Senior Human Factors Engineer

Job Description

Job Title: Senior Human Factors Engineer

Location: Warton – We offer a range flexible and hybrid working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: £56,766+ Dependent of experience

What you’ll be doing

• Conduct Human Factors Integration and Human Centred Design activities through the development lifecycle, including: determining the role of the human in complex systems; physical workspace design and human machine interface design
• Conduct comprehensive assessments within high-fidelity simulation and operational environments, engaging directly with end users including pilots, maintainers, trainers and support specialists across the Future Combat Air Systems Programme. Produce clear, structured verbal and written reports, delivering actionable insights to a diverse range of technical and senior stakeholders
• Technically manage several projects, including problem definition, task breakdown & delegation, and schedule adherence with available resources (people & facilities).
• Create an effective and efficient technical team capable of delivering against the agreement programme of work along with Coaching and mentoring less experienced team members identifying development opportunities and building confidence
• Conduct cutting edge research into new and novel technologies

Your skills and experiences

Essential

• Demonstrated experience in design, development and evaluation of complex systems
• Experience of managing technical work e.g. task breakdown, scheduling, resourcing, reporting
• Degree or equivalent in Human Factors or related subject (e.g. psychology or user centred design)
• Confidence in presenting information to a wide variety of stakeholders along with Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Desirable

• Holds Chartership or Senior / Full / Accredited membership status with a relevant professional body such as the Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors (CIEHF)
• Experience in compliance within defence or highly regulated industry regulatory standards e.g. JSP 912/Def Stan 00-251
• Coaching and developing others

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

The BAE Systems Human Factors Centre of Expertise operates as an internal consultancy supporting the full breadth of the Air sector’s products and services. We are at the forefront of delivering Human Factors integration across some of the most complex and technologically advanced defence programmes in the world.

We are seeking experienced Senior Human Factors Practitioners to join our team in Warton, working on high-profile programmes including Eurofighter Typhoon, Tempest and the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP).

In this role, you will act as an internal consultant and Subject Matter Expert, partnering with multidisciplinary teams to embed Human Factors principles across the product lifecycle. You will influence design decisions, provide specialist guidance, and ensure optimal human-system integration across cutting-edge air platforms.

Joining our team means contributing to aircraft and systems that will remain in service for over 40 years, continuously evolving to maintain and enhance our customers’ air defence capabilities.

This role offers exposure to complex, world-leading programmes, collaboration with senior stakeholders, and opportunities for travel across the UK and internationally.

If you are enthusiastic, forward-thinking and motivated by solving complex human-system challenges, we would love to hear from you.

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 of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and 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 checks.

Closing Date 12th March 2026

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.

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