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Human Factors Engineer

Gold Group Ltd
Posted 11 hours ago, valid for 24 days
Location

Stevenage, Hertfordshire SG2 7BG

Salary

£28,000 - £33,600 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • The position is for a Human Factors Engineer on a 12-month contract with a pay rate of £90 per hour.
  • Candidates must be a member of the Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors and have experience in user interface design and prototyping tools like Axure.
  • A minimum of 3 years of experience in Human Factors Integration and Engineering within a Defence context is required.
  • Responsibilities include conducting Human Factors Integration throughout the development lifecycle and developing user interface prototypes.
  • The role also involves analyzing operator roles within weapon systems and conducting user experiments and trials.

Human Factors Engineer12 Month Contract£90 per hour

Skillset/experience required:

  • Member of the Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors (CIEHF)
  • User Interface design & use of User Interface prototyping tools such as Axure
  • Implementing Human Centred Design processes
  • Application of Human Factors Integration & Human Factors Engineering in a Defence context
  • Knowledge of defence standards (00-251)
  • Conduct of core HF activities including task analysis, requirements development, user trials and Experimentation.
  • Application of physical ergonomics and use of CAD software such as Jack or RAMSIS
  • Good understanding of Systems Engineering and disciplines that interact with Human Factors (Supportability, Training, Systems) including definition and verification of HF requirements.
  • MS Office, DOORS
  • Ability to generate technical reports
  • Good planning skills
  • Customer focused
  • Effective communication skills.

Responsibilities:

  • Conduct of Human Factors Integration through the development lifecycle providing progressive assurance to the customer as per Def Stan 00-251
  • Development of User Interface prototypes and conduct of Human Centred Design.
  • Analysis and assessment of the role of the operator within the weapon system considering weapon system planning, command and control
  • Definition of HF requirements and development and maintenance of lower level detailed specifications (e.g. for HMI/HCI)
  • Conduct of User Experiments and Trials supporting system conception, development and verification taking into account operator workload and situational awareness
  • Analysis of physical ergonomics, equipment and integration into workspaces

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