Human Factors Engineer

World Class Defence Organisation based in Bristol (the role will be split between working from home and onsite) is currently looking to recruit a Human Factors Engineer subcontractor on an initial 6 month contract.

Rate: £90.00 per hour

Overtime Rate:
Hours worked over the standard 37 hours per week, will be paid at ‘time and a quarter’

Location:

Bristol

Hybrid / Remote working: circa 3 days onsite

Duration: 6 months with very likely extension. Contracts are often ongoing and long‑term thereafter.

IR35 status:
Inside IR35 (Umbrella)

Interview process:
One stage video interview

The military operating environment is becoming more complex and new technological capabilities are required to ensure operational advantage. We believe that integration of Human Factors is critical to the development of safe, usable and effective weapon systems. The Human Factors department is responsible for ensuring that user capability is fully considered in the weapon system, from initial concept design through development and delivery to the customer.

You will be joining a team recognised by UK MoD as an industry leader in the delivery of Human Factors Integration where you will be able to influence systems as they develop from concept to delivery and gain first‑hand experience of working with military users.

Our team works transversally across projects through the development lifecycle providing capabilities to users across Land, Air and Sea with ongoing projects across Battlefield, Surface Attack, Deep Strike & Air Defence domains.

• Conduct Human Factors Integration through the development lifecycle providing progressive assurance to the customer as per Def Stan 00‑251
• Analyse and assess the role of the operator within the weapon system, considering weapon system mission planning and control
• Define and maintain HCI Design and Specification artefacts
• Define and conduct user engagement activities to inform design as part of a Human‑Centred Design approach
• Support and work closely with the wider systems teams, providing briefings where required
• Coordinate across the team to provide inputs to demonstrator requirements and organise and conduct user engagement events

• Member of the Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors (CIEHF)
• Experience applying Human Factors in a Defence context, including understanding of Defence Standards (e.g. 00‑251)
• Experience with Human‑Computer Interface Design, Specification and prototyping using tools such as AxureRP
• Conduct core HF activities including task analysis, requirements development and user engagement as part of a Human‑Centred Design approach
• Experience working in multi‑disciplinary engineering teams, particularly with systems and software engineering
• Understanding of Model Based Systems Engineering and SysML notation
• Knowledge of the Naval domain and understanding of mission planning and control systems desirable