Human-Computer Interaction Engineer in Boston, MA

Position Description:

Our client has an immediate opening for a Human-Computer Interaction Engineer reporting to the Director of Software Engineering. This position requires a broad knowledge of human-computer interaction as well as diverse front-end development principles. The position requires a comprehensive knowledge of both internal and external customer needs as well as commercial and industrial energy management principles and applications.

Essential Duties:
.Designs and develops the front-end of web applications and other visual components using web and Java technologies.

.Works closely with engineers to deliver defect-free energy information software to the entire organization.

.Primarily responsible for the information architecture process, including assessing the goals of the application, analyzing the needs of various audiences, creating use cases, compiling/organizing components into logical pages, creating basic mockups during requirements gathering phases, and producing "implementation-ready" mockups.

.Participates in usability tests.

.May develop presentation logic.

.May coordinate with sales/marketing on text/graphic content for the web and print.

.Performs other duties as required.


Required Qualifications/Skills/Education:
.2-5 years in user interface design or related field.

.B.S. New Media, Human-Computer Interaction, Information Technology, Graphic Design, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.

.Experience with human-computer interaction theory, interface design, human factors, needs analysis, and psychology.

.Experience with HTML, CSS, XML, and JavaScript.

.Some experience with JSP, JSTL, Java, portals, and J2EE.

.Must possess excellent communication and interviewing skills.

.Should have experience in the production of documentation, and organizing training and education.

.Ability to prioritize developmental and operational tasks in a dynamic and challenging environment.


Desired Qualifications/Skills/Education:
.Experience with JSF, Facelets, AJAX, Cognos ReportNet, EJB 3, JBoss, Oracle, UNIX, Flash, and PostgreSQL.

.Experience using Ant, Eclipse, and EnterpriseDB.

.Knowledge and understanding of the energy market/domain, including the business needs of end-users.
Experience: user interface design, HTML, CSS, XML, Java Script, JSP, JSTL, Java, portals, J2ee To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here