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Principal Engineer - Human Factors
1 position
Barrow
Hybrid - 2-3 days per week
£66.14 PAYE
SC clearance

Our client, a prominent entity in the Defence & Security sector, is currently seeking a Principal Engineer - Human Factors to join their team on a contract basis. This role is based in Barrow with hybrid working arrangements (2-3 days per week). This is a unique opportunity to contribute to critical projects in the submarine solutions domain.

Human Factors Engineer

Location: Barrow
Contract Type: contract - hybrid working 2 days on site
12 month contract

About the Role

We are looking for a talented Human Factors Engineer to join our specialist Human Factors team. This team plays a vital role in ensuring that our products are designed around the people who operate them - improving performance, increasing safety, and minimising the potential for human error.

You will be involved in all major boat programmes as well as site redevelopment and site safety projects, contributing throughout the full product lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

As a Human Factors Engineer, you will:

Provide Human Factors support to design and analysis activities across multiple programmes in line with the Human Factors Integration Plan (HFIP)

Conduct a range of human factors activities including:

Task, workload, situation awareness and human reliability analysis

Workspace analysis

Human-Machine Interface (HMI) / Human-Computer Interface (HCI) development

Manpower and target audience analysis

Health hazard assessments

Produce evidence to support qualification, legislative compliance and safety justifications

Identify and resolve issues across all product lifecycle stages and manage resulting design changes

Undertake peer reviews, verification and checking activities

Provide accurate programme status updates, identify risks and implement recovery plans

Support Certificate of Design activities within your discipline

Clearly communicate complex technical arguments to a range of stakeholders

Apply Quality and HS&E Management System processes and documentation

Key Deliverables

High-quality Human Factors analysis, assessment and user trials reports

Ongoing Human Factors advice to project teams

Representation at spatial reviews, technical reviews and decision panels

Strong working relationships with systems engineering teams

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

Essential Knowledge

Understanding of manufacturing, assembly, commissioning and testing processes

Awareness of environmental challenges affecting product performance

Knowledge of specialist analysis tools and relevant engineering standards

Understanding of safety and environmental regulations

Ability to recognise when specialist input is required

Key Skills & Experience

Proven experience working as a Human Factors practitioner

Strong ability to identify and manage complex technical issues

Clear understanding of how your work contributes to the wider product lifecycle

Qualifications

Degree (or equivalent) in a Human Factors-related discipline - Preferred

Capable of achieving appropriate Professional Institution membership level