JR Ergonomics Engineer

We’re ALTEN Technology USA, an engineering company helping clients bring groundbreaking ideas to life—from advancing space exploration and life-saving medical devices to building autonomous electric vehicles. With 3,000+ experts across North America, we partner with leading companies in aerospace, medical devices, robotics, automotive, commercial vehicles, EVs, rail, and more.
As part of the global ALTEN Group—57,000+ engineers in 30 countries—we deliver across the entire product development cycle, from consulting to full project outsourcing.
When you join ALTEN Technology USA, you’ll collaborate on some of the world’s toughest engineering challenges, supported by mentorship, career growth opportunities, and comprehensive benefits. We take pride in fostering a culture where employees feel valued, supported, and inspired to grow.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Lead the development of ergonomic requirements and align with global counterparts
Support the setting of vehicle level requirements to optimize ergonomic performance (e.g reach, access, intuitiveness, and first-time ease of use)
Conduct research (e.g. benchmarking, literature, user testing, virtual analysis etc.) to provide recommendations and develop requirements for user experience and ergonomic interfaces
Interact with cross-functional teams to understand limitations to designs and work to overcome roadblocks
Track issues to support future development of ergonomic requirements
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering, Ergonomics, Human Factors, Physiology, Biomechanics, Human Kinetics, Psychology, Cognitive systems or related field from an ABET accredited program
Proficient with CAD
3 or more years of relevant Engineering experience
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience in automotive, design or ergonomic-related fields
Prior experience with customer interfaces incorporating increasingly new technology
Prior experience with HMI & ergonomic specifications and functional objectives
Familiar CAD Human Modeling tools
Exhibits excellent, clear, and detail-oriented written and verbal communication on highly complex topics
Good organizational skills and the ability to meet deadlines amongst changing vehicle designs
ALTEN Technology is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our Policy is to extend opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an individual’s age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression or veteran status.
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