# Human Factors Engineer

**Company**: GSK
**Location**: Ware, Hertfordshire
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: mid
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

Join GSK as a Human Factors Engineer and help design easy-to-use and safe healthcare solutions.

You will work closely with cross-functional teams to understand user needs and bring these insights into the design process.

Responsibilities:

- Lead human-centred design activities throughout all stages of device development to ensure products meet user needs.

- Plan and execute user studies to gather meaningful feedback.

- Conduct user-related risk assessments and integrate findings into design decisions to improve safety and usability.

- Work closely with engineers, regulatory, clinical, and quality teams to solve design and regulatory challenges.

- Manage relationships and communications with external vendors and internal stakeholders to support project goals.

- Contribute to regulatory documentation by preparing clear, accurate sections related to human factors and usability.

Basic Qualifications:

- Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Human Factors, or a related field.

- Proven experience applying human factors engineering principles in medical device or combination product development.

- Understanding of human factors regulatory guidelines such as IEC 62366 and FDA usability requirements.

- Experience planning and conducting human factors studies.

- Strong communication skills to work effectively within cross-functional teams and with external partners.

Preferred Qualifications:

- Experience with global regulatory submissions and authoring sections of human factors files.

- Ability to analyse user data and translate insights into clear design improvements.

- Familiarity with design for manufacture principles.

- Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.

- Evidence of being a proactive team player who adapts well to changing priorities.

- High attention to detail and commitment to quality.

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## Skills

### Required
- Mechanical Engineering
- Biomedical Engineering
- Human Factors
- IEC 62366
- FDA usability requirements
- human factors engineering principles

### Nice to have
- global regulatory submissions
- design for manufacture principles
- organisational skills
- proactive team player
- high attention to detail

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