Wisk
Human Factors Specialist
Mountain View, CA · Full-time
Sponsorship not specified$215k-$269kDetected 20 hours ago
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About the role
- By delivering everyday flight for everyone, we're making it possible to spend less time getting there and more time being there.
- In this role you will be working closely with the Human Factors team, UX/UI, Autonomy Engineers, Software Engineers, Systems Engineers, Flight Test and Certification experts.
Responsibilities
- You will collaborate with various teams to understand what tasks are allocated to the human operator and why.
- You will develop and own Wisk's task analysis and leverage it to inform UI design decisions and study plans.
- You will help develop a strategy for identifying most challenging scenarios, from an HF standpoint, for evaluation and testing purposes.
- You will plan and lead human factors evaluations from definition of goals and research questions through data analysis and recommendations to changes in system requirements.
- You will support all certification activities for Wisk's Gen 6 aircraft and ground control station.
Requirements
- 8 years of relevant work experience.
- Knowledge of cognitive ergonomics: cognition, perception and decision making.
- Experience in measuring workload and human performance using both subjective scales and physiological data.
- Knowledge of aerospace, including aircraft systems, flight operations, and regulatory environment.
- Experience in designing qualitative and quantitative experiments.
- Experience preparing data sets for statistical analysis using tools such as SPSS, Stata, etc.
- The goal of a Human Factors Specialist at Wisk is to drive and manage the work required to demonstrate safe and efficient supervision of multiple aircraft by a single human.
Nice to have
- Wisk HQ is located in Mountain View just a couple of hundred feet from Shoreline Lake and its surrounding walking/jogging trails.
- Master's degree in Human Factors, Cognitive Ergonomics, Psychology, or equivalent
Compensation
- Pay range the company expects to pay: $215,000 - $269,000 per year - The starting base salary within this range for this role varies based on factors such as your geographical location, and your relevant job-related experience that is consi
Company info
- At Wisk, we're transforming the future of urban mobility through safe, all-electric, autonomous flight.
- We are a passionate team working together toward a sustainable future, solving high-impact problems that have never been solved before.
- If you want to be part of shaping the future of mobility, then read on!
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