Senior Human Factors Design Engineer

Lockheed Martin Corporation; Havant; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Lockheed Martin Corporation is seeking a Lead Human Factors Design Engineer for a six-month contract. Primarily home-based with occasional travel to Havant and customer sites in Cornwall and Yeovil.

You will join a small HF team on Merlin Helicopter, Airborne, Maritime, Land and R&D programmes, shaping future capabilities and bids while applying HF standards in design. Role requires a strong HF background with experience in methodologies and human-machine interfaces, and an ability to lead HF

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field; typically 5–7 years of professional experience.
• Experience with UI design, information architecture, usability testing and ergonomics assessments in a defence/engineering context.
• Familiar with DEF-STAN 00-251, ISO 9241 and related design standards.

Responsibilities

• Apply human performance principles to the design of human-machine systems and workstations.
• Propose, evaluate and refine HMI designs.
• Develop research methodologies and analysis plans to design prototypes.

Skills

User interface design

Information architecture

Usability testing

Ergonomics assessment

Human factors methodologies

Defense environment experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field

Tools

DEF-STAN 00-251

ISO 9241

IEC 60945

IEC 62388

Job description

About The Role

We are seeking a Lead Human Factors Design Engineer to initially be employed on a 6 month contract duration. Primarily home based with occasional travel to the Havant offices and our customer sites in Cornwall and Yeovil.

We are seeking a Lead Human Factors Design Engineer to initially be employed on a 6 month contract duration. Primarily home based with occasional travel to the Havant offices and our customer sites in Cornwall and Yeovil. Working within a small HF team within the engineering team on our Merlin Helicopter, Airborne, Maritime, Land and R&D programmes. In addition to working on our existing portfolio of programmes, you will also support our future capabilities, business growth opportunities, and bids and proposals – this will provide you the opportunity to shape and lead future HF programmes. Whilst experience in defence or aerospace is desirable, this role would suit a skilled and motivated HF professional, with experience in HF methodologies supporting the development of products and applying standards in a design environment.

The Tasks Will Include

• Applying human performance principles, methodologies and technologies to the design of human-machine systems, products and workstations.
• Proposing, evaluating and refining own HMI designs.
• Developing and implementing research methodologies and statistical analysis plans to design prototypes.
• Interfacing with other engineering disciplines to ensure human factors principles are adopted throughout design, and human-machine interfaces are optimal.
• Deriving human-system design, operational and training requirements.
• Identifying and analysing technical problems or risks, performing theoretical or practical human factors investigations to mitigate or bring to closure.
• Developing evaluation and test plans, and driving their implementation.
• Supporting system engineering tasks e.g requirements analysis, decomposition and sell-off.
• Planning and managing assigned work, reporting status to the Human Factors Lead / Specialist Engineering Manager.

The role will not be authorized to provide services to Lockheed Martin, which are directly related to business development, acquisition, or sales efforts for a Lockheed Martin customer or potential customer. Any exception to this rule can only be granted, in advance, by the Lockheed Martin UK Ltd, Integrated Systems, Havant representative or legal counsel representative.

Contractor / Agency to be responsible for maintaining certifications, accreditations, adequate liability insurance and training required to perform their role.

Required Skills, Qualifications And Experience

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited University or College and capability typically achieved through around 5-7 years of professional experience.
• Experience in user interface design and definition, information architecture, usability testing, ergonomics assessment, human factors methodologies, within a consultative, engineering or defence environment.
• DEF-STAN 00-251 and Technical Guides.
• ISO 9241.

Desired Skills

• Experience of Airborne Mission and Surveillance Systems, Maritime and Land domains.
• Developing Early Human Factors Analysis, RAIDO registers, HF Plans and Assurance Reports.
• Knowledge of design standards ISO 9241, Def Stan 00-251 and/or IEC60945.
• Proven ability to produce cost effective and technically compliant solutions.
• Registered Member of the Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors.
• IMO Regulations IEC 60945 and 62388.