Consultant Engineer

6 days ago

Millom Cumbria, United Kingdom BAE Systems Full time

Job Title: Consultant Engineer – Human Factors
Location: UK Wide / Hybrid
Provide technical leadership to Human Factors (HF) Engineering Managers, other HF Consultants, and the HF team to assure the quality, proportionality and effectiveness of HF effort relating to BAE Submarine Facilities, Nuclear Site Safety operations and obligations and the Safe Operational Design of our submarines
Identify and actively support development opportunities for the team
Provide technical leadership and support to improve the HF Team’s (and by inference the wider Human Systems Integration (HSI) Cluster, of Human Factors, Operability & Training) capability and performance in the delivery of project and programme-related work
Actively support strategic reviews and the continuous improvement of HF Team capability and performance
Support, Review, develop and deliver HF Technical development (training) workshops and courses to the HF Team and wider BAE business, as necessary

You will be able to demonstrate extensive technical experience in leading safety aspects of HF, such as, incident investigations, root cause analysis , facilities requirements setting, nuclear regulations compliance, human reliability, etc . In particular you will need an understanding of safety case development and be able to demonstrate experience of its application in a nuclear setting.
Chartered Member or Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors (or capable of achieving this at time of hire)


Positive attitude towards team support, professional development and business engagement
As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Human factors Team:
An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Consultant Engineer – Human Factors, working within The Human Factors Team. You will be looking at the Human Factors of Site Safety of the Barrow site and Boat programmes.
This is a very exciting time to be joining one of the largest Human Factors teams in the UK. Our team provides safety-oriented support to the day-to-day business of designing, building and operating submarines and to the maintenance of our nuclear site licence.
In this role the Consultant HF Engineer shall be providing technical leadership and support to the maintenance and optimisation of a nuclear licenced site, developing requirements and recommendations and investigating causal factors for unexpected incidents. They will also support the justification of safety cases for both nuclear and non-nuclear tasks which may include conducting human reliability assessments.
Should you wish to relocate closer to the nuclear site at Barrow, we offer relocation support packages across all Submarines roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria.

You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc .) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.
Closing Date: 4th January 2026
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