Human Factors Engineer

Human Factors Engineer

Programme: TRINITY

Location:

christchurch
hybrid working 3 days on site

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Human Factors Engineer to join our growing team and support the TRINITY programme - a large, complex and high-profile project delivering next-generation capability.

Reporting to the Human Factors Integration (HFI) Manager, you will play a key role in delivering User-Centred Design and Human Factors Integration activities, ensuring that systems, equipment and work spaces are designed around the people who use them.

This role offers a rare opportunity to shape Human Factors within a major programme and have a genuine impact on system design, safety and operational effectiveness.

What You'll Be Doing

As a Human Factors Engineer, your responsibilities will include:

Supporting the lead HFI specialist in delivering Human Factors activities and integration across the TRINITY programme

Working directly with end users and key stakeholders through workshops, trials and User-Centred Design activities

Assessing Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) equipment against system requirements and user needs

Evaluating prototypes and mock-ups of TRINITY hardware and software solutions

Conducting detailed analyses including:

Task analysis

Human error analysis

Usability and workload assessments

Supporting system integration testing and verification activities

Producing high-quality reports and contributing to customer deliverables

What We're Looking For

Essential Experience & Knowledge

Minimum 5 years' experience applying Human Factors methods within defence or another safety-critical industry

Strong background in Human Factors Integration within complex systems

Key Skills

Proven experience working to Def Stan 00-251

Comfortable working within multi-disciplinary engineering teams on complex integration and development programmes

Qualifications

Bachelor's or Master's degree (or equivalent) in Human Factors, Ergonomics, Psychology, or Engineering (with demonstrable HF experience)

Registered member of the Chartered Institute of Ergonomics & Human Factors (CIEHF) or eligible for chartership via an equivalent body

About the Team

You will join the TRINITY project team of over 100 people, working alongside a highly specialised Human Factors function - currently a small, focused team of two - giving you exceptional visibility, influence and ownership across the programme