Human Factors Engineering Intern - Bothell, WA (Summer 2025; 3-4 months)

FUJIFILM, Sonosite, Inc . We are an innovative and high performance culture with tremendous opportunities.  People who work here are given the unique opportunity to contribute to the advancement of healthcare throughout the world.  Headquartered in Bothell, WA USA, Fujifilm Sonosite is represented by a global distribution network in over 100 countries.  Since its inception, Fujifilm Sonosite’s lightweight, robust products have created and led the point-of-care ultrasound market. From sophisticated urban hospital emergency rooms to clinics in austere, remote villages, Fujifilm Sonosite systems are used by over 21 medical specialties and provide clinicians around the world with a cost-effective tool for improving patient safety and workflow efficiency. Fujifilm Sonosite holds a number of prestigious design awards and has in excess of 145 patents.

Summary:

Fujifilm Sonosite is seeking a Human Factors Engineering Intern to work on a collaborative team to facilitate the definition, development, and evaluation of our ultrasound product portfolio (systems, transducers, accessories, etc.). The position will contribute to many human factor’s initiatives within the organization during the summer of 2025. Moreover, this position will collaborate across disciplines and with external vendors to define, develop and evaluate superior user experiences that result from careful attention to the design of user interfaces based on human factors principles and a human-centered design process. We are looking for a Human Factors Intern that is passionate about delivering great experiences to our users. You will learn and apply Human Factors principles and methods for user research, requirements definition, and evaluation during all phases of the product development process. This is an individual contributor role in which you will work on cross-functional teams and be responsible for the human factor’s deliverables on several concurrent projects. Join a team of creative, user-focused enthusiasts from a variety of disciplines and help us expand the use of life-saving visualization tools around the world.

Essential Job Functions:

• Experience with all aspects of human factors practice including: developing research plans and test protocols, conducting usability research and documentation.
• Assist in supporting disciplines across the organization, including business and user needs development, usability and application specification definition, user interface design, usability testing, and use error analysis.
• Apply human factors methodologies to determine end-user behaviors and preferences to develop usage models.
• Participate in developing design control procedures for application to legacy products and new product development.
• Assist in the performance of formative and summative usability studies for direct end-user feedback into to product development.
• Update and maintain usability engineering files for compliance with IEC 62366 and quality management system procedures.

Knowledge and Experience:

• Pursuing an Advanced degree (at least MS/MA) in Human Factors Psychology/Engineering, Usability Engineering, Cognitive/Experimental Psychology, or an adjacent engineering field of study with a concentration in human factors
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent organizational and collaboration skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced team-oriented environment
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities and workloads
• Ability to be diplomatically assertive
• Ability to lift up to 25 pounds with or without accommodations

Skills and Abilities:

• Excellent problem solving skills
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Self-driven, organized and good with time management
• Ability to thrive in a diverse, cross-functional environment
• Ability to lift 25 pounds, with or without accommodations

Hourly internship rate: $20.00

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

FUJIFILM Sonosite is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law. 

Americans with Disabilities Act

In compliance with the ADA Amendments Act, should you have a disability that requires assistance and / or reasonable accommodation with the job application process, please contact the Human Resources department via phone at 425-951-1200, or via e-mail at ffss-hr@fujifilm.com.  Additionally, the affirmative program/plan is available for review upon formal request by employees and applicants for employment in the Human Resources office during regular office hours.

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