Research Specialist - Human Factors - Personal Protective Equipment

Job Description: Research & Development  |  Personal Protective Equipment Collaborate with Innovative 3Mers Around the World Choosing where to start and grow your career has a major impact on your professional and personal life, so it’s equally important you know that the company that you choose to work at, and its leaders, will support and guide you. With a wide variety of people, global locations, technologies and products, 3M is a place where you can collaborate with other curious, creative 3Mers.   This position provides an opportunity to transition from other private, public, government or military experience to a 3M career. The Impact You’ll Make in this Role As a Research Specialist - Human Factors Research, you will apply human factors, ergonomics, biomechanics, perception science, and user research to support the development and commercialization of innovative PPE. You will partner with product development, design, laboratory, regulatory, and business teams to translate user needs and human-performance evidence into product requirements, design decisions, validation methods, and substantiated claims. ·    Design and execute human factors, usability, comfort, fit, and performance studies for respiratory, eye, hearing, head, fall protection, and other safety products. ·    Develop research plans, protocols, and experimental methods for laboratory and field research with end users. ·    Conduct formative and summative usability studies and translate findings into actionable product and design requirements. ·    Develop and validate methods supporting product performance, ergonomics, comfort, fit, and user-acceptance claims. ·    Collect and analyze qualitative, quantitative, biomechanical, physiological, perceptual, and behavioral data. ·    Apply statistical analysis and data visualization to communicate insights, risks, and recommendations to technical and business stakeholders. ·    Collaborate with materials scientists, engineers, industrial designers, data scientists, software developers, regulatory specialists, customers, and safety professionals. ·    Contribute to intellectual property, publications, standards activities, technical reports, and technology roadmaps.   Your Skills and Expertise  To set you up for success in this role from day one, 3M requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:   • Bachelor's degree (completed and verified prior to start) in Human Factors Engineering, Ergonomics, Kinesiology, Biomechanics, Psychology, Industrial Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Design Research, User Experience Research • Three (3) years of experience conducting human-subjects research in an industrial, academic, healthcare, consumer product, medical device, in a private, public, government or military environment   Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:   • Advanced degree in Human Factors Engineering, Ergonomics, Kinesiology, Psychology, Biomechanics, Cognitive Science, Industrial Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or a related discipline. • Experience designing, executing, and analyzing usability, ergonomics, comfort, fit, or human-performance studies. • Experience applying statistics to research data and presenting technical conclusions to cross-functional stakeholders. • Experience supporting the development of PPE, safety products, medical devices, industrial equipment, or consumer products. • Expertise in human factors engineering, ergonomics, biomechanics, human performance, perception science, cognitive workload, comfort and fit, or occupational research. • Experience with formative and summative usability research, use-related risk assessment, and usability validation. • Experience collecting or analyzing physiological and biom