Usability Engineer

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Job Description Summary

The Usability Engineer works in close collaboration with a cross-functional team of UX Designers, UX Researchers, Engineers, clinical applications, customers/users, product management, marketing, and field teams to optimize user and system interaction and help define and develop new product technologies to meet user needs. This usability engineer position has a strong focus on human factors engineering to drive significant design improvements in product user interfaces and will be responsible for human factors-based research, analysis, and testing.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for understanding the interactions between humans and other elements of a system, particularly for digital user interfaces. Applies theory, principles, data, and methods within the engineering design process to assure proper interaction between products, systems, and processes and the people who use them. Human factors Engineering is also concerned with the "fit" between the user, equipment, and their environments; considering the user's capabilities and limitations, seeking to ensure that tasks, functions, information and the environment suit each user.
• Contribute to usability evaluation of new features.
• Participate in technical design reviews, technical discussions, and risk mitigations with focus on evaluation of design of user workflows, interactions, and experiences based on user-centered design principles and customer needs.
• Work with design teams to contribute to formative usability studies including developing study plans, scripts and reports during new product development.
• Ensure product safety and quality by participating in summative usability studies.
• Work with new product development core teams to develop usability-related program deliverables (Use analysis report, UFMEA, Known Use Problems analysis, etc).
  
  

Required Qualifications

• This role requires experience in Engineering/Technology, Human Factors Engineering, and/or related field. Knowledge level is comparable to a Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college (or a high school diploma with relevant experience)
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college (or a high school diploma / GED with at least 6 years of experience)
• Base understanding of usability and product design
• Ability to develop timely and effective solutions for challenging design problems
• Effective communication skills within a cross-functional team - ability to present ideas clearly and concisely
• Demonstrated ability to work independently, own tasks, and pursue them to completion
  
  

Desired Characteristics

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college (or a high school diploma / GED with at least 2 years of experience
• Strong oral and written communication skills. Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems. Ability to document, plan, and execute projects. Established project management skills.
• 2 or more years of experience in usability/human factors engineer and/or user interface design, or related experience
• Proficient in the use of software tools for analysis, mockup and design
• Self-starter, energizing, results oriented, and able to multi-task
• Demonstrated ability to work in a collaborative, matrixed, and customer focused environment
• Good communication, influencing skills and ability to gain buy-in for initiatives
• Knowledge of product and software development lifecycle, systems thinking, Design Controls, and risk management
  
  

Additional Information

GE HealthCare offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE HealthCare is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

GE HealthCare will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).

While GE HealthCare does not currently require U.S. employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19, some GE HealthCare customers have vaccination mandates that may apply to certain GE HealthCare employees.

Relocation Assistance Provided: No