Human Factors - Principal Engineer V05403

JAM Recruitment Ltd; Carlisle; Hybrid; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm is looking for a Human Factors practitioner for a 6-month hybrid contract in Barrow. The role involves ensuring product operability through comprehensive human factors analysis and user trials. Candidates should have a degree in Human Factors and relevant experience. Responsibilities include analyzing and presenting findings clearly, managing issues throughout product lifecycle, and engaging with teams to achieve project goals.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Human Factors practitioner is essential.
• Ability to identify all issues in the area of responsibility.

Responsibilities

• Analyze human factors and perform user trials.
• Provide human factors advice to the project.
• Build good relationships with system engineers.

Skills

Human Factors experience

Contextual recognition of work

Education

Degree in Human Factors related discipline

Job description

Location: Barrow (Hybrid)

Duration: 6 Month Contract

Rate: £89.75 per hour umbrella (Inside IR35)

Note: Working on UK eyes only project and must be eligible for SC

Overview

The Human Factors team is responsible for ensuring that the product is designed to be operated by the designated operators such that their performance is improved and the potential for human error is minimised. The Human Factors team are involved with all major boat programmes, plus site redevelopment and site safety related work.

Deliverables

• Task, Workload, Situation Awareness and Human Reliability Analysis
• Workspace analysis
• Human Machine Interface / Human Computer Interface development
• Manpower and Target Audience development
• Health Hazard assessment
• To produce evidence in support of qualification, legislative requirements and safety justifications and provide specialist support for associated activities.
• To contribute to identification and rapid closure of issues emerging from all product lifecycle stages and to manage the resulting change embodiment activities.
• To undertake peer reviews or checking / verification tasks as directed.
• To provide realistic programme status, identify problem areas and implement agreed recovery plans.
• To provide support to the Certificate of Design activities appropriate to the discipline.
• To articulate and present complex technical argument clearly, logically and simply
• To be able to access, have a clear understanding of and apply the Quality and HSandE Management System documentation e.g. Process Instructions, WorkmanshipKey Accountabilities and Deliverables
• To produce human factors analysis, assessment and user trials reports in accordance with the detailed human factors plan.
• To provide human factors advice to the project.
• Human factors representation at spatial and technical reviews and decision panels
• Build good working relationships with the appropriate system engineers

Key Knowledge / Skills & Qualifications

Knowledge:

• A general understanding of the manufacturing, assembly, commissioning and testing processes used within the business.
• Basic understanding of the challenges posed by the environment that the product will be exposed to.
• Knowledge of the capabilities and the most appropriate uses of specialised analysis tools.
• Knowledge or at least recognition of relevant engineering standards (including safety and environmental regulations).
• Recognition of the limits of own knowledge so that specialist support and development can be sought.

Skills:

• Relevant experience as a Human Factors practitioner.
• Sufficient experience to be able to identify all the issues involved in area of responsibility.
• The correct recognition of the context of their work within the overall product.

Qualifications:

• Capable of achieving the appropriate Professional Institution membership level as detailed in the Role Profile, supported by a degree or equivalent in a Human Factors related discipline.