Human Factors Research Engineer, AIML Data Operations

Apple is where individual imaginations gather together committing to the values that lead to great work. Its the diversity of our people and their thinking that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do. Here youll do more than join something youll add something. nnImagine what human factors research can do at Apple. At Apple great ideas quickly become extraordinary user experiences. Are you excited to take on big challenges that create a positive impact for billions of people Are you passionate about engaging directly with people to research and design elegant Apple experiencesnnWe are looking for a talented creative and technical user experience researcher to optimize the design of annotation workflows and analyst tools that contribute to Apples most strategic AI initiatives.

Our organization is responsible for delivering high-quality human-annotated machine learning data at scale for product teams across Apple. We are both an operations team and a trusted partner in the development of Apples consumer software and hardware experiences. This global data annotation and collection initiative enables Apple to create amazing new experiences and advance flagship experiences like Apple Intelligence and Vision Pro.

As a human factors researcher you will focus on optimizing software products and annotation workflows for our global operations. You will work directly with data analysts and annotation specialists to research human performance and design solutions for diverse languages cultures and abilities.n

MS or PhD in Computer Science Human-Computer Interaction or equivalent degreen3 years of experience in mixed-methods human factors research especially in evaluating user interface designsnExpert in qualitative and quantitative experimental design statistical data analysis and reportingnExcellent listening communication and interview skills in both individual and focus group settingsnExperience with human-in-the-loop evaluation data annotation workflows or AI/LLM model development

Proactive curious data-driven and collaborativenProficient in data exploration and data analysis languages or tools such as SQL Python or R StudionIndustry experience working with UX designers and software engineers to develop highly-usable and performant interfacesnPublished research in human-in-the-loop evaluation or data annotation workflows