Senior Human Factors Engineer

Job title:

Senior Human Factors Engineer

Company

Bailie Group

Job description

Company OverviewCDS Defence & Security (CDS DS) is part of the Bailie Group – a family-owned group of agencies and consultancies with the collective mission to improve people’s lives by sharing knowledge.CDS DS is an industry leading technical consultancy delivering world class services in Support Engineering, Cyber Security & Information Assurance, Training & Leadership Development and Communications. We exist to make the world a safer place and do this by providing sophisticated training solutions, operational support, information assurance and engineering support to a breadth of clients within the defence and security domain.With over 50 years’ experience, we have a well-deserved reputation for providing our clients with complete peace of mind. From delivering forward-thinking training to the UK Armed Forces, to working in partnership with Tier 1 defence and security providers on some of the most significant defence programmes of recent years, the CDS DS name has become synonymous with trust, quality, collaboration, and truly visionary approach to the most complex of problems.About the roleThe role of the Senior Human Factors Engineer is to provide competent HF support and oversee some of the HF operational needs of the company for CDS DS’s clients who are predominantly in the UK Defence domain.Responsibilities
You will be the primary focal point for delivery of Human Factors input to client programmes including: * Human Computer Interaction (HCI) development and assessment including agile engineering approaches

• Human Machine Interface (HMI) assessment: Spatial, workplace and workspace assessment (understanding of anthropometry and ergonomics)
• Cognitive workload assessment
• Human Factors Integration Plan (HFIP) development and management of the technical HF elements of the plan
• Human failure assessment and submission of assessments in support of safety cases
• Provision of Human Factors advice to stakeholders across the range of disciplines
• Control of time and budget of HF programmes of work and tasks within larger contracts.

Skills, Qualifications and Experience
The successful candidate will have the following skills, qualifications, and experience: * Educated in a human factors related subject (Product Design, Engineering, Psychology)

• 2+ years applying human factors in a related sector
• Experience of providing Human Factors support to Safety Cases, such as development and substantiation of Human-Based Safety Claims.
• Experience of applying Human Reliability (failure) Assessment methods and techniques within the high hazard industry, such as task and error analysis, HEART and, or, other forms of HRA analysis.
• Extensive experience of conducting Defence related HF projects.
• Working knowledge of relevant UK and international standards/guidance and their application, including Def Stan 00-251.
• Excellent communication, report writing and presentation skills.
• Substantial experience or working directly with clients and representatives from stakeholders.
• Competent use the normal suite of MSOffice applications; these should include Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio.
• Excellent communication skills and consultation proficiency; together with intrapersonal emotional self-awareness and integrity. And,
• Evidence of a commitment to technical excellence and continued professional development

Desirable / Preferred:•– You are a registered member of the Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors (CIEHF), are chartered, or are willing to work towards chartered membership. Alternatively you can demonstrate professional membership(s) in other suitable domains and are willing to apply for membership to the CIEHFBenefits

• Competitive remuneration package
• Life Assurance Scheme
• 25 days annual leave (excluding bank holidays)
• Onsite Parking
• Flexible working hours
• Cycle to work scheme
• Pension scheme
• Medicash

Hybrid & HomeworkingTo ensure the health, safety & wellbeing of our employees we have minimum standards for homeworking environments which must be maintained. Further details available on request.Recruitment Agency Disclaimer:Bailie Group (including all operational companies under our parent company – CDS, CDS Defence & Security, Newspress & Loop) operates with Preferred Suppliers list for recruitment agencies which are reviewed periodically. When we choose to work with a preferred supplier, this supplier will be invited to support us in sourcing candidates for specific roles (submitted via a secure online portal).Bailie Group (including all operational companies under our parent company – CDS, CDS Defence & Security, Newspress & Loop) only pay agency fees where an authorised member of the HR/Recruitment team has provided prior instructions to the recruitment agency to work on our behalf with reference to a particular role. We do not accept unsolicited speculative CVs from recruitment agencies. Receipt of unsolicited CVs via email or any other online platforms does not imply an introduction to Bailie Group (including all operational companies under our parent company – CDS, CDS Defence & Security, Newspress & Loop); therefore, no ownership of such candidates will be given. In the event that recruitment agencies submit unsolicited speculative CVs, we retain the right to contact, pursue and hire these candidates directly and consider them for current/future vacancies without any financial obligation to the recruitment agency in question. This will also apply to any CVs sent directly to line managers. Should you wish to be considered as a preferred supplier in the future or feel you have a niche skill set you can help with, then please send some company information toNaturally, we receive a high level of interest from recruitment agencies, and as such, we will only contact you should we wish to discuss this further, please reframe from sending multiple emails. Submission of any unsolicited speculative CVs to Bailie Group (including all operational companies under our parent company – CDS, CDS Defence & Security, Newspress & Loop) will be deemed evidence of full and unlimited acceptance of this statement.

Expected salary

Location

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

Job date

Sat, 17 Aug 2024 07:52:01 GMT

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