AECOM: Associate Director - Human Factors Engineering (RAIL) — Bengaluru, KA, India

About AECOM

AECOM is an infrastructure consulting business whose employer material describes work involving transport, energy, water and the built environment. Its activities bring together planning, design, engineering, scientific work, and programme or construction management. The organisation's described projects concern the physical systems used by communities, from travel and utilities to buildings. Those activities connect technical disciplines with project delivery, supported by digital and business functions around the planning, development and management of infrastructure.

The position and its setting

AECOM lists Associate Director - Human Factors Engineering (RAIL) in Bengaluru, KA, India, under reference J10130523. The details below separate the work described by the employer from essential conditions, preferred experience and practical preparation advice.

• Employment type: Full-time
• Employer listing date: 27 May 2026
• Legal Entity: AECOM India Global Services Private Limited
• Job Family: Civil
• Brands: AECOM

Responsibilities and work described

• Leadership: the planning, execution, and integration of Human Factors activities across the full system lifecycle, from concept through to operation and maintenance
• Establishment: HF design philosophies and strategies aligned with project and regulatory requirements
• Act as technical lead on key rail and infrastructure projects, ensuring alignment with HF integration strategies and applicable standards (e.g. EN 50126, ISO 9241, RIS-7100, RSSB guidance)
• Leadership: certification planning and develop compliance strategies for HF-related system elements
• Delivery: expert input into RAMS (Reliability, Availability, Maintainability, and Safety) assurance activities
• Translate regulatory and system requirements into clear, verifiable HF design and usability criteria
• Research / execution: and review task analyses, HMI design assessments, usability testing, cognitive workload studies, and error management strategies
• Develop, review, and approve certification-related documentation (e.g., Issue Papers, Equivalent Levels of Safety, Test Plans, Design Reports)
• Oversee planning and execution of HF-related test campaigns, including fabrication, witnessing, and compliance evidence
• Interface with certification bodies and regulatory stakeholders to demonstrate compliance and resolve design queries
• Drive human-centred design within multidisciplinary teams, ensuring HF is embedded in technical decisions and design trade-offs

Essential requirements and candidate background

• Experience producing Human Factors Integration Plans, Human Factors Issue Logs and Human Factors Assessment Report and experience of conducting assessments such as Hierarchal Task Analysis
• Execute HF design development activities, including design reviews, mock-ups, simulators, and structured user feedback studies
• Master’s degree (MSc) in Human Factors, Ergonomics, or a closely related discipline
• A minimum of 12+ years’ professional experience in Human Factors, including at least 5 years in the rail or other regulated, safety-critical environments
• Significant experience applying Human Factors principles to UK and international rail programmes, with expert understanding of relevant standards (e.g., EN 50126, RIS-7100, RSSB guidance)
• Technical leadership in the delivery of HF activities, including HMI design, task and workload analysis, error management, human-system integration, and user-centred design
• Capability in interpreting and developing engineering specifications and HF compliance documentation
• UK Rail experience

Location, schedule and contract conditions

• Work arrangement: Hybrid
• Advertised location: Bengaluru, KA, India

Pay and application dates

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Practical preparation: embedded systems

Embedded-system experience should identify the device or subsystem and the constraints involved. Explain the hardware and software boundary, the tools used to investigate behaviour and the part of the implementation you owned.

Relevant skills

• ISO
• embedded systems
• maintenance
• compliance
• stakeholder management