Principal Engineer – Human Factors

Job Title:

Human Factors-Safety

Location:

Barrow in Furness, Frimley, Filton, Manchester

We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary:

Competitive

What you’ll be doing:

Provide technical direction to engineers

Supporting the development of individuals and teams to enhance skills and competencies, such that technical capability objectives are fully achieved

Undertake assessments of

functional design and/or provide qualification and evidence for acceptance, fitness for purpose, legislative requirements, and safety

Support the Delivery of safety Cases

Your skills and experiences:

CEng or equivalent level of capability, Degree in Human Factors or Psychology

Previous experience of writing assessments and safety reports

Previous experience of influencing and managing Stakeholders at different levels

Benefits:

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Human Factors team:

This is an excellent opportunity to join the Human Factors team-Safety here at BAE Systems. You will be joining a wider team of 17 professionally minded individuals who strive for best practice and champion an outstanding internal culture. You’ll have the responsibility of managing 2-3 direct reports at varied levels. The team operate across different areas of safety within the Human Factors remit, which enables variety on the day-to-day business.

We offer relocation support packages across all Submarines roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. 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.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date:

18th November 2024

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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