Description
Human Factors Engineer, reporting directly to the Human Factors Integration Lead. The successful candidate will provide a focal point within multi-disciplined project teams for Human Factors requirements associated with installation of sub-systems or complete design and development at the platform & subsystem levels. The role will also encompass physical Ergonomic assessment throughout the design, qualification and verification phases of a project life cycle. The role will take a holistic approach to engineering, taking into account factors such as cost; design for manufacture and through life support.
Typical activities will include:
- Act as a Human Factors specialist within the Project Team and on New Business projects, liaising externally with the customer and internally with the Design and Production Engineering teams
- Interpret Human Factors requirements and disseminate them as a design brief to the project team
- Provide Human Factors advice and guidance to the Engineering team and support the preparation of system specifications
- Conduct design appraisals through ergonomic assessment of system designs at the platform & subsystem level and provide documented evidence to support progressive assurance and requirements compliance
- Liaise with the Human Machine Interface Authority on all aspects of HFI process through to certification
- Represent Human Factors at internal and external design reviews and customer assessments
- Participate in the assessment of physical installation of sub-systems into the platform environment during prototype and pre-series production build, through to series production and initial fielding
- Provide technical support and interface to the Integrated Logistic Support team with regard to Training, Maintainability, etc.
The successful candidate will have a proven track record of the application of Human Factors theory to development of an engineered solution
Candidates must be willing to undergo the security vetting procedure.
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