Senior UX Researcher - Industrial Robotics & Developer Tools

Intrinsic; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 159,000 - 217,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

Intrinsic is seeking a UX Researcher to lead end-to-end user research shaping developer tools, operational interfaces, and platform capabilities for intelligent industrial robotics in manufacturing environments.

You will partner with product managers, engineers and designers to translate complex workflows into intuitive, human-machine experiences for robotics developers, system integrators, and plant operators. Expect field work with domestic and international travel up to 15-20%.

Qualifications

• Experience conducting user research in developer tools, complex software platforms, or hardware/robotics interfaces.
• Ability to translate field observations and technical feedback into actionable design recommendations.
• Experience operating at startup-like pace within an enterprise setting and aligning with product/engineering roadmaps.
• Familiarity with AI-enabled research tools to streamline synthesis while maintaining rigorous oversight.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute generative and evaluative research studies across factory UI, developer tools, and robotic platform interfaces for target users.
• Translate complex field observations and technical feedback into clear, actionable design recommendations.
• Partner with product and engineering leads to align UX research goals with platform milestones.
• Conduct field work and observational studies on-site in industrial and manufacturing plant environments, including travel up to 15-20%.
• Flex into product management or program management activities when required to maintain momentum.

Skills

UX research

Field studies

Usability testing

Qualitative methods

Interviews

Travel readiness

Education

Master's degree in HCI/HMI/CS/Psychology or related field

PhD in HCI/HMI or related field

Tools

Gemini

NotebookLM

Automated synthesis tools

Job description

Intrinsic is seeking a UX Researcher to lead end-to-end user research shaping developer tools, operational interfaces, and platform capabilities for intelligent industrial robotics in manufacturing environments.

You will partner with product managers, engineers and designers to translate complex workflows into intuitive, human-machine experiences for robotics developers, system integrators, and plant operators. Expect field work with domestic and international travel up to 15-20%.