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UI/UX - UX Researcher IV

Syntricate Technologies

Seattle, WA

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JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$50–$60 Per Hour
JOB TYPE
Full-time
SKILLS
Analysis Skills, Biomechanics, Biomedical Engineering, Cognitive Science, Communication Skills, Computer Engineering, Conduct Studies, Customer/Client Research, Data Sets, Electroencephalography (EEG), Ergonomics, Hardware Development, Human Factors, Human-Computer Interaction, Industrial Design, Industrial Engineering, Leadership, Philosophy, Privacy Controls, Product Design, Product Development, Product Lifecycle, Product Management, Product Shipments, Product Strategy, Prototyping, Psychology, Research & Development (R&D), Research Skills, Scientific Research, Statistical Modeling, Technical Research, Test Design, Testing, User Interface/Experience (UI/UX)
LOCATION
Seattle, WA
POSTED
30+ days ago
UI/UX - UX Researcher IV Seattle, WA - Hybrid 3x per week 12+ Months Web Cam Interview $50-60/Hr on W2 Job Description: Hardware UX researchers and human factors specialists are responsible for delivering technical expertise in areas like cognition, perception, biomechanics, and ergonomics, partnering with hardware engineering and industrial design to build best in class devices. The role will be responsible for developing foundational data sets and research-based, durable design principles to influence hardware development today and in the future, as well as conducting studies to directly inform product design and strategy. Strong candidates will demonstrate a rigorous and creative approach to scientific research methods as well as have experience shipping hardware products. Ultimately, your expertise and ingenuity in research must do more than just contribute to knowledge you must also be skilled at driving measurable positive impact on product and the user experience. Responsibilities Define and establish cognitive, perceptual, and ergonomic insights and frameworks that help us understand tradeoffs & dependencies across business, experience, & technology workstreams Conduct research using a wide variety of qualitative and some quantitative methods to create actionable insights across the product development lifecycle, including human factors evaluation and testing of designs and early prototypes, as well as UX evaluation and testing of more mature prototypes Work closely with partners (hardware engineering, industrial design, product management, privacy & security, and more) to ensure the product team is moving forward with a clear understand of the user problem space Effectively communicate with and present findings to a variety of audiences from product teams to executive leadership Minimum Qualifications Bachelor's degree with 7+ years' of relevant experience in user experience, applied research and/or product research and development or a Master's degree and 5+ years' relevant experience, or PhD and 2+ year relevant experience Relevant experience within user experience, applied research setting and/or product research and development Interest in and experience executing hands-on, primary research Experience translating research findings into strategic narratives Preferred Qualifications Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in relevant Human Factors and behavioural research areas such as cognitive science, HCI, industrial engineering, biomedical engineering, perceptual psychology, kinematics & biomechanics, or related fields Experience shipping consumer and wearable devices Experience combining qualitative and quantitative user data into cohesive insights Experience with wearable devices and inward/outward facing sensing technologies (e.g., eye-tracking, EMG, SLAM) Experience with experimental methodology, inferential statistics and modeling, kinematics analysis, EMG, EEG, eye-tracking and other approaches to measuring human performance

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