The Human Factors Safety Analyst will serve as an integral part of the Air Traffic Control Human Performance Assessment Team at Fort Hill Group. The Human Factors Safety Analyst will participate in a variety of projects aimed at improving human performance and safety in the National Airspace System (NAS). The successful candidate will be responsible for analyzing human performance and safety problems, identifying potential solutions, and assisting in the implementation of recommendations in support of the client's human factors goals and objectives. The successful candidate will be expected to clearly present key research findings to stakeholders and contribute heavily to the development of research reports.
Potential Work Activities
Examine proposed changes to aviation systems, operations, and procedures to identify human factors integration opportunities early in a design and evaluation process
Analyze aviation safety, operations, and research data to identify human factors trends or patterns within a dataset and recommend potential human factors interventions, mitigations, and tradeoffs
Conducting subject matter expert opinion elicitation working groups
Leading research and planning sessions with flight deck, air traffic, and system maintenance stakeholders
Conducting literature reviews and data analysis to identify human performance aspects impacting the workload of air traffic controllers
Developing and conducting workload analyses of air traffic controllers
Collecting lab and field data on air traffic controller human performance
Development of risk mitigation strategies targeted at identified causal factors
Performing statistical analysis of human performance data
Conducting proactive human performance assessment of proposed operational changes
Candidate Requirements
US citizenship or permanent residence
Bachelor's degree in Human Factors, Engineering, Psychology, or related discipline.
Experience collecting and analyzing data in support of human factors analyses
Excellent oral and written communication skills for presenting technical research results
Candidate must be a U.S. citizen able to successfully complete a government security investigation
Desired Attributes
Advanced degree in Human Factors, Engineering, Psychology, or related discipline.
History of working directly with the FAA or aviation industry.
To apply, please submit a resumé and any applicable work samples
