Steve Harmer

Head of Human Factors, MBDA UK

Steve Harmer recently joined MBDA UK as Head of Human Factors. After graduating from Portsmouth Polytechnic in 1986 with a degree in Production Engineering, he went on to gain a MSc in Work Design and Ergonomics from Birmingham University before joining BAE Military Aircraft Division in 1987. Steve worked as a Human Factors Engineer on Sea Harrier FA2, Tornado ADV, Hawk 100/200 and Nimrod MRA4. He joined the BAE Systems Advanced Technology Centre in 1994 where he continued to support company projects across all military services, covering a wide spectrum of HF activities from HFI management to human performance assessment. In addition he was involved in a range of research activities including the development of decision-support aids to counter terrorism threats to civilian aircraft, novel HCI technologies for military and civil flightdecks and operator involvement in effects-based operations.

Steve was Chair of the pan-BAE Systems HFI Special Interest Group for 7 years before joining MBDA UK.