Job Title: Senior Human Factors Engineer
Location: Coventry. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this role.
Salary: Negotiable dependant on experience
What you’ll be doing:
· Understanding operator tasks to influence design, identifying issues with design and system processes, leading to making changes to improve operability
· 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)
· Applied anthropometry and assessment of 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
Your skills and experiences:
Essential
· Degree qualified in Human Factors/Ergonomics or a related discipline (e.g. Psychology, Industrial Design) OR equivalent experience
· Proficient with Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
· Experience of working on complex engineering projects would be beneficial
· Chartered engineer or progressing towards
Benefits:
You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.
The Human Factors Team:
To support our ongoing need to recruit the best engineering talent, BAE Systems Submarines is delighted to shortly be opening a brand-new office in Coventry. BAE Systems Submarines is experiencing a period of significant growth, and we are now actively recruiting a variety of roles and specialisms to support our ongoing submarines programs which is critical to delivering our national endeavour. We offer relocation support packages across all Submarines roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria.