Human Factors & Researcher

Aston Martin is built upon the passion, skill and creativity of the people who dedicate their working lives to the most iconic brand in the world. Every intricate stitch beautifully expressed line, and the stirring noise of our engines is a manifestation of the desire and collective spirit to create the most beautiful cars: the soul of Aston Martin made real.

Job Purpose:

UX Design in all aspects for various carlines, following best industry practices, design process and automotive standards.

To own and be responsible for the Human Factors of vehicle HMI

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

• Your core focus will be on digital user experience touchpoints for future Aston Martin Lagonda infotainment, connect, switchgear, hardware etc.
• Own HMI Attribute and all relates aspects
• Own target setting for each carline
• Plan, Conduct and analyze results of Human Factors & usability tests (online / physical)
• Plan, Conduct and analyze results of Driving simulator testing
• Support customer and markets insight team, product strategy team & regional teams in conducting customer clinics
• Plan, Conduct and analyze results of concept validation testing
• Create learning reports and feature/function specification documents for development handover
• Facilitate and conduct user testing and Lead user testing and expert analysis of UX concepts e.g. A/B testing
• Conduct Aston Martin whole vehicle testing for HMI features both within & outside of the UK with a focus on customer acceptance.
• Liaising with technical and cross functional teams to explore and understand technical constraints/possibilities and key business objectives/outcomes
• Manage open issues and provide valuable UX input towards pragmatic resolutions using the issues management tools and processes
• Develop and maintain short &/ long-term HMI strategy & foster relevant new technologies to implementation, within agreed budget, timing etc. collaboratively with the team
• Deliver the program quality, cost, function and timing requirements for the HMI features you are responsible for.
• Ensure that the systems meet the attribute targets (with suppliers), creating & managing recovery plans as required.
• Project manage the suppliers in order to ensure your deliverables are met in agreed times
• Work with a cross functional teams to ensure that all stakeholders deliver the support required to deliver your systems on time and to budget.
• Working collaboratively with the UX/UI and Electrical teams

Qualification & Experience:

• Strong grounding in full UX Design Process
• HMI UX definition, concept creation and ideation
• Design prototyping and related tools
• Validation of UX concepts, data driven design methodologies
• Detailed specification creation and delivery for implementation
• UX Design tools and softwares
• Supplier management experience and working with cross functional teams
• Agile and waterfall methodologies
• Experience in HMI UX/UI.
• Automotive HMI experience
• Proven record of delivering complex UX projects for multiple screens/customer touchpoints.
• Extensive knowledge of automotive life cycle development
• Complete knowledge of Product Development cycle from concept to launch completion
• Excellent UX design background and a comprehensive knowledge of using data, calculation and analysis to drive design.
• Excellent knowledge of automotive design tools and processes.
• Human factors or usability testing
• Strong interpersonal and people skills
• Human Factors / equivalent apprenticeship / related qualification
• Masters / Doctorate in related field

Behaviours:

• Collaboration – builds & maintains effective relationships within own function as well as across departments. Collaborates within teams to achieve goals. Team player with ‘can-do’ attitude.
• Customer focus – always focuses on high attention to detail & demonstrates accuracy in their work with the end user/customer in mind.
• Communication – ensures communication has a clear purpose, is factual, accurate & provided at the right time. Proactively shares information with colleagues & stakeholders. Excellent written communication skills for report writing & concerns raising. Able to verbally communicate at all levels.
• Commitment – takes ownership of objectives, work activities & behavior, & makes informed decisions backed by data. Commits to deadlines & achieving milestones. Strong time management, ability to balance and prioritise multiple tasks to meet customer/business needs.
• Continuously challenge & improve – takes initiative & uses data to challenge traditional ways of thinking & improve processes & working practices.

Skills:

• Excellent communication and influencing skills at all levels
• Confident presenter
• Analytical and data driven
• Excellent time management and process management skills
• Strategic thinking
• Must be able to project manage and work collaboratively with a cross-functional team.
• Knowledge of UX/UI software/s and design process

Belong at Aston Martin

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