Summary:

We are seeking a Human Systems Interface (HSI) design engineer with applied Cognitive Systems Engineering expertise to lead and support research and design efforts on a variety of platforms and applications.

You will work with small teams of research scientists and software engineers to develop interactive prototypes as part of a user-centered design process. You will employ principled and creative approaches to move from research concepts to design prototypes, and ultimately oversee development into functional software systems. The systems engineering process you will contribute to includes knowledge elicitation, requirements analysis, and prototyping new user interactions through dynamic mock-ups that ensure exceptional design execution.

You will work with our scientists and software engineers to determine requirements, design creative approaches, and assist in implementing these designs in elegant decision support systems. You will support evaluation and application of research ideas throughout the systems engineering process and create documentation of your results for technical and scientific presentation.

Major Responsibilities/Activities:

• Study/model/understand diverse customer needs in complex systems
• Coordinate day-to-day responsibilities to other designers and software engineers to implement solutions
• Conduct technical discussions with customers with support from other scientists
• Write and contribute to proposals, reports, and papers
• Present work at briefings and conferences

Requirements/Qualifications:

• U.S. Citizenship
• Strong aesthetic design sense and functional reasoning skills with superior attention to detail
• Strong portfolio of interface design and writing that shows high quality of work
• Strong verbal and written skills to support proposal writing, interaction with customers, and presentations at technical conferences
• Interest in and ability to apply leading design trends and data science techniques to support

Nice to Have: 

• Master’s degree in Cognitive Systems Engineering, Human Factors, Interaction Design, or Cognitive Science (or a related field) or a strong track record conducting research and development in these areas
• Data Science skills and experience implementing data-driven design prototypes
• 5+ years of hands-on experience creating systems engineering and user-experiences
• Military Service or DoD work experience
• Technical or peer-reviewed publications in any of the above fields
• Domain experience addressing intelligence analysis or tactical aviation

Benefits:

Charles River Analytics offers competitive compensation plus bonus and profit-sharing, with an attractive benefits package including: up to 92% employer-paid medical and 100% employer-paid dental, vision, life and disability insurance, paid maternity/paternity leave, tuition reimbursement, monthly gym allowance, free parking, generous paid time off, and a casual environment. We are also accessible by public transportation.