Senior Human Factors Integration Engineer

About The Role
Senior Human Factors Integration Lead
Barnstaple, Bristol or Frome based (with a mix of office and home-based working)
We are SEA.
Engineered to protect. We protect what matters - our nations, our waters, our land, our cities, our people, our environment, our world.

Join us.
SEA’s Senior Human Factors Integration (HFI) Engineer will take responsibility for the Human Systems input across SEA products.  They will input to our HFI approach and its execution within all products, in accordance with company strategy.  The role holder will influence design work to ensure that SEA products are easy to use and meet HFI Customer requirements; and that our availability and maintainability targets can be achieved for the requisite number of years into the future. 
The role will involve the HFI Engineer in all aspects of the design lifecycle, ensuring that the required artifacts are produced throughout.  This work is likely to involve sensitive information so they must be able to obtain the necessary security clearance.
The role holder will be required to work across all of SEA’s three UK sites in the West of England (albeit based at the one of their choosing), and at customer and supplier sites as required.  They may also occasionally be asked to travel abroad to SEA overseas sites.

What we offer
Your work, your contribution, deserves to be recognised and rewarded. Have a look at the benefits we offer:

Work life balance:

• Hybrid/flexible working arrangements
• 25 days’ annual leave, plus buy and sell
• Up to 16 days flexi leave accrual
• Half day Fridays
• Reservist in the armed forces receive special paid leave

Family & wellbeing:

• Private medical health insurance & Employee Assistance Program
• All Staff Bonus
• Group Pension Plan of up to 7% employer contribution
• Cycle to work scheme
• Wellbeing centre
• Sports & Social activities
• Employee Discounts portal - online and instore discounts, travel savings etc
• Canada Life GP and financial advice
• Life assurance policy
• Publication and recruitment bonus rewards
• Development opportunities, including LinkedIn learning

Facilities & resources:

• Electric vehicle charging points at all sites
• Private seated lunch areas
• Onsite bistro (Barnstaple office) and free hot and cold beverages
• Onsite showers and toiletries provision
• Free onsite parking

What you’ll be doing
There is a requirement to interface with both internal and external stakeholders, ensuring that all of the pertinent HFI design factors are covered.  The individual will be required to liaise closely with Engineers from all disciplines: Systems; Software; Electrical; and Mechanical Engineering, as well as with the relevant Project, Programme and Bid Managers.
The HFI Engineer will be required to brief the senior Leadership Team on a regular basis regarding the application of the necessary HFI criteria to our products

• Managing HFI activities, including:
  • Generation and Review of HFI Documentation and Requirements
  • Carrying out Ergonomic / Anthropometric Assessments
  • Carrying out Quantitative and Qualitative Human Error and Reliability Assessments
  • HFI input to ILS activities, including Maintenance activities
  • HFI input into Human Computer Interface work
  • HFI input into Verification & Validation (V&V) activities
  • HFI inputs into Safety Cases
• Reviewing Subcontracted work and other management activities associated with outsourcing HSI activities
• Providing HFI technical input to bidding activities

 The skills you need

• Experience of implementing human factors strategies across Defence programmes
• Experience in User Experience or Human Computer Interfaces
• Excellent Written and Verbal Communication Skills
• Chartered status with the Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors (or equivalent experience) would be desirable
• Degree in Human Factor Engineering – desirable
• Team Leadership and Management Experience

Join us and be part of something smaller - with 400 people in the UK and Canada - doing something bigger: protecting what matters. 
If you would like to know more, please give our Talent Acquisition Advisor, Ethan, a call on .

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