Human Factors Specialist

Lockheed Martin (UK) Ampthill are embarking on an exciting and growing range of long term national and international programmes and opportunities in the Special Projects domain. One such programme is the imminent Contract Award of P618.

We need a Senior Engineering Manager to own and drive the Specialist Engineering Team supporting the programme (including Human Factors, Safety and Environmental
). This role requires high calibre and proven individual with focused skills and experience in order to design, integrate and deliver real systems. The successful applicant will operate at the core of this expanding Team driving technical direction and developing junior staff. This is a challenging senior role, requiring a talented individual.

The successful candidate will have experience in Human Factors as a core skill, and design experience of delivering safety and security critical systems.

• User centred design.
• Management of HF issues and risks.
• Undertaking HF analyses, such as task analysis, error analysis, workload assessment.
• Undertaking user trials and gathering user feedback.
• Analysing trial data and user feedback.
• Writing HF design documents, including HFIP, style guide and analysis reports.
• Using HF Defence Standards.

Ability to:

• Communicate effectively with those outside the HF domain, including users and customers.
• Work within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Direct own tasks within overall project direction.
• Be an advocate for HF and Specialist Engineering within the engineering process.
• Use user feedback and trials evidence to contribute to design development.
• Develop solutions to address HF design issues.
• Balance needs of the user within the design constraints.
• Record and track the HF contribution to the design process.
• Present data clearly and concisely in technical reports.

Lockheed Martin is committed to upholding principles of equal opportunity, fostering a work environment that is aligned with our core values of integrity, respect, and exceptional performance. We recognize the importance of leveraging the unique talents and experiences of all our employees to drive innovation, deliver superior solutions, and maximise value for our customers. Our focus is on identifying the most qualified candidate for each role, regardless of their background.

If you are interested in a position, we invite you to share how your skills and perspectives could bolster our team and encourage you to apply, even if you feel your qualifications do not fully meet all the job criteria outlined in our advertisement. Furthermore, Lockheed Martin is dedicated to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive for all individuals. We are prepared to accommodate reasonable adjustments for applicants as needed.

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