Senior Human Factors Engineer
- Employer
- Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE)
- Location
- Berkshire, Reading, England
- Salary
- £42650 - £65000 per annum
- Closing date
- 23 Feb 2023
- Reference
- R17220
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- Discipline
- Other
- Sector
- Defence
- Job Type
- Engineering Manager
Job Details

Working for one of the area's largest employers and enjoying an excellent work/life balance, you will lead the Human Factors input to the design and assessment of AWE's facilities and processes as part of a multi-disciplinary engineering team.
Senior Human Factors Engineer
Location: Reading / Basingstoke Area
Salary: £42,650 - £65,000 (depending on your suitability and level of experience)
AWE (one of the best 25 big companies to work for in the UK) offers an attractive array of benefits which include:
Market leading contributory pension scheme
Generous holiday entitlement 270 hours a year (inclusive of Bank Holidays) plus every other Friday off
Flexible working hours
Salary sacrifice scheme
Consideration for either full time or part time hours. Just let us know on your application if you wish to work part time
Relocation package available (terms & conditions apply)
Your responsibilities will include:
Provide an Intelligent Customer interface with Regulators at a project level
Provide subject matter expertise to Design and Peer review
Promote Human Factors Review Learn and Improve
Lead the production of Human Factors assessments and other technical inputs to the design process and to safety cases and safety documentation for a range of facilities including radioactive, explosives and chemical plant
Lead Human Factors research relating to AWE's activities
Whilst not considered a check list, we will expect candidates to be able to demonstrate:
A strong background in delivering Human Factors design and engineering solutions in safety critical or regulated industries
A broad technical experience of Human Factors methods, tools and techniques
Experience of applying human factors methods in a dynamic, multi-disciplined environment
Higher education qualification in relevant a discipline (Engineering, Science, Ergonomics, Phycology etc)
Ability to manage both technical and non-technical stakeholder relationships
Candidates must be willing and able to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance for the role.
Company
We’re looking for talented and ambitious people to join us in our work at the forefront of nuclear defence engineering, science and technology.
To work at AWE is to play a valuable part in keeping our country safe and secure.
Working at AWE gives you access to exceptional technologies, facilities and projects no ordinary company can provide – and the support of world-class professionals at every stage of your career.
- Website
- https://careers.awe.co.uk/
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