Job Description
Would you like to join an international defence company to support their clients by improving the capability, reliability and availability of their most critical assets? Due to an increase in business demands, there is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated and experienced Human Factors Engineer to join their existing team in Plymouth (hybrid working, onsite fortnightly) on an initial 66 weeks contract.
The Role
As a Human Factors Engineer, your responsibilities will include but not limited to the following:
1. Providing professional support to the Principal Engineer (Human Factors) who is the professional authority for the Human Factors discipline covering design, safety assessment and human performance related aspects of the DRD business.
2. Undertaking human factors assessment work in support of ergonomic design development, safety assessment and the verification / validation of the human performance elements of high hazard systems, processes and facilities. Such assessment work to include but not limited to task analysis, error analysis, workload analysis, ergonomic design, and human reliability analysis.
3. The preparation of scopes of work, cost estimates and programmes for human factors assessment work to be undertaken in support of business programmes.
4. Supporting the business on engaging with regulatory bodies on Human Factors related issues (e.g. ONR, DNSR, ...