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Senior Human Factors Engineer

The Fountain Group LLC

Milpitas, CA

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JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Biomedical Engineering, Cognitive Psychology, Communication Skills, Cross-Functional, Customer Acquisition, Diabetes, Human Factors, Medical Equipment, Needs Assessment, Performance Analysis, Product Design, Product Development, Product Lifecycle, Product Management, Product Strategy, Product Support, Prototyping, Regulations, Research & Development (R&D), Risk Analysis, Team Player, Technical Leadership, Testing, Usability Engineering, Usability Testing, User Interface Design, Writing Skills
LOCATION
Milpitas, CA
POSTED
5 days ago
Senior level Human Factors Engineer supporting diabetes care product development. Leads human factors strategy, usability research, and HF deliverables across the hardware–software product lifecycle. Applies knowledge of human factors principles (human performance and limitations – perceptual, cognitive, motor skills, anthropomorphic) and techniques (knowledge acquisition, user-interface design, usability evaluation) to diabetes care systems product development. Applies user centered design principles, conducts usability testing from early prototypes through validation, and synthesizes data into actionable insights. Works cross functionally with R&D, Design, Product Management, Regulatory, and Quality to ensure solutions meet user needs and regulatory standards. Requires strong communication, executive presence, and autonomous work style.
 
Deliverables include, but are not limited to:
  • Usability testing throughout the product development process, from formative testing of early prototypes through usability validation of final designs:
    • Design Client methods to understand breadth of user performance and expectations
    • Identify meaningful unmet needs and design opportunities
    • Influence program teams to respond to study findings and improve overall product solution to adequately meet user needs
  • Develop collaborative working relationships with other functions across the organization, including but not limited to the following;
    • Work with Design, Product Management, Tech Leadership to advocate for user needs and capabilities and refine product definition and detailed design
    • Work with regulatory affairs to develop strategies for new product submissions, create submission packages, and respond to questions from regulatory agencies;
    • Work with design quality to ensure that the company’s usability engineering processes and methodologies meet and surpass the latest expectations of regulatory agencies and provide tangible value for our customers and our business.
 
Qualifications:
  • M.S. in Human Factors Engineering, Cognitive Psychology, or Biomedical Engineering (with significant HF coursework)
  • 8+ years Human Factors/Usability Engineering (medical device preferred; regulated industry required).
  • User centered design, usability evaluation, risk/safety analysis experience.
  • Hardware, software, or service product experience (at least one required; combination ideal).
  • Strong HF research background—this is not a design role but a research driven role.
  • Ability to translate data into insights that influence design and product decisions.
  • Experience working across product development cycles.
  • Strong written communication; ability to synthesize findings clearly.
  • Executive presence for customer/vendor interactions.
 
Top 3 Technical Skills:
  • Human factors research methodologies
  • Human performance analysis (cognitive, perceptual, motor principles)
  • Data interpretation and influence on cross functional teams
 
Additional Expectations:
  • Advocate for user needs throughout development.
  • Must have regulated industry experience (medical device ideal; health tech/consumer health acceptable).
  • Reliable, autonomous work ethic.

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About the Company

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The Fountain Group LLC

The Fountain Group provides Contingent Labor, Statement-of-Work, and Contingent-to-Permanent resources to clients with an internal/external Contingent Labor Managed Service Program or Clients without a program. The Fountain Group is committed to the belief that we all share in the responsibility to conduct our businesses in a socially and environmentally responsible manner. We base this on the premise that a company is much more than the products it offers. The effect a company has on the environment, the people and the communities it serves reflects the company’s dedication to being not only a good business, but to being a good corporate citizen. The Fountain Group believes the key to servicing a client is to identify the client demand precisely. Therefore, The Fountain Group focused its efforts on building and developing a process, which can identify an exact match for our client’s needs. Our process utilizes modern technology combined with 30+ years of Talent Acquisition experience to deliver Precision resources. Financial strength is prominent among The Fountain Group’s corporate values. The future of our business will be built on the innovation, compassion, outstanding services and technology, but a solid financial foundation is required to carry us forward to meet our business goal and support our long term vision.

COMPANY SIZE
500 to 999 employees
INDUSTRY
Staffing/Employment Agencies
WEBSITE
https://www.thefountaingroup.com/

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