Senior Human Factors Engineer

Systems Engineering and Assessment Limited; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 54.000 - 66.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Hybrid/flexible working arrangements

Private medical health insurance

Zusammenfassung

SEA is seeking a Senior Human Factors Engineer to lead HFI activities across naval and related projects. The role is based at one of SEA's sites and requires onsite presence two days per week.

The salary is around £60k, depending on experience, with hybrid working arrangements. You will work with engineers from multiple disciplines, produce HF artefacts, and ensure usability and safety requirements are met from bid to in-service support.

Qualifikationen

• Degree in Ergonomics, HF, Psychology or Engineering with HF specialization.
• Experience in defence or safety-critical industries delivering HF work.
• Ability to present HF findings to multidisciplinary and senior audiences.
• Experience leading HF Integration in defence or safety-critical projects.

Aufgaben

• Lead on Human Factors Integration (HFI) delivery across SEA products and projects.
• Input to HFI approach and execute it within assigned products.
• Influence design to ensure SEA products are easy to use and meet HF requirements.
• Plan, estimate and deliver HF work packages across the project lifecycle.

Kenntnisse

Task Analysis

Anthropometric/Physical Ergonomics

Manual Handling Assessment

HMI Evaluation & Usability Testing

Human Error Analysis

Workload Assessment

HF User Trials

Ausbildung

Degree in Ergonomics/Human Factors/Engineering with HF specialization

Tools

DEF STAN 00-251

Jobbeschreibung

About The RoleEngineered to Protect, that's our promise, we protect what matters - our nations, our waters, our land, our cities, our people, our environment, our world. The Senior Human Factors Engineer provides Human Factors knowledge, expertise and capability into a growing portfolio of products and projects.Senior Human Factors Engineer will be based at either our Beckington, Bristol or Barnstaple sites. This role does require being onsite 2 days a week.The salary for this role is circa £60k, depending on experience.

What you'll be doing

The role holder leads on Human Factors Integration (HFI) delivery across assigned SEA products and projects. They input to SEA's HFI approach and its execution within assigned products, in accordance with company strategy. They will influence design work to ensure that SEA products are easy to use and meet any HF Customer requirements or best practice.The role spans aspects of the design lifecycle, ensuring that the required artefacts are produced throughout at the appropriate point. The role holder plans, estimates and delivers HF work packages for their projects and ensures HFI from bid and concept, through design and verification, and into in-service support.The role involves interfacing with both internal and external stakeholders, confidently articulating complex technical concepts, risks, documentation and processes to technical and non-technical stakeholders. The role holder liaises closely with Engineers from all disciplines: Systems; Safety; Software; Electrical; and Mechanical Engineering, as well as with the relevant Project, Programme and Bid Managers

About our company

At SEA, we develop and deliver advanced solutions to make our world safer, cleaner and more efficient.We provide state-of-the-art applications for naval ship and fleet protection, and undersea surveillance systems. In-service across the globe, our systems deliver a rapid response to threats and system effectiveness and interoperation. Our systems support an ever-growing number of navies across the world, and we continue to bolster our already specialist, on-the-ground knowledge of key overseas markets.

What we offer

• Work life balance
• Hybrid/flexible working arrangements
• 25 days' annual leave, plus buy and sell
• Up to 16 days flexi leave accrual
• Half day Fridays
• Reservists in the Armed Forces receive special paid leave

Family & wellbeing

• Private medical health insurance & Employee Assistance Program
• Health Cash Plan
• All Staff Bonus
• Group Pension Plan of up to 8% employer contribution
• Cycle to work schemeWellbeing Centre
• Sports & Social activities
• Employee Discounts portal - online and in-store discounts, travel savings
• Life assurance policy
• Publication and recruitment bonus rewards
• Development opportunities, including LinkedIn learning

Facilities & resources

• Electric vehicle charging points at all sites
• Private seated lunch areas
• Onsite bistro (Barnstaple office) and free hot and cold beverages
• Onsite showers and toiletries provision
• Free onsite parking

The skills you need

• A degree (BSc, MSc, or equivalent) in Ergonomics/Human Factors, Psychology, or Engineering with HF specialism; or sufficient professional experience
• Experience working in defence or safety critical industries and producing deliverables to DEF STAN 00-251 or equivalent Human Factors frameworks/ standards
• Demonstrable experience and professional application/ competence in at least three of the following, spanning both physical and cognitive Human Factors: Task Analysis (including Hierarchical Task Analysis); Anthropometric/ Physical Ergonomics Assessment; Manual Handling Assessment (desk-level or in-field); HMI Evaluation and Usability Testing; Human Error Analysis (e.g., HEART, SHERPA); Workload Assessment; HF User Trials
• Technical writing to a standard suitable for customer delivery, and the ability to present and defend HF findings to multidisciplinary and senior audiences both internally and externally
• Demonstratable experience leading on Human Factors Integration and/ or delivery into a defence or safety critical project
• Experienced in mixed-method study design in safety critical industries, working directly with operational end users in trials or design reviews

Join us and be part of something smaller - with 500 people in the UK and Canada - doing something bigger: protecting what matters.