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Senior Human Factors Engineer

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GBP 40,000 - 80,000

Full time

26 days ago

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Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Engineer specializing in Human Factors to join their dynamic team. This role involves analyzing operator tasks and conducting user trials to enhance design and performance in complex engineering projects. You'll work across submarine programs, contributing to innovative solutions that impact the future of defense technology. The company values inclusivity and offers a range of flexible working arrangements, along with a competitive benefits package. If you're passionate about making a difference in a collaborative environment, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme
Employee share plans
Flexible health benefits
Private health plans
Shopping discounts
Green car scheme
Annual incentive eligibility

Qualifications

  • Degree in Human Factors or related field is essential.
  • Experience in complex engineering projects is beneficial.

Responsibilities

  • Conduct Human Reliability Analysis and optimize operator performance.
  • Plan and conduct user trials to assess design effectiveness.

Skills

Human Factors Analysis
Human Reliability Analysis
Stakeholder Management
User Trials Planning
Human Computer Interaction (HCI)
Human Machine Interface (HMI)
3D Computer Aided Design (CAD)

Education

Degree in Human Factors/Ergonomics
Degree in Psychology
Degree in Industrial Design

Tools

3D CAD Tools
Immersive VR Tools

Job description

Job Description

Job Title: Senior Engineer – Human Factors

Location: Barrow-In-Furness (Hybrid) – We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: Negotiable dependant on experience.

What you’ll be doing:

  • Task, Workload, Situation Awareness and Human Reliability Analysis.
  • Understanding operator tasks to influence design, identifying issues with design and system processes, leading to making changes to improve operability.
  • Analysing and assessing workload and situation awareness to optimise operator performance through design.
  • Planning and conducting user trials to assess developing design and optimise user interaction.
  • Developing and analysing Human Computer Interaction (HCI).
  • Assessing Human Machine Interface (HMI).
  • Applied anthropometry and assessment of spatial layout design including working with 3D Computer Aided Design (CAD) tools, immersive VR, and full-scale mock-ups.

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

  • Degree qualified in Human Factors/Ergonomics or a related discipline (e.g. Psychology, Industrial Design) or equivalent experience.
  • Experience of working on complex engineering projects would be beneficial.
  • Stakeholder Management experience.
  • Sufficient experience to be able to identify all the issues involved in area of responsibility.

Desirable:

  • Chartered Ergonomist status with CIEHF (or working towards this).

Benefits:

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Human Factors team:

As a Senior Human Factors engineer, you will be part of a team working across all 3 submarine programmes at BAE Systems. This is a very exciting time to be joining one of the largest Human Factors teams in the UK. Our team provides Human Factors support to the day-to-day business of designing, building and operating submarines and to the maintenance of our nuclear site licence. We offer relocation support packages across all Submarines roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values, rewards integrity and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, minorities, people with disabilities and + individuals.

We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 25th March 2025.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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