KOHL Group Job Opening # KR091007_HFE Web Lab
Arrangement: Full-time and part-time
positions; must work onsite in
Job Title: Human Factors Engineer; User Experience Engineer; User Experience Designer
Experience Level: Junior to mid level experience (1 – 5 years) plus advanced psych degree (or equivalent experience)
Location:
Estimated Start Date: September 17, 2007
Primary Function: The Human Factors Engineer position provides technical support services and direction for HFE usability awareness, testing, training and documenting usability test operations, as a member of KOHL Group’s User Experience Team.
Primary Responsibilities Include:
-Provide product designers and process engineers with technical information on HFE principles
-Integrate HFE principles into product, process design
-Perform task analysis and customer field studies to generate new:
Web Design concepts
User-interface requirements
-Generate and test for usability regarding:
Web Design prototypes
Support content
-Create a level of usability awareness resulting in design [continuous] process improvements
-Remain current with HFE, cognitive principles curriculum
-Perform training, documentation, development and testing activities
-Work with project-product managers to set usability goals
-Work with client to determine the scope of: tests and programs related to HFE principles
-Design usability studies, focus groups, contextual inquiries, and heuristic evaluations resulting in comparable standard, consistent measures
-Perform data analysis of test results to produce final report
-Report usability test data less than or equal to ten (10) working days after the completion of the usability test, in a “presentation style” format
Education Requirements:
-MS or PhD (or equivalent experience) in cognitive and/or experimental psych and 2 years of related experience
Experience Requirements:
-2 years of experience with web user interface design and usability testing
-Rapid prototyping experience
-Experience designing, developing, conducting, analyzing usability tests
-Experience with compiling technical reports based on test results and presenting findings
Skills Requirements:
-In-depth knowledge of HFE principles relevant to web application user interface design
-In-depth knowledge of website usability evaluation techniques
-Expertise in user-centric:
Website design process
Perception, cognition techniques
Experimentation
Statistics
-Able to drive new ideas, concepts; work effectively in multi-functional, cultural environment
-Prototyping skills using rapid development methodology
-Ability to gather and analyze data, express ideas effectively
-Can be effective, organized, prepared in changing work environment
If you are qualified and interested, please email your resume in MSWord format to jpgleason@kohlgroup.com at The KOHL Group. Please include a brief note mapping your skills and experience to the requirements of this job description. THANK YOU!
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