Shipyard Human Factors & Systems Engineer - (all levels)

Saronic Technologies is a leader in revolutionizing autonomy at sea, dedicated to developing state-of-the-art solutions that enhance maritime operations through autonomous and intelligent platforms. About the Role We are looking for a Shipyard Human Factors & Systems Engineer to architect how people move through, interact with, and experience complex physical and operational systems. This role sits at the intersection of design, operations, engineering, and behavioral science, and is responsible for turning friction-heavy environments into intuitive, efficient, and humane experiences. You will design systems where throughput, safety, clarity, and experience all matter — from queuing and circulation to wayfinding, staffing models, and service rhythms. If done well, your work will feel invisible to users and indispensable to the business. Responsibilities:

What You’ll Do

Design end-to-end human flow systems across physical environments (facilities, venues, campuses, events, transportation nodes, etc.)

Architect queuing strategies (physical and digital) that optimize both actual and perceived wait times

Identify and eliminate bottlenecks across movement, decision points, and service interactions

Translate behavioral insights into practical, buildable system designs

Partner with engineering, operations, facilities, and product teams to integrate human flow into system architecture

Use data, observation, and simulation to model capacity, throughput, and edge cases

Define principles for wayfinding, signage, pacing, and spatial cues

Stress-test systems for peak load, abnormal conditions, and failure modes

Document designs clearly so they can be executed, operated, and scaled

Continuously iterate based on real-world performance and user behavior

What Success Looks Like

People move through complex environments with minimal confusion or friction

Systems handle peak demand gracefully without heroics or last-minute workarounds

Operations teams trust and rely on your designs

Leaders can make decisions using your models and recommendations

Users rarely notice your work — except that “it just works”

Who You Are

You think in systems, not artifacts

You are deeply curious about how people actually behave, not how plans assume they will

You’re comfortable balancing empathy with constraints like safety, cost, and throughput

You can move between strategy and details without losing coherence

You communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical partners

You’re opinionated, but evidence-driven

Qualifications:

We care more about how you think than where you come from. Relevant backgrounds include:

Human Factors Engineering

Industrial / Systems Engineering

Experience Design (physical environments)

Operations Research

Architecture or Urban Planning (with operational exposure)

Theme parks, airports, transit systems, large venues, manufacturing, or high-scale operations

Typical qualifications:

7+ years designing or operating complex human-centered systems

Experience with capacity modeling, service design, or pedestrian flow

Familiarity with simulation tools or data-driven decision-making

Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams without direct authority

Bonus Points

Experience designing systems under extreme peak loads

Familiarity with crowd modeling or queuing theory

Background in environments where safety is mission-critical

Ability to prototype or test concepts quickly in the field

A portfolio of systems you’ve designed that still work years later