Johnson & Johnson is seeking a Human Factors Engineer Co-op to improve the quality of people's lives through compelling design experiences, specifically in the development of medical products and devices.
Requirements
- In-depth knowledge of human factors principles
- Strong critical-thinking, problem solving, and communication skills
- Knowledge of human factors and design principles
- Working knowledge of task and risk analysis methods, human perception, and cognition
- Basic knowledge of anthropometrics, biomechanics and physiology
- Familiarity with FDA, ISO, AAMI, and other relevant usability regulations and standards for medical devices
- Experience consolidating user feedback into concise, meaningful design insights and actionable recommendations
Responsibilities
- Leverage human factors standards and best practices to inform new product designs and ensure concepts support safe, effective, and satisfying use
- Support the planning, conduct, and reporting of various user research activities, including ethnography, focus groups, formative usability tests, and HF validation (summative usability) tests
- Consolidate user feedback into meaningful design insights and actionable recommendations
- Perform thoughtful and thorough root cause analysis for use-related problems that arise during hands-on usability tests
- Understanding the use environments and participating in the creation of user workflows
- Understand the regulatory imperative for medical device human factors, including relevant human factors standards and guidance documents, such as IEC 62366 and FDA's final HF guidance
- Contribute to human factors documentation, including formative and summative test plans and reports, expert reviews, use-related risk analyses, use specifications, known problems analyses, and Human Factors Engineering reports
Other
- Must be enrolled in a college/institution and pursuing a either bachelor’s or master’s degree
- Only students in their 2nd year of bachelors or above will be considered
- Permanently authorized to work in the U.S., must not require sponsorship of an employment visa
- Availability for at least a 4-month co-op rotation
- A minimum GPA of 3.0, with demonstrated leadership/participation in campus programs and/or community service activities
