Senior Human Factors Engineer - Contract Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Senior Human Factors Engineer to join a high-profile defence engineering programme based onsite in Christchurch.

Contract Details

• Duration: 6 Month Contract
• Location: Christchurch (Onsite)
• Security Clearance: Active SC Clearance required
• Rate: £500 - £600 per day
• IR35 Status: Inside IR35

The Role

As a Senior Human Factors Engineer, you will play a key role in delivering Human Factors Integration support across complex engineering and safety-critical programmes.

Key responsibilities include:

• Providing Human Factors Integration support across product and process design
• Tailoring and estimating Human Factors activities
• Capturing and managing requirements, risks, and opportunities
• Delivering design guidance, testing, evaluation, and acceptance support
• Planning and conducting quantitative and qualitative Human Factors assessments including:
  • Human error analysis
  • Workload assessment
  • Situation awareness
  • Ergonomic analysis
  • Usability evaluation
• Advising on the design and usability of hardware and software systems
• Identifying and implementing modern Human Factors best practices and methodologies
• Managing the scope and execution of Human Factors activities throughout the project lifecycle

Essential Skills & Experience

• Degree qualified (Bachelor's or Master's) in:
  • Human Factors
  • Ergonomics
  • Psychology
  • Engineering
  • or equivalent relevant discipline
• Registered member of the Chartered Institute of Human Factors (or Technical Member working towards registration within 12 months)
• Minimum 5 years' experience applying Human Factors methods within defence or other safety-critical industries
• Strong experience conducting Human Factors assessments and usability activities

Desirable Experience

• Experience working within multi-disciplinary engineering teams on complex systems integration programmes
• Familiarity with Defence Human Factors standards such as:
  • Def Stan 00-251
  • MIL-STD-1472
• Understanding of engineering lifecycle and development processes
• Broad knowledge of Human Factors methodologies supporting safety assessments

If you are an SC Cleared Human Factors professional looking for your next contract opportunity in a challenging and highly regulated environment, we would like to hear from you.