Usability Engineer

The Usability Engineer will be responsible for creating innovative and high quality User Interface Designs. The desired candidate must have a solid Human Factors background and have proven experience with the following core responsibilities of the position.

• Research latest trends in Web 2.0 and Flash/Flex technology to keep abreast of new user experiences
• Write and create relevant documentation including user flows, graphs, site maps, user cases and functional requirements
• Translate findings from usability research and customer feedback into user centric designs
• Help define and maintain information architecture
• Create, implement and enforce the style guide and information architecture for the overall GUI
• Translate product requirements into usable assets for the development team
• Work closely with engineers and product managers throughout all stages of the product cycle
• Plan and execute usability studies, competitive reviews, focus groups, heuristic reviews, usability tests, and surveys
• Construct conceptual prototypes utilizing interface design standards and best practices Documents user interface specifications, definition of usability requirements and navigational maps

Skills and Experience:

• BS/BA: Human-Computer Interaction, Cognitive Psychology, Human Factors/Ergonomics, Computer Science, or Graphic Design or a related discipline or equivalent work experience
• 4+ years of user experience and/or product development work
• Strong knowledge of software design and usability methodologies including user task analysis, user conceptual modeling, interaction design and usability testing
• Software usability evaluations and focus group facilitation
• Mastery of Visio or equivalent wire framing application
• Mastery of Photoshop or equivalent for image creation
• Experience in conducting usability studies and translating the findings into actionable recommendations
• Excellent organizational skills and demonstrated ability to work independently
• Experience working within a user-centered design process
• Thorough understanding of web technologies and trends, usability techniques, and best of breed interface solutions
• Demonstrated experience in designing usable web-based interfaces
• Demonstrated experience developing user profiles and personas, user scenarios, navigation flow charts, storyboards, wireframes, mockups and user interface specifications
• Demonstrated ability to multi-task in a fast-paced team environment