Senior Human Factors Engineer – Defence Systems

American Society of Civil Engineers; Hurn; Hybrid; GBP 119,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

BAE Systems is seeking a Human Factors Engineer in Christchurch, UK, to support the Trinity programme on a 12-month contract. Hybrid working requires a minimum of 3 days on-site per week, with security clearances and UK nationality considerations noted.

The role focuses on integrating Human Factors across the design process, facilitating workshops, evaluating prototypes, and producing technical reports for key stakeholders in a safety-critical environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in a related field.
• Registered CIEHF membership or eligible for chartered status.
• Minimum 5 years applying HF methods in defence or safety-critical industries.
• Experience with complex system integration and development programmes.

Responsibilities

• Support the lead Human Factors specialist in integrating HF across the TRINITY design programme.
• Facilitate workshops, trials and User-Centred Design activities with end users and stakeholders.
• Assess COTS equipment against system requirements and user needs.
• Evaluate prototypes and mock-ups of hardware and software solutions.
• Conduct HF analyses including task, error, usability and workload assessments.
• Perform anthropometric assessments and support workspace/workstation design activities.
• Support integration testing and verification activities.
• Produce technical reports and contribute to customer deliverables.
• Collaborate within a multidisciplinary engineering environment to support system development and integration.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Communication skills

Human Factors methodologies

Safety-critical experience

Workshop facilitation

User-centered design

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Human Factors, Ergonomics, Psychology, Engineering or related discipline

Tools

Def Stan 00-251

Job description

BAE Systems is seeking a Human Factors Engineer in Christchurch, UK, to support the Trinity programme on a 12-month contract. Hybrid working requires a minimum of 3 days on-site per week, with security clearances and UK nationality considerations noted.

The role focuses on integrating Human Factors across the design process, facilitating workshops, evaluating prototypes, and producing technical reports for key stakeholders in a safety-critical environment.