Human Factors Scientist (Ph.D.)

About Exponent Exponent is the only premium engineering and scientific consulting firm with the depth and breadth of expertise to solve our clients’ most profoundly unique, unprecedented, and urgent challenges. Our vision is to engage multidisciplinary teams of science, engineering, and regulatory experts to empower clients with solutions that create a safer, healthier, more sustainable world. For over five decades, we've connected the lessons of past failures with tomorrow's solutions to advise clients as they innovate technologically complex products and processes, ensure the safety and health of their users, and address the challenges of sustainability. Join our team of experts with degrees from top programs at over 500 universities and extensive experience spanning a variety of industries. At Exponent, you’ll contribute to the diverse pool of ideas, talents, backgrounds, and experiences that drives our collaborative teamwork and breakthrough insights. Plus, we help you grow your career through mentoring, sponsorship, and a culture of learning. Thanks for your interest in joining our team!   Key statistics: 950+ Consultants 640+ Ph.D.s 90+ Disciplines 30+ Offices globally Our Opportunity We are currently seeking a Human Factors Scientist for our Human Factors Practice to be based in our Denver, CO office (for a May 2027 start date, though this can be flexible). In this role, you will work as part of a team to analyze human performance related to a wide variety of scenarios involving consumer products, occupational work, and automobile accidents. Activities in these contexts will focus on a combination of analyzing accidents and injuries that have occurred in the past and managing safety risk to help prevent such incidents in the future. You will be responsible for Working on multi-disciplinary projects, providing case management, data processing, and other project support Conducting research to obtain and review technical data, scientific literature, and standards Communicating complex analyses clearly and succinctly to a non-technical audience Managing a range of consulting activities that involve usability testing, study and survey design, human factors in accidents and their prevention, including limitations of human perceptual, cognitive, and response capabilities Providing project management for multiple projects at a given time, including managing budgets and deadlines, managing project teams, and performing support tasks for team members Participating in the design and evaluation of warnings and safety information Developing client contacts You will have the following skills and qualifications Ph.D. in Developmental, Experimental, Industrial, or Cognitive Psychology, or a related psychology discipline, Neuroscience, or Vision Science Currently based in or are willing to relocate to the Denver area Breadth of knowledge of literature from psychology and related disciplines along with…