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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Usability Engineer - **Company:** Zoll Acute Care Technology - **Location:** Chelmsford, MA, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $110,000.0 - $140,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Adobe InDesign, Test Scripts - **Published:** May 23, 2026 - **Apply:** https://jobs.localjobnetwork.com/job/detail/87255879/Senior-Usability-Engineer ## About the Role * BS in Human Factors Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or other engineering discipline preferred (software, mechanical, etc.) preferred or * MS in Human Factors Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or other engineering discipline preferred (software, mechanical, etc.) preferred * 5+ years of work experience with at least 4 years in Usability Engineering in medical devices required and * Practical experience applying IEC 62366, 60601-1-6, FDA Guidance for applying HF and UE to Medical Devices, and MDR to medical device design and development required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities * Working knowledge of IEC 62366, 60601-1-6, FDA Usability Engineering guidance, MDR, and HE75 * Strong communication and writing skills. Must be comfortable interacting with customers and representative users. Communicates effectively with internal stakeholders and communicates status to manager in a timely manner * Able to lead multiple projects; self-motivated and works with minimal supervision * Works well with the Usability team and the project teams, collaborator and team player * Experience developing prototypes with software simulation tools a plus ## Description Senior Usability Engineer provides human factors and usability engineering leadership on a variety of new product development and enhancement projects in the Resuscitation division. Activities include understanding users, developing usability plans and protocols, performing use-related hazards analysis, participating in design and making recommendations, executing formative and summative studies and providing usability support for regulatory submissions. Communicates effectively and works well with teams. Occasional travel required. ZOLL Medical does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role. Do not apply for this role if you will need ZOLL immigration sponsorship (e.g. H1B, TN, STEM, OPT, etc.) either now or in the future. Essential Functions * Usability lead on multiple programs, responsible for planning, managing and executing timely deliverables with minimal supervision * Communicate effectively with project team, users, and vendors * Author documents for design history files including usability plans, use specifications, usability evaluations of modifications, task analysis, use error analysis, usability assessments, complaints analysis for remediation of legacy products, test reports, and usability engineering files. * When you are the usability lead on a project, you coordinate the work of other usability resources on the project * Peer-review other usability team members' documents * Work closely with cross-functional development teams to ensure that user needs, and usability issues are identified and addressed * Drive the early identification of use-related hazards * Develop test protocols, coordinate with external research facilities to recruit participants and manage invoices, conduct usability testing, lead the root-cause analysis when analyzing the test results, and author test reports * Conduct MAUDE searches for known use problems * Perform complaints analysis and author usability documentation for the remediation of legacy devices/accessories * Keep pace with Human Factors national and international Usability Engineering guidance's. 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