Human Factors Engineering Analyst
General Dynamics Missions System International · Posted Nov 11, 2026
- Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- On-site
- Full-time · Senior
- CA$111K–CA$138K per year
- 10+ years
Senior Human Factors Engineering Analyst to join the Ottawa team, serving as a senior hands-on practitioner and HFE technical authority supporting multiple programs by applying HFE principles and relevant standards to deliver safe, effective, and usable systems.
Compensation
The hiring range for this position is $110,500 to 138,000.
Responsibilities
- Lead HFE activities across assigned programs, defining objectives, methods, deliverables, schedules, and measures of success.
- Serve as an HFE technical authority by providing direction, reviewing technical work, and ensuring activities reflect program risks and lifecycle needs.
- Conduct hierarchical and cognitive task analyses, workload and usability assessments, function and task allocation, workflow analysis, and human-performance assessments.
- Analyze user roles, tasks, operating environments, and system constraints to identify requirements, workload concerns, risks, and design opportunities.
- Translate qualitative and quantitative findings into requirements, task models, use scenarios, design guidance, technical reports, and engineering change proposals.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in human factors engineering, ergonomics, psychology, kinesiology, industrial design, systems design engineering, computer science, HCI, or a related discipline with substantial human-factors coursework
- Nice to have: Defence and aerospace systems experience