Senior Engineer - Human Factors

Senior Engineer - Human Factors (Contract) | Southern sites (Frimley / New Malden / Broad Oak / Filton)

We're recruiting for an experienced Human Factors Engineer to support major maritime/defence engineering programmes, focusing on human-centred design for complex command and control systems and equipment. You'll be working in a multi-disciplinary environment, collaborating with engineering teams and end users to shape safe, operable and usable design solutions.

Location

• Role can be based from one of the following southern sites: Frimley, New Malden, Broad Oak, or Filton
• Hybrid pattern: typically 1-3 days onsite but can accomodate once every 2 weeks
• Possibility to only work a 4 day week

Contract details

• Contract length: 12 months
• Engagement: Inside IR35
• Rate: £60.00/hour PAYE or up to £81.05/hour umbrella
• Clearance: BPSS required, with SC in progress / in flight
• Hiring: 2 headcount

What you'll be doing

• Deliver Human Factors input across the engineering lifecycle for maritime/defence systems
• Plan and run HF activities (stakeholder engagement, reviews, workshops, trials)
• Apply methods such as task analysis, performance assessment and HF design techniques
• Produce high-quality deliverables (reports, presentations, metrics) to time/cost/quality expectations
• Promote good practice in Human Factors Integration and human-centred design
• Identify and manage risks and issues, escalating when needed
• Support capability development through knowledge sharing and mentoring

What we're looking for

• Defence Human Factors experience (maritime exposure preferred)
• Strong understanding of applying HF principles within a systems engineering context
• Experience designing/running HCI usability trials
• Familiarity with MoD Human Factors Integration approaches/standards
• Tooling exposure such as Axure RP and digital human modelling (e.g., Jack)
• Degree in an engineering/science/technology related discipline
• Human Factors / UI/UX / psychology qualification preferred (plus chartership progress and UX cert are desirable)