Senior Human Factors Engineer

Systems Engineering & Assessment Ltd; West of England; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

25 days leave

Flexi leave

Half days

Armed Forces leave

Private medical

Health plan

Pension plan

Cycle to work

Wellbeing centre

Job summary

Systems Engineering & Assessment Ltd in the UK seeks a Senior Human Factors Engineer to lead on Human Factors Integration across products, ensuring usability and customer compliance. Based at Beckington, Bristol or Barnstaple, the role is on-site with two days per week on site.

The salary is circa £60k, depending on experience, with generous benefits and development opportunities. The role focuses on delivering HF artefacts across the lifecycle and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams.

Qualifications

• A degree in Ergonomics/Human Factors, Psychology, or Engineering with HF specialization or equivalent professional experience.
• Experience in defence or safety-critical industries and delivering HF artefacts to recognised standards.
• Experience leading Human Factors Integration on defence/safety-critical projects.
• Ability to present HF findings to multidisciplinary and senior audiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead HF Integration across SEA products and projects.
• Influence design to ensure usability and meeting HF customer requirements.
• Plan, estimate and deliver HF work packages through bid to in-service support.
• Interface with internal and external stakeholders and communicate complex concepts clearly.
• Collaborate with Systems, Safety, Software, Electrical and Mechanical Engineers and project teams.

Skills

HF Integration

Defence experience

HMI Usability Testing

Technical writing

Stakeholder communication

Education

BSc/MSc in Ergonomics or HF

Tools

DEF STAN 00-251

Job description

Engineered to Protect, thats 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.

Whatyoullbedoing

The role holder leads on Human Factors Integration (HFI) delivery across assigned SEA products and projects. They input to SEAs 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

Theskills 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

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

In return we offer generous rewards, a fantastic work/life balance, and excellent career and training opportunities for everyone who joins. Havea look atthe benefits 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 theArmedForces 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 scheme
• Wellbeing 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