Android Auto Driver Safety UX Researcher

Google; Kirkland (WA); On-site; USD 195,000 - 266,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off (20 days/year)

Sick time (40 hours/year)

Maternity leave (26–30 weeks)

Job summary

Google is seeking a User Experience Researcher (UXR) focused on safety for Android Auto. You will join a multi-disciplinary UX team to gather insights and guide product strategy through field studies, interviews, diary studies, ethnography, surveys, usability testing, and logs analysis.

You will mentor others and contribute to robust internal tools to advance safe, usable automotive experiences. You will collaborate with Engineering and Product Management to ensure research informs product

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in an applied research setting, or similar.
• Experience with safety-focused research programs.
• Experience with automotive human factors principles, advanced research methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Influence stakeholders across organizations to gain support for research-based, user-centric solutions.
• Define, own, and drive the strategic safety research agenda across the Android Auto product portfolio.
• Establish and uphold safety frameworks and best practices within the Android Auto team.
• Act as the subject-matter expert on driver safety, distraction, and automotive human factors, delivering analysis and guidance.

Skills

Applied research

Automotive safety

Human factors

Research methods

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Master’s or PhD preferred

Job description

Google is seeking a User Experience Researcher (UXR) focused on safety for Android Auto. You will join a multi-disciplinary UX team to gather insights and guide product strategy through field studies, interviews, diary studies, ethnography, surveys, usability testing, and logs analysis.

You will mentor others and contribute to robust internal tools to advance safe, usable automotive experiences. You will collaborate with Engineering and Product Management to ensure research informs product