Design Researcher

Varjo is the world-leading provider of enterprise virtual and mixed reality solutions, delivering the highest levels of immersion, performance, and security for the most demanding industrial customers globally. Used by over 25% of the Fortune 100 to transform how they operate, Varjo is known for virtual and mixed reality that look and feel as real as the real world, allowing training fighter jet pilots and astronauts, designing cars, and conducting pioneering medical research across virtual environments. With our technology, professionals can recreate the exact feeling and conditions of real life in 3D, allowing them to work and train faster, better and more cost effectively.

Founded in 2016, Varjo now operates in over 40 countries worldwide with 200 employees in offices in Helsinki and Washington D.C. Our multicultural team consists of talents from all around the world, and our daily working language is English. We believe in the power of diversity - where different experiences, backgrounds, and ideas drive innovation and results.

We are now offering you an exciting position where you can see into the future and play your part in shaping Varjo's growth journey.

Job description

You will join our Design & Research team as Design Researcher. You will collaborate closely with a multidisciplinary group of UX and industrial designers, product managers, and software and hardware engineers to organize and carry out user research for our hardware and software products. You will work both in the fields of hardware ergonomics and software user experience, and your research covers the full product lifecycle from early concept testing and customer needs-finding to detailed design validations, usability testing, and in-market product feedback. Your research brings the voice of the end users into product design and feature planning.

You get energized from working with people, and you will be at your best in hands-on research work, interviewing people, and organizing res