Surface Transportation Technical Group

Battelle is guided by a founding mission. We invest our knowledge, talents and resources, helping our customers achieve their most important goals. We apply scientific rigor and creativity, succeeding where others may fail and we invest in our communities, making the world better for generations to come. All of us share a common purpose: to solve the greatest challenges of today and tomorrow. Our 22,000 employees work at the forefront of scientific innovation to tackle critical challenges in security, human health, manufacturing, energy and environmental management. Battelle’s work is grounded in the belief that science, technology and a passion for excellence can make industries more competitive and the world a better place. Our Transportation Operations Human Factors business is currently seeking a Human Factors Research Scientist. This position is located in Seattle, Washington. Position Description: Battelle’s human factors staff in Seattle, WA provide a human-center...

The University of Iowa College of Engineering and the National Advanced Driving Simulator invite applications for a faculty Director at the associate or full professor level. Applicants should have distinguished scholarly credentials.  We seek a dynamic and highly collaborative leader who will catalyze enthusiasm and collaboration across disciplines. The National Advanced Driving Simulator (NADS) is a self-sustained transportation safety research center at the University of Iowa.   NADS utilizes its suite of world-class driving simulators and instrumented vehicles to conduct research studies for the private and public sectors. NADS is staffed by 18 full-time employees who specialize in studying the connection between humans and vehicles.  Faculty, graduate, and undergraduate students from various departments across campus are involved in conducting research at NADS on topics that include human factors, vehicle safety systems, driver impairment, driver distracti...

POSITION CLOSED For: Panasonic Automotive Systems Company of America Position Title:  Staff Engineer, User Interface (Human Factors);  Job Code: 10 BASIC FUNCTION:  This position is responsible for participating in development activities for future-vehicle HMI systems through the implementation of a rigorous, iterative, human-centered development process comprised of repeated observation, innovation and test cycles. PEOPLE:  Support team in concept development from a Human Factors and ergonomics perspective. Interact with internal and external customers, vendors, and external research organizations to identify and refine innovation opportunities related to HMI multi-modal experiences. Participate in customer innovation events to both capture needs identified by customers and to facilitate new opportunity identification by demonstration of innovative concepts. Lead knowledge transfer of research findings to internal teams in laymen’s terms. Collaborate...