Systems Engineer; Human Factors - III

Overview

Augustine Consulting, Inc. is a Woman-Owned Small Business professional services provider of engineering and technical services to the United States Government. We seek an experienced Systems Engineer (Human Factors) to serve as part of ACI’s Government Programs Team.

Department: Strategic Hire

Location: Hamilton, NJ

Compensation: $95,000 - $150,000 / year

The Systems Engineer (Human Factors) ensures that complex systems are designed, developed, and evaluated with the human user at the center. This role integrates human factors engineering, systems engineering, cognitive science, and operational analysis to optimize system performance, safety, usability, and mission effectiveness.

• Lead human-centered requirements development, including user needs analysis, task analysis, workload assessment, and human–machine interface (HMI) definition.
• Develop and maintain Human Systems Integration (HSI) artifacts, such as CONOPS, use cases, personas, workflows, and human engineering assessments.
• Conduct usability evaluations and human performance testing, including simulations, prototypes, and operational demonstrations.
• Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to ensure human factors considerations are integrated throughout the system lifecycle.
• Perform cognitive, physical, and environmental workload analyses to identify risks and recommend design improvements.
• Support system architecture development, ensuring alignment with human capabilities, limitations, and mission requirements.
• Develop verification and validation plans for human-centered requirements and support test execution.
• Prepare technical reports, briefings, and decision-support materials for stakeholders, leadership, and customers.

Dynamic: contributes energy and enthusiasm to daily tasks, the team’s interactions, and the Company’s mission.

Thorough: possesses a strong work ethic; produces complete, polished products; persistent; mission-focused; asks “Why?” to get to root causes.

Mature: respects others’ opinions, beliefs, and culture; listens to ideas, shares thoughts, and works independently and with others to contribute insights.

Forthright: speaks with conviction; argues based on understanding, respectfully.

Inquisitive: seeks deeper explanations of how systems work beyond surface descriptions.

Timely: shows up prepared and ready to work; contributes analytical insights for time-sensitive requests.

Honest: acts with integrity and legality.

• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Due to the nature of this work the candidate must have or be able to obtain and maintain a Department of War (DOW) Secret security clearance.
• Master's degree in a related field and no experience, or
• Bachelor's degree in related field and five (5) years of experience, or
• Bachelor's degree in an unrelated field and 10 years of experience
• Demonstrated experience applying human factors principles within complex systems or mission-critical environments.
• Proficiency with task analysis tools, modeling techniques, and usability evaluation methods.
• Strong analytical, communication, and documentation skills.

• Experience in defense, aerospace, medical systems, or high‑reliability industries.
• Familiarity with model-based systems engineering (MBSE) tools such as Cameo, Rhapsody, or Enterprise Architect.
• Knowledge of AR/VR/MR tools for human performance evaluation.
• Experience supporting design reviews, milestone events, or customer demonstrations.

• Competitive salary
• Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision plans
• Group Life and Voluntary Life Insurance plans
• Retirement Savings Plan
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• Tuition and Professional Development Reimbursement Program

Note:

This description reflects the current requirements for Augustine Consulting, Inc. and may be subject to change.