Principal Human Factors

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

**About the team**

We are offering this opportunity to be based in Brisbane at our Military Vehicle Centre of Excellence (MILVEHCOE) in Redbank, or in our Melbourne Office. This is an exciting time to join RDA as we continue to ramp up activities to support Land 400

**About the role**

The Principal Human Factors role is responsible for ensuring that RDA’s Human Factors capability is fit for purpose and continuously improved. You would be responsible for training, tools, processes, methods and mentoring your team This includes supporting design and through-life-support activities with advice and assurance to meet contracted human factors requirements.

As **Principal Human Factors, **you can anticipate some of your day-to-day tasks to include:

- Further development of the RDA Human Engineering capability in accordance with the business needs;
- Create/improve and implement RDA’s Human Factors processes, methods, tools, templates to best practices standards;
- Conduct human factors assurance, analyses, studies, experiments, simulations, tests, and demonstrations and summarise the results into design recommendations and requirements;
- Provide expert advice to design departments for achieving compliance to contractual requirements wrt Human Factors; and
- Develop suitable acceptance test plans and procedures to verify that the human engineering requirements of the Contract have been achieved.

WHAT QUALIFICATIONS YOU SHOULD HAVE

**What are we looking for?**

Rheinmetall seeks applicants who exemplify our Company’s values of **Safety, Partnering, Openness, Respect and Trust**. This creates a workplace environment where employees value each other, live up to their promises and communicate openly.

The experience and skillset best suited to this role includes:

- Tertiary qualification in relevant discipline;
- Substantial proven experience in a Senior Human Factors position;
- Knowledge and proven experience with Human Factors in projects;
- Ability to travel internationally and interstate, when required; and
- Must hold or be eligible to obtain an Australian Government Security Clearance

WHAT WE OFFER YOU
- Have a long weekend every second week with a 9 day working fortnight
- Working in a great team and with exciting products
- State of the art facilities with onsite subsidized cafeteria
- Internal incentive and referral program
- Opportunity for career development and further training
- Strong links to our global Rheinmetall community
- Opportunity to work on major projects such as LAND 400
- Attractive Remuneration package with salary sacrificing & novated leases
- Flexibility in workplace settings offering opportunities to work in multiple locations
- Corporate discounts with gyms, private health funds and various car dealerships
- Employee Assistance Program to support our employees and their families overall wellbeing

WHO WE ARE

Rheinmetall Defence Australia (RDA) is a major Defence company with operations across Australia and New Zealand delivering specialist Defence capability to the Australian Defence Force and New Zealand Defence Force. RDA is a subsidiary of Rheinmetall, a global technology group based in Dusseldorf, Germany. RDA is a trusted partner to the ADF through its three divisions - Vehicle Systems, Electronics Solutions and Weapon and Ammunition. RDA is rapidly growing its Australian footprint to deliver system solutions and capabilty to the ADF in the areas of mobility, lethality, reconnaissance, protection and sustainment.

Rheinmetall recognises the strength that comes with employee diversity. We are commited to providing an inclusive work environment where each employee is treated fairly and respectfully. Diversity is critical to our ability to work sucessfully as a team regardless of borders, language or culture. Our workforce includes employees of varying gender, age, race and ethnicity, professional and cultural background.
- As an integrated technology group with more than 25,000 employees worldwide, the listed Rheinmetall AG stands for a strong, internationally successful company that operates in various markets with an innovative range of products and services. As a renowned development partner and direct supplier to the global automotive industry and a leading international systems provider for security technology, Rheinmetall draws on its high level of expertise in its basic technologies to address long-term megatrends, identify viable new markets with high growth potential and develop innovative solutions for a safe and liveable future. The focus on sustainability is an integral part of Rheinmetall's strategy. The company aims to achieve CO2 neutrality by 2035.