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Anduril Industries

Human Factors Engineer

Costa Mesa, California, United StatesFrom $220kmidAdded today

About this role

Anduril Industries seeks an experienced Human Factors Engineer to apply cognitive science and ergonomics principles to optimize military system usability, safety, and operator performance. You'll collaborate across engineering teams to ensure warfighter-centric design from concept through deployment, working with defense industry standards and advanced technologies.

What you'll do

  • Conduct task analyses, user research, and usability testing throughout product lifecycle
  • Lead human factors analyses including workload assessment, human error analysis, and function allocation
  • Perform ergonomic and anthropometric assessments for hardware and software interfaces
  • Develop and execute human-in-the-loop evaluations and cognitive walkthroughs
  • Author HSI documentation and ensure compliance with MIL-STD-1472, MIL-HDBK-46855, and DoD standards
  • Collaborate with systems engineers, software developers, and program managers to integrate human factors into design specifications

What they're looking for

  • Human Factors Engineering and user-centered design
  • Task and workflow analysis
  • Usability testing and research methodologies
  • MIL-STD-1472, MIL-HDBK-46855, MIL-STD-882 compliance
  • Ergonomics and anthropometric assessment
  • Human performance testing and workload analysis
  • UI/UX heuristic evaluation
  • Multidisciplinary team collaboration
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Anduril Industries

Anduril Industries builds autonomous defense systems including underwater vehicles, unmanned aircraft, and electronic warfare platforms for the Department of Defense. The company is hiring across mechanical engineering, mission operations, software development, technical leadership, and advanced manufacturing roles to support the design, deployment, and production of these mission-critical systems.

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Likely interview questions

  • Walk us through a human factors project where you applied MIL-STD-1472 or similar defense standards—what challenges did you encounter?
  • Describe your experience conducting usability testing with military or defense systems operators. How did findings influence design decisions?
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