How do they match: Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists

Advocate for end users in collaboration with other professionals, including engineers, designers, managers, or customers.
Analyze complex systems to determine potential for further development, production, interoperability, compatibility, or usefulness in a particular area, such as aviation.
Assess the user-interface or usability characteristics of products.
Design or evaluate human work systems, using human factors engineering and ergonomic principles to optimize usability, cost, quality, safety, or performance.
Develop or implement research methodologies or statistical analysis plans to test and evaluate developmental prototypes used in new products or processes, such as cockpit designs, user workstations, or computerized human models.
Prepare reports or presentations summarizing results or conclusions of human factors engineering or ergonomics activities, such as testing, investigation, or validation.
Recommend workplace changes to improve health and safety, using knowledge of potentially harmful factors, such as heavy loads or repetitive motions.
Review health, safety, accident, or worker compensation records to evaluate safety program effectiveness or to identify jobs with high incidence of injury.

Advise others on health and safety issues.
Analyze operational data to evaluate operations, processes or products.
Assess product or process usefulness.
Create models of engineering designs or methods.
Estimate technical or resource requirements for development or production projects.
Estimate time requirements for development or production projects.
Investigate safety of work environment.
Research human performance or health factors related to engineering or design activities.

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