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Senior Human Factors Engineer

Job Posted: 19 days ago

Salary: £ 60,000 - 70,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: London

Expire in: 8 days

Job Description

Human Factors Engineer 
Rail 
London / Hybrid

£60,000 - £70,000 + Benefits

We're recruiting a talented Human Factors Engineer to join a leading engineering team delivering major rail signalling and ETCS projects across the UK. This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in shaping safe, user-centred system design within complex, high-profile programmes.

The Role
 You'll define and deliver Human Factors Integration (HFI) strategies, working closely with multi-disciplinary engineering teams to ensure systems are safe, intuitive, and meet both user and industry requirements. You'll lead assessments, influence design decisions, and support the delivery of compliant, high-performing rail solutions.

Key Responsibilities

Define and implement Human Factors strategies for ETCS and rail projects

Apply ergonomics principles to system and product design

Lead human factors assessments and develop management plans

Ensure compliance with Network Rail and relevant safety standards

Support systems engineering and safety assurance activities

Engage with stakeholders and contribute to design and safety reviews

About You

Experience in Human Factors within complex, safety-critical environments (rail preferred)

Knowledge of Network Rail standards and processes (or similar)

Understanding of ETCS / ERTMS systems

Experience working in multi-disciplinary engineering teams

Familiarity with safety assurance and common safety methods

Degree in Ergonomics or a related field

Working towards or holding professional chartership (e.g. CIEHF) is desirable

What's on Offer

Competitive salary and benefits package

Flexible benefits scheme tailored to you

Career development and mentoring opportunities

Opportunity to work on high-impact UK infrastructure projects

If you're passionate about improving safety, usability, and performance in complex systems, we'd love to hear from you.

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