Senior Human Factors Engineer

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.

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:

• 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
• Sufficient experience to be able to identify all the issues involved in area of responsibility
• Chartered Ergonomist status with CIEHF (or working towards this)

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 diversity, 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, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals.

We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or 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.

Closing Date: 25th February 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.