Senior Principal Human Factors Engineer

RTX

Senior Principal Human Factors Engineer working at RTX leading enterprise-level Human Factors programs for defense and aerospace solutions. Ensuring compliance with standards and influencing program execution effectively.

Posted 6/9/2026full-timeRemote • Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $132,400 - $251,600 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Leading the development, integration, and oversight of enterprise-level or multi-program MIL-STD-1472 compliant Human Factors programs.
Serving as the technical authority for Human Factors Engineering (HFE) across programs, ensuring consistency, rigor, and alignment with customer expectations.
Driving Human Factors strategy across integrated product teams to proactively eliminate hazards and influence system architecture decisions early in the lifecycle.
Providing expert guidance to program leadership, engineering disciplines, and customers on Human Factors methods, standards, and trade-offs.
Establishing and maintaining strong customer relationships, acting as a primary interface for Human Factors across government and contractor stakeholders.
Influencing program execution from concept development through production, sustainment, and disposal, ensuring Human Factors considerations are embedded throughout.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Extensive experience with DoD Human Factors Programs (e.g., MIL-STD-1472) and application across the system lifecycle.
Typically Requires: Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) and minimum 10–12 years of relevant Human Systems Integration, Human Factors Engineering, or Safety Engineering experience. An advanced degree may account for additional years of experience as required for this position.
Demonstrated experience leading development and execution of Human Engineering Program Plans, Assessments, and Analyses across complex systems or multiple programs.
Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence system design decisions.
The ability to obtain and maintain a Secret U.S. government issued security clearance is required. U.S. citizenship is required.

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical
dental
vision
life insurance
short-term disability
long-term disability
401(k) match
flexible spending accounts
flexible work schedules
employee assistance program
Employee Scholar Program
parental leave
paid time off
holidays

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Hard Skills & Tools

Human Factors EngineeringHuman Systems IntegrationSafety EngineeringMIL-STD-1472Human Engineering Program PlansAssessmentsAnalyses

Soft Skills

leadershipinfluencecustomer relationship managementcross-functional team leadershipcommunication

Certifications

Secret U.S. government issued security clearance