User Experience Researcher

About the role

The Human Factors Engineer / UX Researcher will apply user-centered design principles to develop audio products, focusing on mixed methods research to inform design decisions.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute mixed methods studies on product fit and comfort in Apple's labs, covering the full research lifecycle from formative exploration through validation.
• Analyze quantitative and qualitative data, including human perception, anthropometric, photogrammetry, and hardware characterization data, then translate findings into clear, actionable design recommendations.
• Partner directly with design, engineering, and acoustics teams to inform product decisions.

Requirements

• 5+ years industry experience with mixed methods research focused on comfort, fit, or ergonomic interaction with products.
• Bachelor's degree required (Master's or doctorate preferred) with a concentration or extensive work in human factors, industrial engineering, cognitive engineering, human-computer interaction, or experimental psychology.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to distill research insights into concise presentations for engineers and designers.
• Expertise in mixed methods research, including rigorous experimental design, usability studies, interview techniques, and psychophysical or perception-scaling methods (e.g., JND, Likert scales), with the ability to analyze and visualize data across quantitative and qualitative sources.
• Experience with photogrammetry or similar 3D scanning and geometric data pipelines.
• Experience with interpreting hardware characterization data (e.g. force, pressure, retention, contact mapping) and connecting it to human outcomes.
• Experience working independently with minimal oversight, exercising sound judgment across the full research lifecycle.
• Equivalent experience with general wearable ergonomics (headwear, footwear, apparel, or other body worn products) is also acceptable.
• Experience with CAD and modeling techniques used by collaborators (e.g. FEA, parametric modeling) is a nice to have.

Skills

• Expertise leveraging anthropometric data in conjunction with human perception data to extract design insights.

Benefits

• H1B sponsorship available.

Pay

• Competitive compensation package.

Schedule

• Full-time position.

Company Overview

OSI Engineering is a premier Staff Augmentation and Managed Services partner for today's tech leaders and tomorrow's luminaries. Founded in 2010, it is headquartered in Campbell, California, USA, with a workforce of 201-500 employees. For more information, visit www.osiengineering.com.

Company H1B Sponsorship

OSI Engineering has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 3 in 2026, 13 in 2025, 7 in 2024, 11 in 2023, 5 in 2022, 4 in 2021, and 4 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.