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Job Posted: 18 days ago

Salary: £ 570 - 630 / Day
Job Type: Contract
Location: Christchurch, Dorset

Expire in: 10 days

Job Description

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 (Hybrid)
Rate: £570 - £630 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 assessmentsIf you are a Human Factors professional looking for your next contract opportunity in a challenging and highly regulated environment, we would like to hear from you

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