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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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