SSP Data User Studies Research Engineer
Apple
Cupertino, CA, USA
Posted on Nov 9, 2024
Summary
Posted:
Role Number:200577892
We seek a passionate team player that will be an integral part of the team’s continued success and growth within the HID organization. The successful candidate will have a proactive and positive approach with the ability to work autonomously, collaboratively and thoroughly on a range of confidential and time-sensitive assignments. In this role you will design and moderate user study sessions to support the software, firmware and algorithm design and validation of input mechanisms on various hardware products. Does an exciting, multifaceted, fast-paced environment catch your attention? Do you like puzzles and determining solutions that are not obvious? Terrific! Consider joining us!
Description
User Studies Research Engineer will work multi-functionally with various teams to plan and execute study protocols, assist in study setup, coordinate surveys, and collect quantitative and qualitative data. This individual will be an integral player in defining how to provide the best participant experience across our studies. - Develop correspondence, recruit and schedule study participants - Identify inefficiencies and streamline project-related databases and processes - Own space utilization and coordinate study environment use, setup, and maintenance - Manage and maintain study documents and electronic data - Use and maintain hardware prototypes - Facilitate one-on-one or large-group sessions individually and as a team. - Able to produce significant visualizations and summaries of the data, and optimally present results to different audiences and across multiple media formats - Organized, highly attentive to detail, and manages time well
Minimum Qualifications
- Experience with defining new measures to evaluate user experience, study design and research requirements
- Demonstrated success with schedules, task management, facilities, purchasing, device set-up and day-to-day operations of the role
- Experience planning, and executing small to mid range—scale human/user data collection studies
- Familiarity with research methodologies
- B.S. degree and minimum of 10 years of relevant experience.
Key Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
- Ability to acquire familiarity with emergent technologies
- Strong interpersonal skills and a passion for working with people, with an ability to build multi-functional relationships
- Bachelors degree or equivalent experience in behavioral sciences or customer-facing professions
- 5+ years experience with human subjects research
- Demonstrated ability to anticipate needs and changes, then react with the best interest of the business in mind
- Agile Project Management
- Excellent organization skills, attention to detail, ability to balance multiple tasks in a fast-paced and time-sensitive environment
- Ability to influence others; handle conflict appropriately, know when to delegate issues upward and when to apply common sense
- Excellent written and verbal skills and strong sense of professionalism
- Extraordinary work ethic while balancing the needs of the individuals and the business
- Ability to work autonomously on assignments and handle sensitive and confidential information with integrity, discretion and upmost secrecy
Education & Experience
Additional Requirements
Pay & Benefits
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