Position: Usability Engineer
Company: NETGEAR, Inc.
Location: Santa Clara, California
Contact: Send resume to ilana@vanbrody.com
NETGEAR has been a worldwide provider of technologically advanced, branded networking products since 1996. Our mission is to be the preferred customer-driven provider of innovative networking solutions for small businesses and homes.
NETGEAR is seeking a creative, energetic, and skilled usability engineer to design and validate the usability of our products. The ideal candidate will be highly committed to quickly evaluating key products, prioritizing the improvements, and leading the effort to deliver the most usable software interfaces in the industry.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities will include user interface design and usability testing in support of product development for consumer home networking products. Work with end users and internal stakeholders to determine product requirements and design goals using user-centered design methodologies and iterative prototyping. Design, create and test web-based interfaces, work with and influence other members of the development team.
Qualifications
3-4 years relevant work experience in the domains of human factors and usability engineering. At least 2 years applying these skills to the design and development of web-based systems.
Skills/Experience
- Background in user-interface design, human factors engineering and software development. Experience in applying these skills to designing, developing and performing usability testing of web-based applications, especially for consumer products. Expertise with task analysis, task flows, wireframes, and design documentation.
- Knowledge of user-centered design techniques. Experience in gaining active end-user involvement in the specification, design and testing phases through interviews, site visits and rapid iterative prototyping.
- Experience with preparing testing plans, planning for and conducting usability evaluations using a variety of techniques, and distilling and presenting results.
- Strong understanding of prototyping in DreamWeaver and Fireworks with HTML and CSS. Experience managing project tasks with Microsoft Project.
- Strong analytical and interpersonal communications skills.
- Good writing skills and meticulous attention to detail would be a plus.
- The ideal candidate will be passionate about good design, able to explore and comprehend the needs of the intended audience, create innovative and intuitive interface designs, properly document design decisions and specifications, and work with the entire team to deliver quality products on-time every time.
- The ideal candidate will be able to work efficiently while coordinating multiple tasks with different priorities.
- International travel: approximately six to eight weeks per year.
Education
Bachelor's degree in human factors engineering, cognitive science, industrial engineering or strong relevant experience.