A human factors job...from Cas Hill.
Tom Mitchell, Ph.D.
Industrial & Organizational Psychologist
Director of Graduate Programs in Psychology
Division of Applied Behavioral Sciences
University of Baltimore
Academic Center Suite 209 D
1420 N. Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: 410 837 5348
Fax: 410 837 4059
http://home.ubalt.edu/tmitch
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From: Cas Hill [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2011 2:13 PM
To: Thomas Mitchell
Subject: Your Help
Hi Dr. Mitchell:
I hope you can help me. I have been retained by Sikorsky Aircraft/UTC to help them recruit a candidate for the position Platform Lead-Human Factors Engineering. The position is bonus eligible and comes with a competitive compensation (6 figures) and benefits package including relocation to their Stratford, Connecticut facility. If you know anyone who appears to meet the requirements described in the position below, please forward this email to them for consideration. Interested candidates should contact me for additional information about the process or to answer any questions. Thank you for your help.
Platform Lead-Human Factors Engineering
Job Responsibilities:
¨ Lead a team of diverse professionals for the design, development and testing of air vehicle operator and maintainer interfaces. This includes aircrew station geometry and layout of controls and displays, software interfaces for glass cockpit displays, and hardware interfaces for seats, panels, and flight controls.
¨ Responsible for the analysis and integration of all aircraft components to support maintainer tasks.
¨ Evaluate and test crew station design and layout using physical mockups, electronic mockups, man-in-the-loop simulations, system integration laboratories and aircraft.
¨ Responsible for planning, budget and technical execution of human factors efforts for an entire aircraft platform.
¨ Serve as control account manager (CAM) with cost and schedule performance analysis and status reporting.
Education:
¨ BA/BS degree w/10+ years experience or * MA/MS degree w/7+ years experience or * PhD degree w/4+ years experience
Degree should be in Human Factors, Experimental Psychology, Industrial Design, Industrial Engineering, or equivalent with Human Factors coursework.
Experience/Qualifications:
¨ Excellent communication and presentation skills are required.
¨ Experience managing and directing a team of engineers is required.
¨ Strong interpersonal skills, with emphasis on flexibility and diplomacy, are required for operating within a multi-discipline Integrated Product Team (IPT) environment.
Experience in the following is highly desirable:
¨ Military aviation (helicopters in particular); experience in civil aviation is a plus.
¨ HMI design and evaluation in complex systems (military systems in particular)
¨ Earned Value Management System (EVMS)
¨ 3-D modeling tools (e.g. CATIA, Pro-Engineer) or human modeling tools (e.g. Jack, DELMIA) * Anthropometric measurement, workload, lighting, maintenance * MS Office suite software
Other:
¨ US Citizenship required
Sincerely,
Cas Hill
Hill Associates LLC
183 Bayberry Road
Fairfield, CT 06825
Office: 203-374-6838
Cell: 203-522-2218
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