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Human Factors Engineer – Medical Devices Jobs in Acton, MA at Advantage Technical
Title: Human Factors Engineer – Medical Devices
Company: Advantage Technical
Location: Acton, MA
Human Factors Engineer – Medical Devices (Hybrid)
Location: Hybrid – Acton, MA or San Diego, CA
Pay Rate: Up to $77 an hour or about $157,000 a year
Job Type: Long Term Contract
Industry: Medical Devices / Diabetes Care
Position Overview
The Insulet Human Factors team is seeking an enthusiastic, collaborative, and detail-oriented Human Factors Engineer to support the design and development of safe, effective, and user-friendly medical devices within the diabetes-care industry.
In this role, you will contribute to Human Factors engineering activities that support the definition, design, evaluation, and validation of next-generation medical devices prior to commercial release. You will work closely with cross-functional product development teams to ensure products meet usability, safety, and regulatory requirements while improving the overall patient experience.
The ideal candidate is analytical, highly collaborative, curious, and passionate about improving patient outcomes through world-class product usability and design.
Key Responsibilities
- Author, review, and edit Human Factors engineering documentation for assigned projects, including:
- Formative study protocols and reports
- Validation study protocols and reports
- Usability plans
- Use specifications
- User interface specifications
- Use-related risk analyses
- Plan, execute, and report Human Factors formative and validation studies to support medical device design optimization.
- Conduct root cause analyses and qualitative data analysis to interpret study findings and provide actionable design recommendations.
- Create presentations and summaries that communicate Human Factors study results and usability insights to cross-functional stakeholders.
- Collaborate closely with product development, quality, regulatory, and engineering teams to ensure use-related risks are properly evaluated and mitigated.
- Provide research-driven insights related to human capabilities, limitations, and product interactions to support medical device verification and validation activities.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives focused on strengthening Human Factors processes, documentation, and team practices.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in:
- Human Factors
- Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)
- Cognitive Science
- Biomedical Engineering
- Or a related field
- 1–3 years of Human Factors engineering experience
- Medical device industry experience preferred
- Strong written and verbal technical communication skills
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities effectively
- Experience collaborating within cross-functional and multidisciplinary teams
- Ability to lead meetings, presentations, and usability discussions
- Willingness to travel within the United States up to 25% to support formative and validation studies
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s degree in Human Factors, HCI, Cognitive Science, Biomedical Engineering, or related discipline
- Working knowledge of:
- FDA Human Factors Guidance
- HE75
- IEC 62366
- Experience with user-centered design methodologies
- Experience moderating and conducting formative and validation usability studies
- Understanding of human performance principles, including:
- Cognitive
- Perceptual
- Motor
- Biomechanical
- Anthropometric factors
- Ability to apply Human Factors principles to the design, evaluation, and validation of medical devices
Ideal Candidate Profile
The ideal candidate is:
- Passionate about improving patient safety and usability
- Comfortable working in highly collaborative environments
- Analytical and solutions-oriented
- Experienced in usability testing and Human Factors documentation
- Interested in contributing to innovative diabetes-care technologies
