Human Factors Engineer - Website and UI Development

Our client, Axiom, provides high-quality content development and
deployment services to global market stakeholders. Headquartered in
Meridian Idaho, they value integrity, professionalism, quality and
financial responsibility. They carry out their mission by:

· Developing and maintaining relevant, unique and specialized
capabilities, facilities and people to enhance their customer's
business.
· Forming strategic alliances with complementary firms to advance
their product offering, thereby offering their customers smarter
business options.
· Maintaining competitiveness with similar firms and institutions by
attracting and retaining outstanding talent, practicing effective
personnel management and financial accountability, and remaining on the
leading edge of content development technologies.

Their staff of writers, editors, designers, programmers, and analysts
have decades of technical and marketing experience working within the
software, hardware, manufacturing, networking, environmental, waste
management and scientific industries. Axiom experts have successfully
completed more than 250 projects for a full range of customers, ranging
from new product multimedia and PR campaigns to the development of
Web-based Help and Training systems.

To learn more about Axiom, please see www.axiomcci.us.
Deb Hester & Associates seeks a qualified Human Factors Engineer to
join Axiom's growing team immediately for an exciting customer
support opportunity in Boise, Idaho.

Primary Function

Provide technical support services and direction for HFE usability
awareness, testing, training and documentation of usability test
operations.

Primary Responsibilities

· Provide product designers and process engineers with technical
information on HFE principles
· Integrate HFE principles into product and process design
· Perform task analysis and customer field studies to generate new:
o Web design concepts
o User-interface requirements
· Generate and test for usability regarding:
o Web design prototypes
o Support content
· Create a level of usability awareness resulting in continuous
design process improvements
· Remain current with HFE and cognitive principles curriculum
· Perform training, documentation, development and testing activities
· Work with project and product managers to set usability goals
· Work with internal clients to determine the scope of tests and
programs related to HFE principles
· Design usability studies, focus groups, contextual inquiries, and
heuristic evaluations resulting in comparable standard, consistent
measures
· Perform data analysis of test results to produce final report
· Report usability test data within ten working days of the
completion of usability tests in a "presentation style" format

Minimum Requirements

· MS / CS, HFE or Psychology
· 2 years of related experience
· 2 years of experience with web development
· Experience designing, developing, conducting and analyzing
usability tests
· Experience with compiling technical reports based on test results
· In-depth knowledge of HFE principles relevant to User Interface
design
· In-depth knowledge of website usability evaluation techniques
· Expertise in user-centric:
o Website design processes
o Perception and cognition techniques
o Experimentation
o Statistics
· Ability to drive new ideas and concepts
· Ability to work effectively in a multi-functional, multi-cultural
environment
· Prototyping skills using rapid development methodology
· Ability to gather and analyze data and express ideas effectively
· Ability to be effective, organized and prepared in a changing work
environment

Why Boise?

Boise, the capital and largest city in the State of Idaho, is the hub
of commerce, banking and government for the state.

Located along the Boise River and nestled against foothills of the
Rocky Mountains, Boise offers many outdoor activities to local
residents, from skiing at Bogus Basin Ski Resort to biking on the Boise
River Greenbelt to boating at nearby reservoirs. The Boise area has
it all - desert, rivers, mountains and lakes for hiking, camping,
kayaking, river rafting, hunting and fishing.

Many large regional, national and international companies are
headquartered in Boise, including Simplot Corporation, Boise Cascade,
Albertsons, Micron Technology and Hewlett-Packard.

Boise is home to Boise State University, the state's largest university
with an enrollment of over 15,000 students, as well as 34 grade
schools, 9 junior high schools, and 5 high schools.

For links to other information about Boise, please see
www.cityofboise.org/public_information. There you will also see that
Forbes magazine has called Boise a "Best Place for Business and
Careers", Inc. has called Boise the "Second Best City in America to
Do Business", Travel Tips magazine refers to Boise as the "Jewell
of the West", Bike magazine calls Boise the "Number 1 Mountain
Biking Town" and Sunset magazine reported that the Boise River has
been named as one of the west's top rivers. At this site, you'll
also see city demographics and find links to other interesting
information.

To Apply:

Please e-mail your updated resume to Deb Hester & Associates at
webresearch RemoveThis @qwest.net ASAP. Indicate HFE in your e-mail's subject
line. Please note! Application deadline for this immediate
opportunity is 8/25/05. However, we anticipate future needs...do not
hesitate to send queries after 8/25/05 and we will keep you advised of
additional openings.