Principal Engineer – Human Factors

JR United Kingdom; Lincoln; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company as a Principal Engineer – Human Factors, where you will assess human error risks and provide advice. You'll work with a diverse team across submarine programs, ensuring safety and effectiveness in design and operations.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Enhanced annual leave allowance

Company contributed Share Incentive Plan

Flexible working

Employee assistance programme

Cycle2work

Employee discounts

Annual incentive eligibility

Qualifications

• Experience in writing assessment reports and safety cases.
• Chartered Ergonomist status with CIEHF or capable of achieving this.

Responsibilities

• Assessing risks of human error and providing Human Factors advice.
• Performing task analysis.
• Working with Process authors to improve procedures.

Skills

Stakeholder Management

Coaching

Human Factors

Education

Degree in Human Factors/Psychology

Job description

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Posted:

14.05.2025

Expiry Date:

28.06.2025

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Job Description:

Job Title: Principal Engineer – Human Factors

Location: Barrow-In-Furness, Filton, or Frimley. 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:

• 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

Your skills and experiences:

• Degree in Human Factors/Psychology or equivalent experience
• Previous experience of stakeholder management
• Proven experience in coaching and mentor others
• Experience in writing assessment reports and safety cases
• Chartered Ergonomist status with CIEHF (or capable of achieving this)

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Human Factors team:

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. 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.

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 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.

Closing Date: 27th May 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.