User Experience Engineer

Pitney Bowes Business Insight Seeks a User Experience Engineer

Pitney Bowes Business Insight, the software division of Pitney Bowes Inc., was formed in 2007 by combining industry leaders MapInfo and Group 1 Software.  Our global software solutions, data, and services provide our customers with greater competitive advantage and enhanced decision making through our array of offerings in Location Intelligence, Predictive Analytics, Operational Intelligence, and Communications Management.  For further information about our products and services, please visit www.pbinsight.com.

Pitney Bowes Business Insight is currently seeking a User Experience Engineer to join our software development team in creating world-class mapping and location intelligence solutions.

The right candidate will be an integral part of our talented team, supporting our continued growth. This position will be located in our Troy, NY office.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

* Conducting contextual inquiries, through customer visits and interviews, to gain an understanding of users and their work goals * Developing conceptual models and user personas * Performing heuristic analysis and competitive product analysis * Developing user interface designs and prototypes, collaborating with users, product owners, development teams, and other stakeholders * Conducting usability testing and validation * Developing and maintain a user pool for usability testing and validation * Promoting user centered design principles and best practices within PBBI * Assist with other projects as needed

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

* Bachelors degree or equivalent work experience required * Masters degree in Human Factors, Human Computer Interaction, Usability Engineering, Cognitive Psychology or related field is preferred * Minimum of 5+ years experience performing User Experience design in a mature software development organization * Thorough knowledge and significant experience with User-Centered Design practices: contextual inquiry, persona development, heuristic evaluation, competitive analysis, interface design, rapid prototyping and participatory design, usability testing * Experience with user research techniques, and interface design and prototyping tools (e.g. Visio, Powerpoint, Visual Basic, Visual Studio, etc?) * Strong analytical skills and attention to detail * Excellent communication and presentation skills * Ability to consistenly deliver projects on schedule * Ability to work independently and handle change and shifting priorities * Must be able to travel up to 30% including overnight and international travel

Preferred Qualifications:

* Experience with mapping/GIS software applications * Experience with Agile software development practices * Experience organizing user focus group meetings * Experience conducting user surveys

This position offers a great opportunity to be an integral part of a progressive, growing company fueled by intelligent, driven and committed employees.  We offer competitive compensation and an excellent benefit package.  To apply for this position, please visit www.pbinsight.com, click on careers at the top of the page and enter job# 90544.

Pitney Bowes is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Job Engineering

Primary Location United States-NY-Troy

Standard Work Days M-F

Standard Start & End Time 8:30-5:30

Please refer to job code 1086345 when responding to this ad.

Category:	Engineering
	> Other Engineering
Location:	Troy, NY
County:	Rensselaer County
ZIP Code:	12180
Pay Rate:	Open
Job Terms:	full time
Company:	Pitney Bowes
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