Human Factors Engineering Manager

Overview

In this role you lead the Specialist Engineering Team to support national and international Special Projects, with a core focus on Human Factors, safety, and environmental aspects. You will drive design integration and deliver systems that meet user needs in high-stakes environments. You shape HF investigations, trials, and documentation to inform development. You will mentor junior engineers and propel technical direction within a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Manage application of human performance principles to human-machine systems design
• Oversee development and implementation of HF research methodologies and analysis plans for prototypes
• Collaborate with design engineers to define system design, operating, and training requirements
• Identify technological risks and conduct theoretical HF investigations with analysis plans
• Direct HF contribution to design processes and ensure effective communication of data
• Develop and implement HF design documents (HFIP, style guide, analysis reports) and use HF Defence Standards
• Advocate for HF and Specialist Engineering within the engineering process
• Use user feedback and trials to influence design decisions
• Develop solutions addressing HF design issues and balance user needs with constraints
• Mentor and develop junior staff within the team
• Present technical findings clearly in reports

Key requirements

• User centred design
• Management of HF issues and risks
• HF analyses (task analysis, error analysis, workload assessment)
• User trials and gathering user feedback
• Analyzing trial data and feedback
• Writing HF design documents and reports
• Using HF Defence Standards
• Effective communication with users and customers
• Multidisciplinary teamwork
• Direct own tasks within project direction
• Advocacy for HF in the engineering process
• Translate feedback into design development
• Record and track HF contributions
• Present data concisely in technical reports

• Strong communication with non-HF stakeholders
• Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary environment
• Leadership and mentoring of junior engineers
• Human Factors analyses (task, error, workload)
• User trials and data analysis
• HFIP and HF design documentation

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