Job Description

UX Researcher III, ARVR

Within our client's AR/VR team, they are inventing the future. They are looking for a motivated mixed-methods (qual + quant) UX researcher with excellent communication and people skills. Strong candidates will demonstrate a rigorous approach to UX research methods as well as have experience developing solution concepts and shipping consumer products. You will work with other UX researchers as well as multi-disciplinary hardware and software teams to push the boundaries of what is possible in the AR/VR product and research science spaces. 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 the product and user experience.

What You'll Do:

• Drive impact through a range of research approaches and tools (benchmarking, playtests, observation, literature reviews, contextual inquiry, interview, usability, experimentation, & survey research.
• Leverage hardware prototypes / sensors to collect user data related to human perception, human performance etc.
• Work closely with other UX researchers to help design research plans and specific studies, as well as communicate findings with stakeholders and drive impact of the work.
• Listen, take direction or feedback, and pivot quickly to continue research efforts.
• Work independently creating study plans, executing research, including data collection, data analysis, reporting, share-outs, and knowledge consolidation.
• Coordinate with teammates and run multiple studies in parallel
• Work effectively with cross-functional partners by pulling the teams together (e.g., TPM, PM, Design, Prototypers, industrial design, UX design, hardware & software engineering) to ensure our research accounts for their needs and creates a complete picture of the user experience.

Minimum Qualifications:

• MA/MS or PhD in Cognitive/Experimental Psychology, HCI, Anthropology, Human Factors, or a related field
• 3+ years of experience in applied product UX research
• Knowledge of both qualitative and quantitative research methods
• Experience with survey design and response effects
• Experience in one or more phases of the product lifecycle, from early generative research – to concept evaluation - to ship – to in-market UX research
• Passion for consumer technology

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience shipping consumer hardware and wearable technologies
• Work experience in the AR/VR space or other emerging technologies
• Strong skills in qualitative, quantitative research and analysis
• Experience with helping run software alpha/beta testing