UX Researcher

About Applied Intuition Applied Intuition, Inc. is powering the future of physical AI. Founded in 2017 and now valued at $15 billion, the Silicon Valley company is creating the digital infrastructure needed to bring intelligence to every moving machine on the planet. Applied Intuition services the automotive, defense, trucking, construction, mining and agriculture industries in three core areas: tools and infrastructure, operating systems, and autonomy. Eighteen of the top 20 global automakers, as well as the United States military and its allies, trust the company’s solutions to deliver physical intelligence. Applied Intuition is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, with offices in Washington, D.C.; San Diego; Ft. Walton Beach, Florida; Ann Arbor, Michigan; London; Stuttgart; Munich; Stockholm; Bangalore; Seoul; and Tokyo. Learn more at applied.co . We are an in-office company, and our expectation is that employees primarily work from their Applied Intuition office 5 days a week. However, we also recognize the importance of flexibility and trust our employees to manage their schedules responsibly. This may include occasional remote work, starting the day with morning meetings from home before heading to the office, or leaving earlier when needed to accommodate family commitments. *:first-child]:mt-0 [_>*:last-child]:mb-0"> About the role We are hiring our first UX Researcher to join our product design team focused on Vehicle OS and in‑vehicle experiences. This is an early‑career role for someone with a strong academic foundation in Human‑Computer Interaction who wants to own the full UX research lifecycle in a fast‑paced, highly technical environment. You will partner closely with interaction designers, product managers, and engineers to define problems, run user studies, and make our complex automotive workflows intuitive and safe. In this role, you will spend time in the field with our customers, run evaluative user tests on our UI, and synthesize insights that directly shape our roadmap. You will be a key voice of the customer inside the Vehicle OS organization and help us navigate standards, safety, and usability constraints for production automotive software. At Applied Intuition, you will: Work with product and design partners to clarify problem statements, define research questions, and scope research plans for Vehicle OS and in‑vehicle features. Design and execute user studies end‑to‑end, including participant selection, protocol design, moderation, note‑taking, and synthesis. Run usability tests on interaction designs and UI flows (both in‑lab and in‑field) to validate concepts quickly and inform iteration. Conduct contextual and field research with automotive customers and end users, including observing workflows and capturing qualitative insights. Translate research findings into clear narratives, artifacts, and recommendations that influence product decisions and design direction. Collaborate with designers who are focused on interaction design to ensure research questions are tightly connected to design hypotheses. Incorporate constraints such as automotive ISO and safety standards into research questions and recommendations in partnership with engineering and compliance stakeholders. Build lightweight, repeatable research practices for the product design team (templates, checklists, repositories of findings). Advocate for the customer in discussions about scope, prioritization, and trade‑offs, balancing insight quality with speed. Continuously refine your toolkit of qualitative and quantitative methods to match the pace and needs of our teams. We're looking for someone who has: A master’s degree in Human‑Computer Interaction, Human Factors, Cognitive Psychology, or a related field. 1–4 years of industry experience in UX research, interaction design, or a closely related discipline (internships and co‑ops count). Experience planning and running user research studies (e.g., usability testi ... (truncated, view full listing at source)