Description
As a Research Specialist - Human Factors Research, you will apply human factors, ergonomics, biomechanics, perception science, and user research to support the development and commercialization of innovative PPE.
You will partner with product development, design, laboratory, regulatory, and business teams to translate user needs and human-performance evidence into product requirements, design decisions, validation methods, and substantiated claims.
Key responsibilities include:
- Designing and executing human factors, usability, comfort, fit, and performance studies for respiratory, eye, hearing, head, fall protection, and other safety products.
- Developing research plans, protocols, and experimental methods for laboratory and field research with end users.
- Conducting formative and summative usability studies and translating findings into actionable product and design requirements.
- Developing and validating methods supporting product performance, ergonomics, comfort, fit, and user-acceptance claims.
- Collecting and analyzing qualitative, quantitative, biomechanical, physiological, perceptual, and behavioral data.
- Applying statistical analysis and data visualization to communicate insights, risks, and recommendations to technical and business stakeholders.
- Collaborating with materials scientists, engineers, industrial designers, data scientists, software developers, regulatory specialists, customers, and safety professionals.
- Contributing to intellectual property, publications, standards activities, technical reports, and technology roadmaps.
The expected compensation range for this position is $145,676 - $178,049, which includes base pay plus variable incentive pay, if eligible.
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