Warwick, United Kingdom | Posted on 10/06/2024
We are looking for a humanfactors specialist to join our award-winning, multi-disciplinary, productdevelopment team.
We are searching for a veryspecial individual who shares a passion for both creativity and scientificrigour. We need someone who is comfortable with ambiguity and uncertainty.Someone who considers, and clearly articulates, the needs of a wide range ofusers to the wider project team. We are looking for someone who thrives in ateam, but can also work autonomously. As a Human Factors Specialist, you wouldbe expected to plan, and potentially lead, the human factors elements of arange of projects.
The role will involve supportingproduct development projects across our four sectors (Medical & scientific,Transport, Consumer, and Industrial commercial). These projects will bediverse, covering everything from toothbrushes to trains. Recent examplesinclude next generation of connected medical devices, large-scale machines fortreating cancer, automotive HMIs, aircraft cockpits, train cabs and interiors,and sustainable packaging solutions for the world’s leading FMCG brands.Through all these projects, our common purpose is to deliver commerciallysuccessful product design for our clients that both improves the lives ofpeople and the impact on our planet.
WHAT WE OFFER
- Theopportunity to work collaboratively with talented colleagues onfascinating design and development projects with global impact, oftenseeing the design through from initial specification to launch
- Theopportunity to work with some of the world’s most exciting and innovativebrands and companies, including Bentley, GSK, Hitachi, Reckitt,Rolls-Royce and Sanofi to tackle some of the most challenging issues
- Theopportunity to work in a Registered Consultancy of the UK CharteredInstitute of Ergonomics & Human Factors (CIEHF) with the support ofworld-leading experts
- Agreat work life balance, with paid overtime for the occasions when extrahelp is needed
- Theopportunity to grow with regular professional and technical developmentopportunities
WHAT WE EXPECT
- Aformal qualification in Human Factors, User Centred Design or similar(e.g. BSc, MSc, PhD)
- Experienceof applying human factors tools within multidisciplinary teams
- Experienceof planning and facilitating user studies
- Exceptionalcommunication skills (on paper and in person)
- Willingnessto travel (when safe to do so)
- Excellenttime management skills, and the ability to split time across multipleprojects
WHAT WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE
- Experienceof leading the human factors aspects of a project (planning and conductingin-depth interviews, facilitating workshops, conducting desk-basedassessments of design concepts)
- Experienceof working in a creative environment (e.g. a design consultancy orin-house design team)
- Experienceof developing medical devices (an understanding of FDA human factorsguidelines,IEC62366 and the latest MDR requirements)
- Experienceof working in highly regulated environments (e.g. rail, nuclear, etc.)
- Evidenceof being a human factors evangelist – experience of supporting others indeveloping an understanding of the importance of human factors
- Experiencesupporting business development, including meeting with potential clients,and supporting the preparation of proposal documents
- Membershipof a recognised Human Factors professional body (e.g. CIEHF, HFES) orworking towards it
- Astrong technical understanding (ideally with a qualification inEngineering and/or Design)
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