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About the Role
The tasks will include:
- Applying human performance principles, methodologies and technologies to the design of human-machine systems, products and workstations
- Proposing, evaluating and refining own HMI designs
- Developing and implementing research methodologies and statistical analysis plans to design prototypes
- Interfacing with other engineering disciplines to ensure human factors principles are adopted throughout design, and human-machine interfaces are optimal
- Deriving human-system design, operational and training requirements
- Identifying and analysing technical problems or risks, performing theoretical or practical human factors investigations to mitigate or bring to closure
- Developing evaluation and test plans, and driving their implementation
- Supporting system engineering tasks e.g requirements analysis, decomposition and sell-off
- Planning and managing assigned work, reporting status to the Human Factors Lead / Specialist Engineering Manager
Contractor/Agency to be responsible for maintaining certifications, accreditations and training required to perform their role.
Required skills, qualifications and experience
- Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited University or College and capability typically achieved through around 5-7 years of professional experience.
- Experience in user interface design and definition, information architecture, usability testing, ergonomics assessment, human factors methodologies, within a consultative, engineering or defence environment
- DEF-STAN 00-251 and Technical Guides
- ISO 9241
- Knowledge of design standards ISO 9241, Def Stan 00-251 and/or IEC60945
- Proven ability to produce cost effective and technically compliant solutions
- Registered Member of the Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors
- IMO Regulations IEC 60945 and 62388
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What we offer you
We are an employer in support of and offering Flexible working with the option to also work a 4 day week depending on business requirements, where you have the option of Fridays off. We offer Competitive salaries alongside a flexible holiday entitlement.
We have a Wealth of benefits available to you that can be selected through our wellbeing tool upon commencement of employment. Just a few of our amazing benefits are shown below:
- Private Medical Insurance
- Competitive Pension
- Dental
- Critical Illness
- Life Assurance
- Travel Insurance
- Employee discounts for top high street shops
- Employee Assistance Program which includes free face to face counseling sessions, Legal advice, Financial advice, etc
- Internal training and development alongside out Education assistance programmes
- Reimbursement for a professional membership
- Competitive policies that support flexibility and family leave inclusive of enhanced maternity leave
Business Environment
In general these programmes utilise a full range of systems engineering disciplines inclusive of Human Factors, with some specifically focussing on Human Factors Integration (HFI).
This position is for a Human Factors Engineer to work within the LMUK RMS Specialist Engineering team, providing on a broad range of Ministry of Defence, Commercial and Research & Development Programmes.
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