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Job Title: Senior Human Factors Engineer Location: Glascoed, South Wales Salary: £53,928 What you'll be doing: Providing Human Factors Integration support in the design of products and processes by tailoring and estimating the required human factors work, capturing and managing requirements, risks, and opportunities, offering design guidance, conducting testing and evaluation, and supporting acceptance and review Planning and executing quantitative and qualitative human factors assessments (human error, workload, situation awareness, ergonomic analysis, and usability) Creating procedure documentation to formalise human factors working practices Providing advice on the usability of standard operating procedures and exchange of critical information Identifying and implementing new initiatives and implement new initiatives Scoping and managing how and when work will be conducted Your skills and experiences: Essential: Human Factors/Ergonomics/Psychology degree qualified Chartered, or qualified to become chartered through a relevant institution (e.g. CIEHF) Knowledge and experience of human factors methods involved in safety assessments Desirable: Familiarity with relevant governance documents and best practice Knowledge and experience of the human factors methods involved in safety assessment for high hazard processes Benefits: As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive. The Human Factors team: Join our team and support your journey to achieving chartership within the appropriate Human Factors body while continuing to develop and champion Human Factors within BAE Systems Land UK. You'll have the opportunity to share best practices and lead this specialist team within our Central Engineering function. With the chance to engage with other Human Factors Specialists, you can enjoy a four-day working week and play a pivotal role in advancing Human Factors within the business. This role offers excellent career prospects and the chance to make a significant impact. Why BAE Systems? This is a place where you'll be able to make a real difference. You'll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you'll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments. Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting check. Closing Date: 6th January 2025 We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.