ME00543-Usability & Human Factors Engineer (UHFE) 1 at Momentum Engineering – Columbia, Maryland

Momentum Engineering, Inc. fosters an employee-centric culture. Our strength lies in our people. With a high percentage of employees holding advanced degrees in engineering, computer science, and related disciplines, we bring deep technical expertise to every mission. Our team includes professionals with security clearances and full-scope polygraphs, ensuring trusted, secure support for the most sensitive national security initiatives. Additionally, our workforce is equipped with industry-leading certifications, demonstrating a commitment to continuous learning and excellence. Most importantly, our exceptional employee retention rate reflects a culture of professional growth, mission focus, and dedication—ensuring long-term stability and expertise for our customers’ critical needs.

Job Summary

• Seeking a Usability & Human Factors Engineer (UHFE) to apply human factors principles, cognitive science, ergonomics, and usability methodologies to ensure systems, products, and interfaces are safe, effective, efficient, and aligned with user needs
• The UHFE will support system design, evaluation, validation, and optimization across the lifecycle, ensuring human-system integration (HSI) requirements are addressed

Primary Responsibilities

• Collaborate with developers, managers, and system engineers to ensure intelligence products remain modern, cutting-edge, and highly usable
• Research and document user workflows
• Design intuitive front-end systems
• Create mockups
• Engages with users for feedback
• Work closely with multiple development teams to enhance analyst tools

Required Qualifications

• Must have active Top Secret/SCI clearance with NSA Full Scope Polygraph
• 5 years' experience with a Bachelor’s in Computer Science (or related field)
• Experience conducting user research through surveys, focus groups, and usability testing to gather and analyze user feedback
• Ability to translate user requirements (personas, workflows, task flows, and user scenarios) into wireframes, high-fidelity mockups, interactive prototypes, and detailed interface design specifications
• Experience collaborating closely with application developers, product designers, and process engineers to deliver intuitive, user-centered solutions
• Proficiency in design tools such as Adobe Creative Cloud, Adobe XD, PenPot, or similar platforms

Desired Qualifications

• Advanced degrees and certifications related to Human Factors Engineering or Human Centered Computing are a plus

Exempt hourly position. 11 paid holidays, minimum of 3 weeks PTO, company sponsored group medical plan, company paid dental, vision, life insurance, and STD/LTD plans. Salary is dependent upon the candidate’s experience and qualifications.