Senior Engineer Human Factors

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Job Title: Senior Engineer (Human Factors)Location: Plymouth, UK - Hybrid - Working from home and part-time options availableCompensation: £46,589 - £52,118 + benefitsRole Type: Full time / Permanent Role ID: SF 49380Amplify your impactAt Babcock were working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Senior Engineer (Human Factors) at our Devonport site.As an international defence company, we support and enhance our customers defence and security capabilities and critical assets, meeting their requirements of value for money, increased availability, modernisation and flexibility.Babcock International and Devonport The Senior Engineer (Human Factors) role is based within our Devonport Royal Dockyard business area.Working at Devonport puts the best of the South West at your fingertips. Amazing scenery, vibrant towns and numerous leisure opportunities - Its why Devon and Cornwall are such a desirable place to live and work.Comprising of 14 dry docks, four miles of waterfront and 25 tidal berths, Devonport is the base for numerous surface vessels as well as the base and refit centre for the Royal Navys nuclear-powered submarines. Devonport has also recently been selected asthe base port for the Navys new Type 26 frigates and will become the maintenance centre for the future submarine programme.For more than a century, Babcock, the Aerospace and Defence Company, has been trusted to deliver bespoke, highly-skilled engineering services. We help customers in the UK and around the world to improve the capability, reliability and availability of theirmost critical assets within the four market sectors of Marine, Land, Aviation, and Nuclear, underpinned by a deep understanding of technology integration, unique infrastructure and specialist training.The roleThe difference our new Senior Engineer (Human Factors) will makeAs a Senior Engineer (Human Factors), youll have a role thats out of the ordinary. This is an opportunity to experience a broad diversity of work within human factors, enhancing your skills and knowledge to progress within Babcock.Day to day, youll lead a small team to Support Engineers and other scientific disciplines operating in the high hazard nuclear regulated industry. This will include supporting the design development of both new and existing site systems, processes and facilities.Youll provide human factors input into the nuclear safety assessment process and support the successful implementation (including validation) of the human performance elements of the safety case within the operational business setting.At Babcock, we have a history of helping talent go far. With our track record of innovation, youll continually develop your knowledge and expertise.We offer flexible working to give people more options to better integrate their work and personal life, whilst ensuring that business needs are met. This role provides hybrid working arrangements with the opportunity for either home based or office-basedworking.Essential experience* First degree in Psychology plus MSc in Occupational Psychology, Applied Psychology or, Industrial Psychologyor* Ergonomics based discipline or an engineering degree with high psychological / ergonomics content (or equivalent).* Working towards Registered Member of the Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors or as a Chartered Member of the British Psychological Society with experience of working in the human factors field within high hazard industries.* You will need to satisfy security requirements. This may require you to hold or be eligible/capable of achieving Security Check (SC) clearance.What we offerGenerous benefits including:* Generous holiday allowance of 25 days plus bank holidays * Reservist in the armed forces receive 10 days special paid leave * Matched contribution pension scheme up to 8% of salary, with life assurance* Employee share scheme - save tax and national insurance on shares, with 1 free share per 10 purchased* Employee shopping savings portal* Employment development allowance - £125 per year* Payment of Professional Fees* Reward and Recognition Scheme linked to Health and Safety* Working from home and flexible work patterns * Employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing * Flexible benefits, including cycle to work scheme, discounts and our Share Ownership Scheme* Autonomy. Trusted and empowered to be at your bestBabcock International For over 130 years, we have helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal. Change begins with our people and our shared Principles: be curious; becourageous; own and deliver; think: outcomes; collaborate; and be kind. These values not only guide the way we work, but also our efforts to reach net-zero carbon. Yes, our ambitions are big, but together, we can achieve them.