How do they match: Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists

  • Ergonomics Technical Advisor

  • Collect data through direct observation of work activities or witnessing the conduct of tests.
  • Develop or implement research methodologies or statistical analysis plans to test and evaluate developmental prototypes used in new products or processes, such as cockpit designs, user workstations, or computerized human models.
  • Operate testing equipment, such as heat stress meters, octave band analyzers, motion analysis equipment, inclinometers, light meters, thermoanemometers, sling psychrometers, or colorimetric detection tubes.
  • 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.
  • Write, review, or comment on documents, such as proposals, test plans, or procedures.

  • Test performance of electrical, electronic, mechanical, or integrated systems or equipment.
  • Confer with technical personnel to prepare designs or operational plans.
  • Develop technical methods or processes.
  • Devise research or testing protocols.
  • Document design or operational test results.
  • Estimate technical or resource requirements for development or production projects.
  • Recommend technical design or process changes to improve efficiency, quality, or performance.