How do they match: Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists

  • Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists

  • Engineering Psychologist
  • Cognitive Engineer
  • Ergonomics Engineer
  • HMI Engineer
  • Human Factors Engineer
  • Human Machine Interface Engineer
  • Usability Engineer

  • Advocate for end users in collaboration with other professionals, including engineers, designers, managers, or customers.
  • Design or evaluate human work systems, using human factors engineering and ergonomic principles to optimize usability, cost, quality, safety, or performance.
  • Perform statistical analyses, such as social network pattern analysis, network modeling, discrete event simulation, agent-based modeling, statistical natural language processing, computational sociology, mathematical optimization, or systems dynamics.
  • Prepare reports or presentations summarizing results or conclusions of human factors engineering or ergonomics activities, such as testing, investigation, or validation.

  • Create models of engineering designs or methods.
  • Research human performance or health factors related to engineering or design activities.