Senior Human Factors Engineer - Robotics

Lila Sciences
Cambridge
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Executive & General ManagementExperience: 4-8 yearsSkills: ["Cross-functional communication","Evidence-based decision making","Accessibility advocacy","Human-in-the-loop thinking"]

Own the human-factors perspective for robotics software that runs autonomous labs. Lead UX research (contextual inquiry, task analysis, usability testing) to drive interface decisions, design high-stakes orchestration and SCADA-style monitoring displays, and prototype/test Figma flows for simulation and capacity-planning UIs. Define human-in-the-loop workflows, partner closely with engineers to translate research into specs and design-system contributions, and champion accessibility standards as the platform scales.

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Senior Human Factors Engineer - Robotics

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Job Summary

Own the human-factors perspective for robotics software that runs autonomous labs. Lead UX research (contextual inquiry, task analysis, usability testing) to drive interface decisions, design high-stakes orchestration and SCADA-style monitoring displays, and prototype/test Figma flows for simulation and capacity-planning UIs. Define human-in-the-loop workflows, partner closely with engineers to translate research into specs and design-system contributions, and champion accessibility standards as the platform scales.
Location: Cambridge
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Executive & General Management
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Serve as the human-factors voice for robotics, shaping UI experiences for autonomous-lab software.
  • •Lead usability research to ground UI decisions in real workflows.
  • •Design for high-stakes displays by shaping information architecture and interaction patterns for monitoring and orchestration.
  • •Prototype and validate simulation, lab, and capacity-planning UI flows in Figma, iterating from evidence.
  • •Partner with engineers to translate research into specs and design-system contributions while upholding accessibility standards.

Key Requirements

  • •4–8 years in UX research or human factors for complex operational, industrial, or scientific software.
  • •Run UX research methods including contextual inquiry, task analysis, and usability testing to direct UI decisions.
  • •Design operational, high-density, high-stakes interfaces such as control rooms, monitoring dashboards, or data-heavy tooling.
  • •Create strong information architecture and interaction designs, prototyping in Figma (or equivalent) and iterating from evidence.
  • •Design human-in-the-loop workflows that support operator supervision, intervention, and error prevention.
Experience:4-8 yearsRoboticsLaboratoryManufacturingScientific softwareOperational softwareRegulated/safety-critical domains
Skills:Cross-functional communicationEvidence-based decision makingAccessibility advocacyHuman-in-the-loop thinking
Languages:English
Tech Stack:FigmaSCADAMESANSI/ISA-101

Company Brief

Lila Sciences
Develops AI-driven platforms to accelerate drug discovery and biological research by integrating machine learning with chemical and biological data to predict molecular properties, streamline candidate selection, and enable faster therapeutic development.
Industry: Biotech
Company Size: Small (11 to 50 employees)
Growth: Early Stage Startup
Funding: Seed
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