**Standard Job Description**
Performs technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for total systems.

Analyses are performed at all levels of total system product to include: concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, maintenance and disposal.

Ensures the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints.

Performs functional analysis, timeline analysis, detail trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications.

For positions that perform IT responsibilities, use E646, Systems Engr-IT.

The Human Factors Engineering (HFE) team spans across Lockheed Martin Canada Inc. (Lockheed Martin's main project sites (Kanata, Montreal, Dartmouth).

Opportunities are available at all sites.

The candidate will be a key member representing the HFE team in a multi-discipline team environment, working closely with the customer, program team and subcontractors to provide human factors guidance and support in the design of facilities/work spaces, workstations, subsystem equipment and graphical user interfaces.

The candidate will participate in engineering activities including but not limited to: Support the planning, managing and coordinating of HFE tasks
Familiar with Agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban) and comfortable attending daily stand‑ups, sprint planning, and retrospective meetings
Incorporate HFE in all phases of analysis, design and validation in accordance with Human Engineering processes




Analyze program & product requirements affecting the end user; define HFE requirements and guidelines based on HFE standards, ergonomics and task/operational needs
Passionate about human–centred design and continuously staying current with evolving HFE standards, usability research, and emerging UX technologies
Develop a User Interface style guide to be used by the Product Development team
Identify and analyse end user function, tasks and roles to define operational needs
Work closely with Product Development teams to ensure alignment between design concepts and technical constraints
Provide human engineering expertise and support to the design and development of human -system interfaces in an integrated and collaborative fashion, supporting design, development, and validation
Develop and implement evaluation methodologies to test and assess designs of products & validate compliance against HFE requirements/guidelines
Support the program team in performing trade off evaluations with usability, cost, schedule and risk to optimize product design
Adapt quickly to changing priorities: iterate on designs within sprints based on recent user insights or technical constraints
Develop HFE analysis, design & assessment results artifacts
Support in person and remote data collection workshops, design workshops, technical reviews and regular team status meetings as required; travel may be required.
**Basic Qualifications**




Bachelor's degree in an engineering or science discipline & training/courses in Human Factors
5+ years of industry experience in HFE efforts in the design and development of Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs) or as a UX Researcher
Familiar with executing Human Factors or UX in an agile environment
Work closely with Design, Business, Product, Marketing, and Engineering teams to drive the UX strategy for the product through insights, and put our users at the centre.

Experience in requirements analysis & requirements derivation; flexibility to adapt quickly to changing requirements
Experience working with Human Factors standards (Military Standard (MIL-STD), American National Standards Institute (ANSI), International Organization for Standardization (ISO))
Experience in evaluating products against human factors requirements and guidelines and performing trade off evaluations
Experience evaluating human interfaces using modelling tools
Experience working with end user customers to discuss/review design requirements, task/operational needs, product acceptance/verification
Excellent oral communication skills; comfortable interacting with and influencing stakeholders on the team
Strong technical writing skills
The ability to work effectively both in a team environment and independently as required.
**Desired Skills**
Familiarity with Dynamic Object-Oriented Requirements System (DOORS), Share

Point, Windchill, Jira, Cameo, Visio
Experience with Military/Naval domain
Experience in HFE efforts in the design and development of workspaces and equipment.

Lockheed Martin is an equal chance employer.

Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics.

📌 Human Factors Engineering Specialist (Ottawa)
🏢 Lockheed Martin
📍 Ottawa