Research Technician

Our Customer’s mission is to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together. Through their family of apps and services, they are building a different kind of company that connects billions of people around the world, gives them ways to share what matters most to them, and helps bring people closer together. 

We are seeking a Research Technician on a contract basis to help support our Customer’s business needs. Our goal is to explore, innovate and design novel interfaces and hardware subsystems for the next generation of virtual, augmented, and mixed reality experiences. We are looking for a motivated research technician to join our team, whose mission is to drive human-device studies to improve the human experience in the augmented world. We are specifically looking for candidates with experience in supporting qualitative or quantitative human experiment data collection. The chosen candidates will work with a diverse and highly interdisciplinary team of researchers and engineers and will have access to cutting-edge technology, resources, and testing facilities.

What You’ll Do:

• Stage, set up, and/or manage equipment and lab spaces to be used for experiments


• Conduct experiments which include the collection of informed consent, running experiment protocols, handling of confidential data, data annotation, and creation of basic reports


• Conduct literature reviews on a wide field of research topics


• Assist with recruiting and scheduling of experiment participants


• Help with experimental design and provide feedback during the design

Must Haves:

• Experience with specialty equipment, such as EEG, fMRI, fNIRS, EMG


• Experience analyzing data and/or designing research protocols


• Experience working with hardware containing sensors and motors, such as wristbands or head-mounted displays.


• Strong communication, interpersonal, and personal management skills


• Experience running human experiments and collecting data


• Stable internet connection for remote work

Education: 

• Bachelor’s degree in the field of psychology, engineering, cognitive science, HCI, biomedical, or related areas

Hours & Location: 

• M-F, 40 hours/week. This role will be remote while COVID restrictions are in place. The expectation is to be onsite at our Redmond, WA office once it is determined to be safe to do so.

Perks are available through our 3rd Party Employer of Record

• Health Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k, FSA, Commuter Benefit Program


• Accrued PTO: Up to 15 days per 12 months on assignment 


• New Child Benefit: Up to $4,000 for the birth or adoption of a child while on assignment (conditions apply)