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We are looking for Human Factors Integration Specialists to join our growing Human Factors Integration team in our Bristol and Glasgow Defence, Equipment and Support (DE&S) offices. As part of our team, you will have a significant impact on our Armed Forces; optimising their performance by ensuring the equipment we procure considers human capabilities, limitations, and characteristics, and influencing the systems being developed for them. This is also an opportunity to work as part of a large Human Factors Integration (HFI) team to scope, manage and deliver HFI tasks.
Job Responsibility:
Requirements – Generate Human Factors user and system requirements, defining technical deliverables/artifacts and updating other documentation for systems, including the generation of costed proposals for tasks, through discussions with customers, and deliver high quality outputs to stringent levels of time and cost
Technical Data – Lead on the development and acceptance of Human Factors requirements, including acceptance plans, performance criteria and draft specifications
Risk – Ensure Human Factors related risks are understood and managed, including the management of acquisition safety aspects that are specifically related to Human Factors (e.g. human error)
Stakeholder Management – Support Teams in all aspects of contracting for HFI including the preparation of bid documents and assessment criteria, bid evaluation, writing contracts, advising on key HFI differentiators between suppliers
and after Contract Award, providing HFI Assurance to ensure the Supplier’s HFI activities are appropriate and of an acceptable quality
Technical Discipline – Provide specialist advice and comprehensive recommendations in relation to Human Factors Engineering
Personal Development – Own your career progression and professionalisation. This includes engaging with your People Coach/line manager, maintaining membership and registration level, with a relevant Professional body, updating Career Development Plan, conducting relevant learning and development in timely fashion, and keeping current with modern engineering technologies
Requirements:
Hold a Science, Technology, Engineering and/or Mathematics based qualification at RQF Level 4
in a Human Science or other relevant discipline, AND demonstrate equivalent suitable experience by being professionally registered with a relevant Professional body/institution related to your discipline as either: – Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors Technical Member (TechCIEHF) or – Full Membership with the British Psychological Society (FMBPsS) or – Incorporated Engineer (IEng)
Experience applying Human Factors methods and processes to complex systems
Have wide ranging depth and breadth of experience in providing technical advice and delivery of successful Human Factors Integration/Engineering outcomes
Demonstrate experience of leading the delivery of successful Human Factors Integration/Engineering outcomes
What we offer:
Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme
25 days’ annual leave +1 day a year up to 30 days, 8 bank holidays and a day off for the King’s birthday
Market-leading average employer pension contribution of 28.97%
Annual performance-based bonus and recognition awards
Access to specialist training and funded qualifications