Human Factors Engineer

2 weeks ago


Stevenage, United Kingdom Yolk Recruitment Ltd Full time

MERITUS are recruiting for a Human Factors Engineer to join our client on an initial 12 month contract from their major site in Stevenage (they can also consider professionals for their Bristol site too).

HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEER - INSIDE IR35 - £90 PER HOUR - 12 MONTHS - STEVENAGE OR BRISTOL (50/50 ONSITE vs HOME WORKING) - SINGLE STAGE INTERVIEW PROCESS

Responsibilities:

In your role you will be able to directly influence the development of these technologies, engaging directly with the user from early concept through to delivery ensuring that the human-machine relationship is optimised.

We are looking for a highly capable, versatile and enthusiastic Human Factors Engineer to undertake a full range of Human Factors tasks across weapon system concepting, development and research activities. Responsibilities include:

  • Conduct of Human Factors Integration through the development lifecycle providing progressive assurance to the customer as per Def Stan 00-251
  • Development of User Interface prototypes and conduct of Human Centred Design.
  • Analysis and assessment of the role of the operator within the weapon system considering weapon system planning, command and control
  • Definition of HF requirements and development and maintenance of lower level detailed specifications (e.g. for HMI/HCI)
  • Conduct of User Experiments and Trials supporting system conception, development and verification taking into account operator workload and situational awareness
  • Analysis of physical ergonomics, equipment and integration into workspaces

Skillset/experience required:

  • Member of the Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors (CIEHF)
  • User Interface design & use of User Interface prototyping tools such as Axure
  • Implementing Human Centred Design processes
  • Application of Human Factors Integration & Human Factors Engineering in a Defence context
  • Knowledge of defence standards (00-251)
  • Conduct of core HF activities including task analysis, requirements development, user trials and Experimentation.
  • Application of physical ergonomics and use of CAD software such as Jack or RAMSIS
  • Good understanding of Systems Engineering and disciplines that interact with Human Factors (Supportability, Training, Systems) including definition and verification of HF requirements.
  • MS Office, DOORS
  • Ability to generate technical reports
  • Good planning skills
  • Customer focused
  • Effective communication skills.



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