Role Title

HFI Specialist

Role Description

As a Human Factors Specialist supporting, you will report to the Lead HFI Specialist and assist them in delivering User-Centred Design activities.

This could include: assessing Commercial-Off-The-Shelf equipment against system requirements / user needs; engaging with users to understand their goals and tasks; conducting detailed analyses to understand cognitive workload and human error; anthropometric assessment and workspace/workstation design; working with other engineering functions and disciplines to support their tasks.

Key activities

· Support Vigilant lead HFI specialist in the conduct of human factors activities and integration of HF into the TRINITY design

· Work with end user groups and HF stakeholders in workshops, trials and User-Centred Design activities

· Conduct analyses such as persona development, task analysis and usability assessment

· Assess prototypes/mock-ups of TRINITY hardware and software solutions

· Produce reports and input to customer deliverables.

Skills required

As a minimum, this role requires you to have:

· A recognised degree or equivalent qualification in Human Factors, Ergonomics or Psychology

· Registered membership of the Chartered Institute of Human Factors (or eligibility for CIEHF Chartership via an equivalent body)

· At least five years' experience of applying Human Factors methods in defence or safety-critical industry

· Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team on complex system integration and development projects