Human Factors Engineer

Location: Bristol - 3 days a week on site
Duration: 12 Months
Contract: INSIDE IR35
Clearance: Must be eligible for SC
Rate: 80 - 90 ph UMBRELLA

Responsibilities:
You will support the Human Factors team in defining the HF elements of an anti-ship weapon system and its mission planning and control solution for Naval Surface Warfare requirements. Key responsibilities include:

- Delivering Human Factors Integration across the development lifecycle in line with Def Stan 00-251.
- Analysing the operator’s role within the weapon system, including mission planning and control activities.
- Developing and maintaining HCI design and specification artefacts.
- Planning and conducting user engagement activities to support a Human-Centred Design approach.
- Working closely with systems and software engineering teams, including delivering briefings where required.
- Supporting demonstrator requirements and coordinating user engagement events.

Skills & Experience:

- Member of the Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and - Human Factors (CIEHF).
- Experience applying Human Factors within a Defence environment, including knowledge of Def Stan 00-251.
- Experience in HCI design, specification, and prototyping tools such as Axure RP.
- Strong background in HF activities including task analysis, requirements development, and user engagement.
- Experience working within multidisciplinary engineering teams.
- Understanding of Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and SysML.
- Naval domain knowledge and mission planning/control systems experience desirable.

If this could be of interest, please get in touch or feel free to share with your network.

Email : Tammara.Kentmorson-edge.com
Phone Number: 0161 546 1097