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Job#: 3043345
Job Description:
UI/UX - UX Researcher III
Location: Redmond, Washington (Onsite)
COMPENSATION: $57 - $67 HOURLY
Role Overview
We are seeking a UX Researcher to uncover user insights and feedback that guide early research and advanced development for the future of augmented reality. The ideal candidate will demonstrate a rigorous, primarily quantitative approach to UX research with qualitative fluency and have experience developing audio-related solutions. This role involves working with multi-disciplinary hardware and software teams to advance augmented reality product and research science.
Key Responsibilities

• Design and conduct research to guide the development of novel audio-centric augmented reality and smart glasses user experiences, with a focus on hearing-related features.
• Utilize primarily quantitative UX research approaches such as lab-based experimentation, psychophysical/psychoacoustic methods, statistical analysis, and surveys, supplemented by qualitative methods.
• Work with engineering and stakeholders to shape and develop iterative perceptual evaluations.
• Support research execution as part of an on-team evaluation program, coordinating regular feature evaluation sessions.
• Evaluate and iterate on hearing features by understanding how users perceive, interact with, and benefit from augmented audio experiences.
• Translate research insights into actionable, measurable UX recommendations and drive implementation with cross-functional partners.
• Independently complete research, including data collection, data analysis, and reporting.

Required Qualifications
Education: MS in Human Factors, Cognitive Psychology, Neuropsychology, Perceptual Psychology, Speech and Hearing Sciences, or a related UX field.
Experience: 2+ years of experience conducting applied research on consumer products with an emphasis on lab-based and remote quantitative methods in an industry setting. 1+ years of experience working in cross-functional teams.
Technical Skills:

• Strong foundation in quantitative research, including experimental design, inferential statistics, and data visualization.
• Experience conducting lab-based perceptual or behavioral studies in an audio-related field (e.g., hearing science, audio quality evaluation, spatial audio).
• Proficiency with standardized perceptual/audio evaluation methodologies (e.g., MUSHRA, paired comparisons, adaptive staircase procedures).
• Experience developing and implementing custom research metrics or scoring frameworks.
• Experience with qualitative research methods (e.g., interviews, usability studies).

Preferred Qualifications

• PhD in Human Factors, Cognitive Psychology, Neuropsychology, Perceptual Psychology, Speech and Hearing Sciences, or a related UX field.
• 2+ years of experience conducting attitudinal or behavioral research with audio and audio-related devices.
• Experience using psychophysical/psychoacoustic methods.
• Experience creating novel evaluation metrics and implementing them programmatically (e.g., Python, R, MATLAB).
• Advanced proficiency in statistical analysis and data visualization (e.g., R, Python).
• Experience working on hearing-related topics in research or applied settings.
• Prior experience in qualitative methods, including interviews and usability tests.

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