Job Title: Principal Human Factors Engineer specialized in Lifesciences (Medical Devices)
Location: Fort Worth, TX

 Apply user-centered design principles to the
Research, design, and development of Alcon’s Digital Health Suite and Surgical Instrumentation
projects.
 Apply Human Factors Engineering (HFE) methods and principles to design and develop products
that meet customer technical/functional specifications as well as manufacturing
cost/efficiency requirements.
 Accountable to delivering on traditional HFE activities and deliverables such as HFE Plans,
 Development of Task Analysis to support Risk management activities, planning and conducting
usability evaluations, cognitive walk-throughs, data analysis to identify opportunities and
control risks,
effectively report on formative and summative evaluation results, and proactively present
recommendations to product teams.
 Author Human Factors artifacts required for regulatory compliance,
 specifically IEC 62366, AAMI HE75, FDA Applying Human Factors and Usability Engineering to
Medical Devices.
 
Supportive requirements:
 This specialized skillset works integrally with product teams to ensure optimal usability
characteristics and use safety of current and future Alcon products.
 This position serves to identify, define, analyze, validate and report on Human Factors
Engineering and Usability considerations to ensure they are incorporated in the design process
related to Alcon products.
 The position also involves advocacy for end users through the conduct of interviews or surveys
of users or customers to collect information on topics such as use-related requirements, use
risks, needs, user profiles, task analysis and user interfaces.
 Additionally, the position involves needs assessment of the user-interface elements and
usability characteristics of both current and future Alcon products, with special emphasis on
aspects related to use safety.
 The contracted service is accountable for ensuring user needs and requirements are translated
into design concepts in collaboration with the product design teams.
 Maintain awareness of the state-of-the-art methods as applied to life-sciences / medical device
industry.
 The contracted service is expected to plan and own their activities including collaborating with
multi-disciplinary teams, including design, engineering, marketing, quality, regulatory, and
clinical areas.
 
 
Candidate minimal requirements:
 Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent years of directly related experience (Assoc.+11 yrs; M.S.+5 yrs;
PhD+4 yrs)

 The ability to fluently read, write, understand, and communicate in English.
 At least 4 Years of Experience delivering HFE support of medical device (SiMD, SaMD, etc)
development
 Must have delivered the full HFE file to support at least one successful medical device FDA
approval and IEC 60601-1-6 certification (IEC 62366 TRF)