Apple posted a job you might be interested in April 02, 2015 at 08:03AM

Apple



Human Factors Engineer / User Experience Researcher

San Francisco Bay Area, US - Consumer Electronics

Apple is looking for a hardware human factors engineer and/or researcher to apply user-centered design principles to product research, design, and development of hardware products.



Key Qualifications

• Candidates must be able to work independently and excel in a dynamic, hands-on, cross-functional and creative corporate environment.


• Ideal candidates will possess an energetic personality with excellent communication and interpersonal skills, attention to detail, patience, and aesthetic sensibility.


• This position requires strengths in creating thorough design of experiments, utilizing the scientific method, performing statistical analyses, and visualizing information.

Description



Apply Human Factors Engineering (HFE) techniques and principles at all phases of product/technology development.

Exercise independent judgement in development of study methodology, data collection efforts, data analysis, conclusions, and design recommendations.

Develop user study criteria and detailed methodology for hardware user interface testing for several concurrent projects.

Conduct user-centered research and evaluation for design concept models on a diverse user population utilizing experimental data, anthropometric databases, and scientific publications.

Conduct statistical and qualitative analysis of data and provide clear and concise feedback to teams in a timely manner.

Collaborate cross-functionally with design, engineering, and product development groups.

Maintain an active working knowledge of worldwide human factors publications, standards, and both cognitive & physical heuristics.



Education



Bachelor's degree required, (master's/doctorate preferred) with a concentration or extensive work in human factors, industrial engineering, cognitive engineering, experimental psychology, and/or human-computer interaction.



Additional Requirements



Relevant experience in hardware human factors and/or consumer product usability evaluation preferred.



No salary provided



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