Competitive Benefits

• Generous Compensation Packages

• Flexible Work Arrangements

• Professional Development Activities

• Group Medical Insurance

• Group Dental Insurance

• Retirement Plans With Matching

• Long-term Disability Insurance

• Life & ADD Insurance

• Paid Time Off and Holiday leave

Open Positions

• Human Factors Engineer | Air Traffic Control

• Human Factors Safety Analyst

• Internships

For additional details on these positions and how you can apply, please see the full descriptions below.

Job Description

The Human Factors Engineer will serve as an integral part of the air traffic control human factors team at Fort Hill Group. The successful candidate will provide human factors analysis and strategic program support to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) with a focus on the identification of research, engineering, and technology integration opportunities. Strategic needs will be identified through the human factors analysis of operational concepts, FAA rules/guidance, and through the interaction with FAA Programs stakeholders. The successful candidate will be expected to clearly present work products to team members, clients, and stakeholders.

Potential Work Activities

• Perform human factors analyses of National Airspace System (NAS) components, flight deck enablers, planned operational improvements

• Support development and coordination of documentation needed to plan, execute, and closeout aviation human factors research, engineering, and development (RE&D) requirements

• Analyze aviation safety, operations, and research data to identify human factors trends or patterns within a dataset and recommend potential human factors interventions, mitigations, and tradeoffs

• Develop briefings, reports, videos, data visualizations, and other material to communicate complex information clearly and accurately to an audience of technical and non-technical personnel

• Facilitate workshops with field personnel to share and obtain information about potential human factors issues in aviation operations, including air traffic control, flight deck, and maintenance

• Implement efficient program management tools and processes

• Develop white papers, meeting minutes, and presentations for technical and non-technical stakeholders

  Candidate Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Human Factors, Engineering, Psychology, or related discipline

• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to actively collaborate within cross-functional teams

• Excellent oral and written communication skills for presenting technical work-products

• Candidate must be a U.S. citizen able to successfully complete a government security investigation

• Ability to support in-person work in Washington, DC.

Desired Attributes

• Advanced degree in Human Factors, Engineering, Psychology, or related discipline

• Functional understanding of air traffic control, general aviation, and commercial aviation

• Experience working directly with FAA concepts and stakeholders

To apply, please submit a resumé and any applicable work samples to: [email protected]

Job Description

The Human Factors Safety Analyst will serve as an integral part of the Air Traffic Control Human Performance Assessment Team at Fort Hill Group. The Human Factors Safety Analyst will participate in a variety of projects aimed at improving human performance and safety in the National Airspace System (NAS). The successful candidate will be responsible for analyzing human performance and safety problems, identifying potential solutions, and assisting in the implementation of recommendations in support of the client's human factors goals and objectives. The successful candidate will be expected to clearly present key research findings to stakeholders and contribute heavily to the development of research reports.

Potential Work Activities

• Examine proposed changes to aviation systems, operations, and procedures to identify human factors integration opportunities early in a design and evaluation process

• Analyze aviation safety, operations, and research data to identify human factors trends or patterns within a dataset and recommend potential human factors interventions, mitigations, and tradeoffs

• Conducting subject matter expert opinion elicitation working groups

• Leading research and planning sessions with flight deck, air traffic, and system maintenance stakeholders

• Conducting literature reviews and data analysis to identify human performance aspects impacting the workload of air traffic controllers

• Developing and conducting workload analyses of air traffic controllers

• Collecting lab and field data on air traffic controller human performance

• Development of risk mitigation strategies targeted at identified causal factors

• Performing statistical analysis of human performance data

• Conducting proactive human performance assessment of proposed operational changes

  Candidate Requirements

• US citizenship or permanent residence

• Bachelor's degree in Human Factors, Engineering, Psychology, or related discipline.

• Experience collecting and analyzing data in support of human factors analyses

• Excellent oral and written communication skills for presenting technical research results

• Candidate must be a U.S. citizen able to successfully complete a government security investigation

Desired Attributes

• Advanced degree in Human Factors, Engineering, Psychology, or related discipline.

• History of working directly with the FAA or aviation industry.

To apply, please submit a resumé and any applicable work samples to: [email protected]

Fort Hill Group offers competitive and flexible internships throughout the year. We provide our interns with the opportunity to meaningfully contribute to customer projects and internal company research activities. The internship experience aims to provide real world, hands-on experience to our interns. Fort Hill Group typically seeks interns pursuing engineering or psychology disciplines that have an interest in human performance and safety.

To apply, please submit a resumé and any applicable work samples to: [email protected]