other any other dimension of diversity.