Undergraduate Human Factors Engineer

BAE Systems.; Barrow-in-Furness; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense technology company in Barrow-in-Furness is seeking an Undergraduate Submarines Human Factors Engineer for a 12-month contract. The role involves optimizing designs based on human factors and assessing user interaction through trials. The ideal candidate should be pursuing or have achieved a related degree. This is a hybrid role requiring site attendance 5 days a week.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible health and lifestyle benefits

Qualifications

• Expected to attend site 5 days per week.
• Ability to conduct user trials and human reliability analysis.
• Knowledge of measuring the human body (anthropometry).

Responsibilities

• Optimize operator performance through design analysis.
• Conduct user trials for design assessment.
• Provide human factors support to safety cases.

Skills

Analysing workload

Human Computer Interaction (HCI)

User trials planning

Spatial layout design assessment

Education

2.2 in Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Human Factors or related STEM subject

Tools

3D Computer Aided Design (CAD)

Immersive VR

Job description

Overview

Description
Job Title: Undergraduate Submarines Human Factors Engineer

Location: Barrow (Cumbria)

We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements, however for this role you will be expected to attend your site 5 days per week.

Salary: £24,300

Responsibilities

• Analysing and assessing workload and situation awareness to optimise operator performance through design.
• Planning and conducting user trials to assess developing design and optimise user interaction.
• Developing and analysing Human Computer Interaction (HCI).
• Assessing Human Machine Interface (HMI).
• Using measurements about the human body (anthropometry) when assessing spatial layout design, including working with 3D Computer Aided Design (CAD) tools, immersive VR, and full scale mock-ups.
• Providing human reliability analysis and human factors support to safety cases.

Benefits

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing & lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Submarines Team

Be a part of designing, building, testing, and commissioning the Astute and Dreadnought Class, the largest and most advanced submarines operated by the Royal Navy, providing a powerful and secure deterrent for the United Kingdom.

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 of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you\'ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and 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 at 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.

Qualification requirements

As a minimum requirement you\'ll need to have obtained, or be predicted to obtain, a 2.2 in your Bachelor\'s or Master\'s degree in Human Factors, Ergonomics, Physiotherapy, Psychology, Design or a related STEM subject.

Start date (dd Month Year) 22nd June 2026

Length of contract 12 months