Human Factors Specialist

Outline of the job

We are seeking a Human Factors Specialist to lead and support human-centered design and certification activities for advanced aircraft systems. This role focuses on ensuring safe, intuitive, and compliant cockpit and system interfaces through rigorous human factors engineering, cross-functional collaboration, and regulatory engagement. The ideal candidate will play a critical role in cockpit design, usability validation, and certification for next-generation aircraft, including highly automated and eVTOL platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Define, manage, and maintain Human Factors (HF) requirements at both system and aircraft levels, including SLRs and SSLRs.
• Define, assess, and validate cockpit HMIs, including:
• Display formats (PFD, MFD, synoptic pages)
• Alerting and annunciation philosophy (CAS, aural and visual alerts)
• Control interfaces (e.g., touchscreens, knobs, switches)
• Support design validation activities through simulations, mockups, and usability testing.
• Lead and coordinate Human Factors activities with certification authorities.
• Develop and maintain HF-related certification artifacts, including:
• Human Factors Compliance Reports
• HF inputs to safety assessments (FHA, SSA)
• Collaborate closely with avionics, flight test, certification, and software teams to ensure effective HF integration across the program.

Essential Skills

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in cockpit HMI design, including displays, alerting, and control interfaces
• Demonstrated experience conducting Human Factors analyses (e.g., HTA, CTA, workload analysis) and simulator-based validation
• Working knowledge of aircraft certification programs, such as Part 23, 25, 27, or 29 (or equivalent)

Desirable Skills

• Experience supporting certification activities with aviation authorities (FAA, EASA, JCAB)
• Experience contributing HF inputs to FHA, PSSA, SSA, or system safety assessments
• Experience conducting simulator-based evaluations, pilot-in-the-loop testing, or flight test support

Target Candidate

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Clear communicator, capable of explaining technical details across disciplines.
• Proactive, detail-oriented, and safety-conscious.
• Collaborative team player with an ability to work in a fast-paced, innovative environment.

 

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Type of Employment

• Permanent Employee or Contract Employee
• Probationary period: 3~6 month

Place of Employment

• Nagoya Airport Office: Nagoya Airport Terminal Building 2nd floor, Toyoba, Toyoyama-Cho, Nishikasugai, Aichi Prefecture
• Scope of Change: Places determined by the Company (including places where telework is performed)

Working Hours

• Flextime or Discretionary labor system
• Basic working hours: Start 9:00　End 18:00（Including 1hour break time）

Holidays

• 115 days off per year（Saturday / Sundays / Newyear holidays（12/29～1/3） / Company designated holidays）
• Annual paid leave
• Refresh leave (Granted after 1, 3, 4, 5 years of service)

Salary

• Annual salary paid in 12 monthly installments (including fixed overtime allowance)
• To be determined based on skills, experience, and abilities

Expenses

• Commuting allowance, business trip allowance, moving allowance, etc.
• Relocation Packages
  *There are some conditions.

Social Insurance

• Health insurance
• Employee pension (according to Japan standards)
• Employment insurance
• Worker’s accident compensation insurance

Scope of Work Change

• Reassignment may occur to any other work.