Senior Driver Safety UX Researcher — Android Auto

Google; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 188,000 - 274,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) with match

Paid time off 20 days per year

Sick time 40 hours/year

Maternity leave 28-30 weeks

Baby bonding leave 18 weeks

Holidays 13 days per year

Job summary

Google, in San Francisco, is seeking a User Experience Researcher (UXR) to join our multi-disciplinary team, collaborating with Engineering and Product Management to gather insights and inform product strategy.

You will conduct field studies, interviews, ethnography, usability testing, and logs analysis to understand user needs, driving impact across the Android auto portfolio and safety initiatives, with mentorship and internal tools.

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, leveraging quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods methodologies.
• Establish and uphold safety frameworks and best practices within the Android auto team, ensuring products meet or exceed industry standards and user expectations for safety.
• Act as the subject-matter expert on driver safety, distraction, and automotive human factors, delivering critical analysis and strategic guidance for product decisions.

Skills

Safety-focused research

Automotive human factors

Executive leadership interaction

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience

Master’s degree or PhD in related field

Job description

Google, in San Francisco, is seeking a User Experience Researcher (UXR) to join our multi-disciplinary team, collaborating with Engineering and Product Management to gather insights and inform product strategy.

You will conduct field studies, interviews, ethnography, usability testing, and logs analysis to understand user needs, driving impact across the Android auto portfolio and safety initiatives, with mentorship and internal tools.