Principal Engineer - Human Factors

BAE Systems; Askam-in-Furness; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm is seeking a Principal Human Factors engineer to join one of the largest teams in the UK working on submarine programmes. The role involves assessing risks and providing Human Factors advice, leading programmes, and conducting design reviews. Candidates should have a degree in Human Factors or Psychology and demonstrable experience in safety cases, particularly in nuclear settings. The firm offers a competitive pension and a range of flexible benefits.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible health and wellbeing benefits

Qualifications

• Demonstrable Human Factors experience.
• Experience in delivering Human Factors into safety cases in a nuclear environment.
• Proven experience in writing assessment reports and safety cases.

Responsibilities

• Assess risks of human error and provide Human Factors advice.
• Lead Human Factors programmes of work.
• Conduct design substantiation reviews.

Skills

Human Factors experience

Risk assessment

Stakeholder management

Coaching and mentoring

Education

Degree in Human Factors/Psychology

Job description

Responsibilities

• Assessing risks of human error and providing Human Factors advice.
• Performing task analysis.
• Working with Process authors to improve procedures to reduce risk of unintended outcomes.
• Representing Human Factors at design technical reviews.
• Conducting design substantiation reviews.
• Supporting Safety Case delivery.
• Leading Human Factors programmes of work.

As a Principal 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 the largest Human Factors teams in the UK. Our team provides safety-oriented support to the day-to-day business of designing, building and operating submarines and to the maintenance of our nuclear site licence.

Qualifications

• Degree in Human Factors/Psychology or equivalent experience.
• Demonstrable Human Factors experience.
• Experience in delivering Human Factors into safety case in a nuclear setting.
• Previous experience of stakeholder management.
• Proven experience in coaching and mentoring others.
• Experience in writing assessment reports and safety cases.

Desirable

• Chartered Ergonomist status with CIEHF (or capable of achieving this).
• Submarine experience.

We stay committed to inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and 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.

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 at a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National 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.

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.