HUMAN FACTORS SPECIALIST RESUME EXAMPLE

Published: July 24, 2025 - The Human Factors Specialist provides expert advisory services to support the integration of human factors principles into safety, behavior, and organizational culture. This role leads risk assessments, work task analysis, and the mitigation of human error, including areas such as fatigue management and process safety. The specialist also involves developing detailed reports for senior leadership, contributing to the wider safety community, and engaging with external stakeholders.

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1. Human Factors Specialist, Federal Aviation Administration, Oklahoma City, OK

Job Summary: 

  • Review literature on color display usage in bright lighting environments
  • Meet with color vision science SMEs who are familiar with past FAA efforts to develop standard color palettes
  • Determine what changes to the existing standard and palette to make it applicable to the bright tower environment
  • Determine what changes are necessary to the existing color selection tools to incorporate bright conditions as a relevant factor
  • Modify existing color selection tools to incorporate bright conditions as a factor
  • Use modified tools to develop a palette for testing
  • Develop a method for displaying the modified palette on the display hardware from the current tower systems
  • Write a Laboratory Demonstration Plan
  • Conduct a shakedown and dry run of all procedures
  • Conduct a demonstration at the Technical Center and/or Mock Tower
  • Prepare and deliver a short report
  • Compile and interpret complete findings
  • Prepare, present briefings and deliver reports
  • Performs company responsibilities according to policies and procedures


Skills on Resume: 

  • Color Theory (Hard Skills)
  • Tool Modification (Hard Skills)
  • Display Testing (Hard Skills)
  • Report Writing (Hard Skills)
  • Stakeholder Engagement (Soft Skills)
  • Procedure Execution (Hard Skills)
  • Data Interpretation (Hard Skills)
  • Technical Communication (Soft Skills)

2. Human Factors Specialist, Teladoc Health, Dallas, TX

Job Summary: 

  • Support a small team of consultants/ergonomics to deliver commercial technical support to the furniture industry
  • Support the Senior Management team to deliver short-term goals and long-term strategy
  • Deliver, or exceed, budgeted net sales and EBITA (profit and loss) for the department
  • Assist in the development of budgets and forecasts
  • Monitor, control and advise on any deviation from the budget or forecast
  • Ensure customer satisfaction through the delivery of customer work on time and of high quality
  • Inspire excellent customer service to minimise customer complaints
  • Identify areas where expansion of services is possible within the wider group
  • Measured through representation and contribution to appropriate standards committees, etc, on behalf of the Furniture Industry
  • Provide management cover for recruitment, mentoring and maintenance of a small team of ergonomists
  • Produce succession/development plans, weekly/monthly income forecasts and reporting of actual month-end income


Skills on Resume: 

  • Team Support (Soft Skills)
  • Budget Management (Hard Skills)
  • Strategic Planning (Hard Skills)
  • Customer Service (Soft Skills)
  • Forecast Analysis (Hard Skills)
  • Quality Delivery (Soft Skills)
  • Service Expansion (Soft Skills)
  • Staff Development (Soft Skills)

3. Human Factors Specialist, Sophic Synergistics LLC, Washington, DC

Job Summary: 

  • Provide an expert advisory service supporting the business on human factors principles about safety
  • Perform work task analysis and write task instructions for engineers
  • Lead the integration of human factors principles
  • Identify the causes and mitigating human error at work
  • Leading key pieces of company-wide work about human factors in behaviour and culture, personal and process safety
  • Leading the business on human factors risks, including but not limited to fatigue management
  • Aid the business in managing human factors risks
  • Produce detailed reports for board committees with clear outputs and actions
  • Contribute to the development of the wider safety community
  • Act as a point of contact and engage with external stakeholders, such as the HSE and industry groups


Skills on Resume: 

  • Expert Advisory (Soft Skills)
  • Task Analysis (Hard Skills)
  • Error Mitigation (Hard Skills)
  • Risk Leadership (Soft Skills)
  • Safety Integration (Hard Skills)
  • Report Writing (Hard Skills)
  • Stakeholder Engagement (Soft Skills)
  • Community Contribution (Soft Skills)

4. Human Factors Specialist, NATS, Portsmouth, NH

Job Summary: 

  • Carrying out, under appropriate guidance, scientific, technical or data analysis, drawing technical conclusions and contributing to customer deliverables
  • Contribute to the planning, design, implementation and reporting of complex technical tasks under the supervision of the relevant task manager
  • Identifies conflicts and escalates concerns and issues to the relevant task manager, team leader or project manager
  • Help anticipate and solve routine and non-routine technical problems and suggest appropriate improvements to methods and analysis
  • Contribute to continuous improvement by suggesting appropriate improvements to processes and activities, considering a variety of innovative and creative solutions
  • Developing and maintaining technical and professional expertise and applying this appropriately to tasks
  • Under the guidance of more experienced team members, responding to queries, advising and updating customers
  • Deliver projects by carrying out Usability Validation Plans and guiding product design by testing and reporting for regulatory submissions
  • Deliver ongoing assessment where changes to an existing product user interface are proposed to identify any additional work required
  • Promote health and safety policies and procedures to encourage a safe working environment


Skills on Resume: 

  • Data Analysis (Hard Skills)
  • Technical Planning (Hard Skills)
  • Problem Solving (Soft Skills)
  • Process Improvement (Soft Skills)
  • Expertise Development (Soft Skills)
  • Customer Support (Soft Skills)
  • Usability Testing (Hard Skills)
  • Safety Promotion (Soft Skills)

5. Human Factors Specialist, People Factor Consultants Ltd., Aberdeen, OR

Job Summary: 

  • Conducting and supporting internal safety investigations, wider operations analysis and risk assessments with HF expertise, to determine causal factors, and identify and implement system-wide improvements
  • Use initiative and judgement to support the implementation of the Human Performance programme and SMS
  • Work closely with operations to provide technical expertise to assist decision-making
  • Use existing knowledge to answer challenging questions related to HF on a day-to-day basis
  • Develop and deliver HF capability (including training) across the business, including managers, safety investigators, pilots, engineers, cabin crew, and ground operations
  • Engage with both internal and external stakeholders at all levels
  • Support the development, cascade and ownership of Human Factors requirements for Ergonomics, including updates
  • Support the analysis of quality data relating to Ergonomics and use it to support requirement development and issue resolution
  • Assist with the Human Factors input into the development of the Ergonomics attribute, ensuring Human Factors requirements are met
  • Support the timely completion of Human Factors assessments (such as placement, reach, vision, clearance)
  • Complete requirement testing and report writing
  • Support the resolution of issues with stakeholders


Skills on Resume: 

  • Risk Assessment (Hard Skills)
  • Decision Support (Soft Skills)
  • HF Training (Soft Skills)
  • Stakeholder Engagement (Soft Skills)
  • Data Analysis (Hard Skills)
  • Ergonomics Support (Hard Skills)
  • Requirement Testing (Hard Skills)
  • Issue Resolution (Soft Skills)

6. Human Factors Specialist, Hochschule Flensburg, Flensburg, FL

Job Summary: 

  • Conducting usability testing, field research, individual interviews, and group interviews
  • Reviewing deliverables and ensuring that they meet quality standards
  • Analyzing quantitative and qualitative data to evaluate client user interface designs
  • Delivering test results, conclusions, and opportunities for improvement to clients via presentations and written deliverables
  • Developing and reviewing documentation, including but not limited to usability test plans and reports, risk analyses, user profiles, task analyses, and Human Factors Engineering reports
  • Providing project and client management support, including proposal generation, schedule adherence, and project-related decisions
  • Mentoring and supporting junior Human Factors Specialists
  • Researching and maintaining current knowledge of medical industry regulations and standards
  • Helping the Ministry of Defence understand how operations rooms can be configured to maximise decision-making and teamwork performance
  • Providing HF support to the development of autonomous unmanned drones
  • Supporting the development of the UK’s nuclear power generation including concept design for Small Modular Reactors
  • Contributing to the design of the Royal Navy’s new frigate


Skills on Resume:

  • Usability Testing (Hard Skills)
  • Data Analysis (Hard Skills)
  • Client Reporting (Soft Skills)
  • Document Development (Hard Skills)
  • Project Support (Soft Skills)
  • Mentoring (Soft Skills)
  • Regulation Research (Hard Skills)
  • Defense Design (Hard Skills)

7. Human Factors Specialist, Emergo by UL, Minneapolis, MN

Job Summary: 

  • Provide Human Factors and Customer Centred Design expertise to support the delivery of a wide range of transport projects
  • Lead the technical delivery of HF work on projects
  • Develop or implement human performance research, investigation, or analysis protocols under the supervision of senior members
  • Conducting cognitive workload, risk assessments and Task Analysis
  • Understand and apply UX analysis, development and design techniques
  • Prepare reports or presentations summarizing the results or conclusions of human factors activities
  • Mentoring and training junior staff in the delivery of Human Factors projects
  • Deliver successful bids and tenders
  • Working collaboratively across the MM business to build internal relationships and HF work opportunities
  • Apply human factors methodologies (e.g., heuristic evaluation and usability testing) to develop solutions that may improve processes, human error potential, and patient safety risk
  • Evaluate room designs, workflow, equipment, user interfaces, information systems, paper and electronic forms and other patient safety-related aspects of healthcare
  • Working with end users (e.g., front line clinicians) to collect user requirements through observation, job shadowing, interviews and focus group techniques
  • Use quantitative and qualitative methods to analyze data
  • Prepare detailed reports, presentations and prototypes of human factors evaluation results and design recommendations
  • Provide consultation/advice based on evaluation findings to improve patient safety


Skills on Resume: 

  • HF Expertise (Hard Skills)
  • Task Analysis (Hard Skills)
  • UX Techniques (Hard Skills)
  • Report Preparation (Hard Skills)
  • Staff Mentoring (Soft Skills)
  • Bid Delivery (Soft Skills)
  • User Research (Hard Skills)
  • Safety Consulting (Soft Skills)

8. Human Factors Specialist, Canadian UX Engineering, Toronto, ON

Job Summary: 

  • Planning and undertaking HF analysis activities on projects
  • Leading design engineering teams through HF Analysis and management processes
  • Facilitating HF studies and assessments, supporting options, analysis studies and providing HF recommendations
  • Coordinating with the broader Systems Assurance teams
  • Supporting and contributing to Systems Assurance and Safety Arguments for demonstration of SFAIRP/ALARP
  • Developing HF reports and contributing to Safety Assurance Reporting
  • Develop awareness of HF principles within the broader GHD teams
  • Supporting broader transportation projects
  • Supporting the GHD Authorized Engineering Organization framework and other competence assessment systems
  • Supporting business development and tendering activities


Skills on Resume: 

  • HF Analysis (Hard Skills)
  • Design Leadership (Soft Skills)
  • Study Facilitation (Soft Skills)
  • Team Coordination (Soft Skills)
  • Safety Assurance (Hard Skills)
  • Report Development (Hard Skills)
  • Awareness Building (Soft Skills)
  • Tender Support (Soft Skills)

9. Human Factors Specialist, AeroTech Solutions, Columbus, OH

Job Summary: 

  • Providing human factors expertise and facilitation to the site to deliver enhanced HSE outcomes
  • Maintaining a comprehensive knowledge of relevant legislative, corporate requirements and advancements in the field of human factors
  • Leading the provision of awareness, education and training of human factors, at all levels within the site and coaching in their application to raise the skill level
  • Support the development and delivery of the site's human factors strategy and resultant improvement commitments, sustainably
  • Supporting and delivering HSE improvements across the manufacturing site
  • Representing Grangemouth Manufacturing Centre in dialogue, contact and advocacy with human factors experts within the Health and Safety Regulatory Bodies, Agencies and Institutes
  • Establishing effective networks in the area of human factors to ensure the Grangemouth site is at the forefront of current thinking and to share best practice
  • Support the delivery of the CAA HF Strategy through the action plan items by coordination and collaboration with internal and external partners
  • Provide support and direction on HF subject matter areas for the capability teams and supervise and coordinate the activities of capability team subject-specific focal points
  • Seek to identify HF trends within Safety Data and Analysis by working closely with the Intelligence team within S&BD
  • Ensure that the HF content of the website, publications and the intranet is maintained and current
  • Develop and deliver HF training, in line with the HF Strategy for SARG capability team inspectors and develop and deliver HF training for a wider external audience on behalf of CAA International
  • Support pilot performance initiatives that contain an HF element, including supporting the objectives of the Pilot Peer Assistance Network (PPAN)


Skills on Resume: 

  • HSE Support (Soft Skills)
  • Regulatory Knowledge (Hard Skills)
  • HF Training (Soft Skills)
  • Strategy Delivery (Soft Skills)
  • Stakeholder Engagement (Soft Skills)
  • Network Building (Soft Skills)
  • Data Analysis (Hard Skills)
  • Performance Support (Soft Skills)