Apple
Senior Human Factors Engineer
$185K–$325K
Cupertino, California · Senior · Full-time · Posted Jul 22, 2026
- Experience
- 7+ years of industry experience; no alternatives stated.
- Education
- MS or PhD in Human Factors Engineering, Design Research, Human-Computer Interaction, Cognitive Science, or related field.
About the job
Leads human-factors research and experience definition for intelligent systems and emerging product interactions, translating human needs and evidence into specifications that guide product decisions and engineering.
What you'll do
- Define experience targets, interaction models, and success criteria; translate user needs and behavioral insights into engineering specifications.
- Collaborate with product, design, engineering, and data leaders to shape product vision and technical tradeoffs.
- Lead human-factors work across teams, mentor colleagues, develop scalable methods, and communicate research recommendations.
What they ask for
- MS or PhD in Human Factors Engineering, Design Research, Human-Computer Interaction, Cognitive Science, or related field.
- Demonstrated ability to define product experiences end-to-end, from early concept through requirement specification.
- Strong expertise in at least two listed areas, including design research, qualitative research, intelligent-systems interaction design, multimodal interaction, or human-AI interaction.
- 7+ years of industry experience applying design research and/or human factors methods to new product development in technology.
Nice to have
- Hands-on research with early-stage prototypes; experience building persona frameworks.
- Experience defining data requirements for ML/AI-driven user experiences; familiarity with privacy-preserving behavioral data collection; track record shaping early-stage product direction.
Pay
$184,700 and $324,800 USD base salary
Tools
ML/AI
AI focus
Defines data requirements and human-AI interactions for intelligent, adaptive, and ML/AI-driven user experiences.
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