Human Factors & Ergonomics Engineer (Control Systems)

• Support usability studies, operator workshops, and user engagement activities.
• Gather and analyse feedback from operators, maintainers, and other stakeholders.
• Participate in design reviews and facilitate discussions to ensure operational needs are understood and addressed.
• Communicate Human Factors considerations clearly and pragmatically to technical and non-technical audiences.

• Contribute to Human Factors verification and validation activities.
• Support testing activities to ensure systems meet usability and performance requirements.
• Assist in identifying potential human error risks and contribute to mitigation strategies.
• Support safety assurance activities where Human Factors evidence is required.

• Produce Human Factors documentation including:
• Assessments
• Reports
• Analyses
• Supporting evidence and recommendations
• Ensure Human Factors outputs are aligned with project standards and engineering processes.
• Support traceability between user requirements, design solutions, and verification activities.

• Participate in workshops, technical reviews, and stakeholder meetings.
• Collaborate with clients, end users, operational teams, and engineering disciplines to understand system usage and operational contexts.
• Support effective communication of Human Factors principles across project teams.
• A degree in Ergonomics, Human Factors, Psychology, or a related discipline.
• Registered member of the CIEHF, working towards, or interested in, professional accreditation (Chartership).
• Good understanding of Human Factors and ergonomics principles and their application to complex systems.
• Knowledge of Human Factors Integration (HFI) methodologies.
• Understanding of the systems engineering lifecycle, including: Requirements capture System design Verification Validation
• Requirements capture
• System design
• Verification
• Validation
• Experience considering: Human performance Usability Operator workload Human error reduction
• Human performance
• Usability
• Operator workload
• Human error reduction
• Ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Strong analytical and structured problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to present Human Factors concepts clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience preparing technical reports and supporting documentation.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and facilitation skills.
• Ability to adapt to changing project priorities and environments.
• Experience working within railway systems or other operational control environments.
• Knowledge of Human Reliability Analysis (HRA) techniques.
• Familiarity with safety assurance processes and safety case development.
• Experience conducting usability testing and task analysis activities.
• Understanding of relevant Human Factors standards and guidance.
• Working towards Chartered Ergonomist status or other professional accreditation.
• Experience supporting operational trials and end-user evaluations.
• Awareness of control room design, HMI principles, and human-machine interaction.
• Familiarity with systems engineering tools and requirements management processes.
• Experience supporting Human Factors activities within engineering or complex system environments.
• Experience contributing to requirements definition and user-centred design activities.
• Exposure to usability assessments, operator engagement, or user research activities.
• Experience supporting verification and validation activities.
• Experience working alongside systems, software, or safety engineering teams.
• Exposure to safety-critical or highly regulated industries is advantageous, including: Rail Aerospace Defence Automotive Energy Industrial control systems
• Rail
• Aerospace
• Defence
• Automotive
• Energy
• Industrial control systems
• Collaborative working environment – we stand shoulder to shoulder with our clients and our peers through good times and challenges
• We empower all passionate technology loving professionals by allowing them to expand their skills and take part in inspiring projects
• Expleo Academy - enables you to acquire and develop the right skills by delivering a suite of accredited training courses
• Competitive company benefits
• Always working as one team, our people are not afraid to think big and challenge the status quo
• As a Disability Confident Committed Employer we have committed to: Ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible Communicating and promoting vacancies Offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job Anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required Supporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long-term health condition, enabling them to stay in work at least one activity that will make a difference for disabled people
• Ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible
• Communicating and promoting vacancies
• Offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job
• Anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required
• Supporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long-term health condition, enabling them to stay in work at least one activity that will make a difference for disabled people

“We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age”.

We treat everyone fairly and equitably across the organisation, including providing any additional support and adjustments needed for everyone to thrive