Sr. Human Factors & Ergonomics Engineer

Job description

Description

The Role

The successful candidate will have a proven track record of excellence and a thorough working knowledge of occupant packaging, human factors, ergonomics, and engineering design. Key objectives will be to achieve high spatial efficiency and excellent ergonomics whilst meeting all relevant legislative requirements. He/she will be a natural problem solver, intuitive 3D thinker, competent Catia V5 user, and capable of taking responsibility for the complete occupant package and ergonomic performance of future production vehicles.

The ability to fit into small and highly motivated multi-functional teams is essential. The role offers the rare opportunity to take ownership in the development of new and genuinely cutting edge vehicles, so enthusiasm and knowledge of cars is advantageous. You must have a genuine passion for engineering the best electric vehicles in the world.

Responsibilities

The successful candidate must have the ability to meet tight deadlines, have strong interpersonal and communication skills, be detail oriented, and have the ability to work independently. He/she must establish and maintain a professional working relationship with external and internal teams at all levels across the company. Typical job duties may include but are not limited to the following:

· Develop, validate, organize and maintain vehicle occupant package, ergonomic criteria, and processes.
· Work with engineering, styling and program management to implement optimum package ergonomic solutions for production vehicles.
· Perform digital and physical assessments of criteria against styling and engineering proposals.
· Develop and run focus studies to establish ergonomic compliance.

Requirements

· You must have 3+ years of proven experience in occupant packaging, human factors, or ergonomics.
· You must have an excellent knowledge of CATIA v5.
· Knowledge of Catia HumanBuilder, CAVA and RAMSIS preferred.
· Rapid fabrication method experience such as 3D printing and hand fabrication is preferred.
· You have worked in a liaison role between automotive stylists, clay modelers, studio management, vehicle engineering and manufacturing engineering as well as marketing teams.
· You have thorough understanding of automotive engineering guidelines, laws and regulations, manufacturing techniques, both domestic and international from extensive experience in automotive product development lifecycles.