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Senior Human Factors Engineer I/II, Robotics

Lila Sciences · Cambridge, MA USA · On-site

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About Lila Sciences

LILA has created the world's first Operating System for Science powered by Scientific Superintelligence™. Backed by General Catalyst.

About the role

You will be the human-factors voice for Robotics, working on the software that runs Lila's autonomous labs. Partnering with software engineers and researchers, you'll make its most demanding surfaces — simulation, research operations, orchestration, and SCADA-style monitoring — clear, safe, and trustworthy under pressure, directly shaping how fast the factory runs and how few mistakes it makes.

What they're looking for

  • UX research depth: 4–8 years in UX research or human factors for complex operational, industrial, or scientific software — this is a research-first role
  • Operational-display design: high-density, high-stakes interfaces such as control rooms, monitoring dashboards, or data-heavy tooling
  • Core research methods: contextual inquiry, task analysis, and usability testing, turned into clear direction
  • Interaction & IA craft: strong information-architecture and interaction-design skills, with prototyping in Figma or equivalent
  • Human-in-the-loop & situational awareness: designing for operator supervision and error prevention
  • Cross-functional communication: partnering with engineers and domain experts and defending design decisions with evidence
More about this role

You will be the human-factors voice for Robotics, working on the software that runs Lila's autonomous labs. Partnering with software engineers and researchers, you'll make its most demanding surfaces — simulation, research operations, orchestration, and SCADA-style monitoring — clear, safe, and trustworthy under pressure, directly shaping how fast the factory runs and how few mistakes it makes.

  • Lead usability research: run contextual inquiry, task analysis, and usability testing to ground UI decisions in real workflows.
  • Design for high-stakes displays: shape information architecture and interaction patterns for high-density orchestration and SCADA-style monitoring where situational awareness is paramount.
  • Prototype and validate: build Figma prototypes and testable flows for simulation, lab, and capacity-planning UIs, then iterate from evidence.
  • Design human-in-the-loop workflows: define how operators supervise, intervene in, and trust automated and AI-driven processes.
  • Partner with engineering: embed with the software engineers who build these UIs, translating research into specs, patterns, and design-system contributions.
  • Champion accessibility: set and uphold...

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