How do they match: Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists

  • Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists

  • Engineering Psychologist
  • Cognitive Engineer
  • Ergonomics Engineer
  • Ergonomics Technical Advisor
  • HMI Engineer
  • Human Factors Engineer
  • Human Machine Interface Engineer
  • Usability Engineer

  • Advocate for end users in collaboration with other professionals, including engineers, designers, managers, or customers.
  • Design or evaluate human work systems, using human factors engineering and ergonomic principles to optimize usability, cost, quality, safety, or performance.
  • Prepare reports or presentations summarizing results or conclusions of human factors engineering or ergonomics activities, such as testing, investigation, or validation.
  • Provide technical support to clients through activities, such as rearranging workplace fixtures to reduce physical hazards or discomfort or modifying task sequences to reduce cycle time.
  • Provide human factors technical expertise on topics, such as advanced user-interface technology development or the role of human users in automated or autonomous sub-systems in advanced vehicle systems.
  • Train users in task techniques or ergonomic principles.

  • Confer with technical personnel to prepare designs or operational plans.
  • Create models of engineering designs or methods.
  • Develop technical methods or processes.
  • Estimate technical or resource requirements for development or production projects.
  • Recommend technical design or process changes to improve efficiency, quality, or performance.
  • Research human performance or health factors related to engineering or design activities.
  • Test performance of electrical, electronic, mechanical, or integrated systems or equipment.