Vehicle Human Factors/Ergonomic Programme Leader Competive rate depending on experience - Gaydon (890702)

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Vehicle Human Factors/Ergonomic Programme Leader Competive rate depending on experience
Gaydon, Warwickshire, England

Vehicle Human Factors /Ergonomic Programme Leader Competive rate depending on experience

Specific areas of Responsibility include:
- Work from concept through key development gateways to deliver robust customer requirements.
- Take project management responsibility for development of the Human Machine Interface, Accommodation and Usability for specific new vehicle programmes,
- Develop and set targets, develop the vehicle concept with Design, Marketing and Engineering, evaluate and develop Vehicle design via User trial and Expert evaluation,
- Ensure adherence to relevant standards, lead problem resolution and validate delivery throughout the vehicle design and development process
- Report status using formal documentation and represent HMI/Human Factors / Ergonomics Attributes for the programme team.

Experience Required
- Sound understanding of good Human Factors and Ergonomic design principles for Occupant Package and User Interface.
- Ability to coordinate and run user trials to gather objective data to support Business decision making and detail design
- Statistical analysis, problem solving and root-cause analysis including idea generation and issue resolution.
- Clear and concise communicator
- Ability to produce formal documentation to a professional standard.
- Proven ability to manage multiple projects and deliver to short timescales and deadlines.
Self-motivated and able to work unsupervised within the local team and interfacing across business functions.
- Competitor research/benchmarking (physical and web-based) and Quality data analysis

Experience preferred
Human Factors / Ergonomics role within a Consumer led Product Development environment to include concept development, assessment and user trialling

Preferred
- Human Factors / Ergonomics role within Vehicle design environment.
Awareness of product development process including Design for Manufacture
- Familiarity with Premium automotive sector, products and features.

Degree Qualified, you will be part of the team developing Ergonomic, Human Factor/HMI techniques

This role is based at Gaydon, but may require some working at Whitley.

Applicants MUST have proof of immediate and valid eligibility to work full time in the UK.

To discuss this Automotive Human Factors /Ergonomic/HMI Program Leader role please call John Williams at Jonathan Lee Contracts on 01268 889250 john.williams@jonlee.co.uk

Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Contracts are those of an Employment Business.