Human Factors Engineering & Design Co-Op

Company: Disability Solutions
Location: Danvers
Posted on: October 18, 2024

Job Description:

Abiomed, part of Johnson & Johnson MedTech, is a leading provider of medical devices that provide circulatory and respiratory support, with a mission of recovering hearts & saving lives. Abiomed's "Patients First!" culture drives our skilled workforce and strong relationships with clinicians. Our innovative product portfolio and robust pipeline provide us the incredible opportunity to bring lifesaving technology to more patients around the world than ever before. Founded in 1981, Abiomed has a proven track record for growth, integrity and innovation.\rPatients First - Innovation - Winning Culture - Heart Recovery\rPOSITION SUMMARYOur Human Factors Engineers and Designers are focused on rapidly developing next generation products for heart failure by placing our users at the center of our design process.

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• We design solutions that balance the needs of various users; surgeons, hospital staff, patients and caregivers.
• Our team works across all Abiomed platforms striving for best practice usability and true human centered design.\r\rKEY RESPONSIBILITIES:The Human Factors Engineer Co-op will:
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  • Participates in HF/Usability strategy and contributes to human factors efforts for programs from concept through post market support, supporting usability activities for product lines and programs.
  • Develop an understanding of intended use environments gained through good understanding of intended user types formed through interactions with users.
  • Work on problems that impact the broader program team and business, and participates in projects requiring identification and analysis of a variety of factors, building judgment in selecting methods and techniques for evaluations.
  • Network with peers within the discipline and understands the importance of alignment and negotiation, contributing to the voice of the customer from a human factors and technical application perspective for new product development
  • Interact closely with product development teams to complete the necessary usability research and documentation, assigned to usability activities on projects and seeking mentorship to expand their knowledge of Human Factors, Business and Medical Devices.\r\r

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