Senior Human Factors Engineer
Babcock International Group
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Bristol • United Kingdom
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About the role
- Lead and deliver Human Factors Integration activities across multiple high-profile defence programmes.
- Apply human-centred design principles to ensure systems are operable, maintainable, and safe.
- Undertake Human Factors analyses such as task analysis, workload assessments, usability evaluations, and human error analysis.
- Collaborate closely with internal multidisciplinary teams and external suppliers.
- Liaise with customers as the HF point of contact.
- Mentor junior engineers and contribute to the development of HF capability within the business.
Requirements
- Proven experience of applying HF principles and methods in defence, aerospace, or similarly complex domains.
- Familiarity with defence standards (e.g., DEF STAN 00-251, JSP 912) and HFI frameworks, or equivalent from another industry background
- Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Degree in Human Factors, Ergonomics, Psychology, or a related discipline.
- The successful candidate must be a SOLE UK National who is able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.
Benefits
- Generous holiday allowance
- Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
- Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
- Employee share scheme
- Employee shopping savings portal
- Payment of Professional Fees
- Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
- Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement.
- ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
- Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
human factors integrationhuman-centred designtask analysisworkload assessmentsusability evaluationshuman error analysisdefence standardsHFI frameworks
Soft Skills
analytical skillscommunication skillsstakeholder managementmentoring
Certifications
Security Check (SC) security clearance