Senior XR Industrial Design Engineer

Pay Range: $98.00hr - $103.00hr Job Overview: Audit current VR applications and user feedback to recommend a holistic strategy that improves usability, cohesiveness, and learning outcomes. Propose and refine XR interaction designs while balancing hardware constraints, development timelines, and user feedback. Essential Job Duties: Audit the current VR application and accumulated user feedback; recommend a holistic strategy to improve usability, cohesiveness, and learning outcomes while retaining the application's core direction. Propose interaction designs informed by XR best practices, usability risks, and customer feedback while balancing hardware constraints, timelines, and development effort. Rapidly produce design concepts (user flows, sketches, prototypes) from product requirements and Experienced them into functional requirements the development team can implement in Unity. Facilitate design reviews; communicate design rationale and trade-offs clearly; incorporate input from product management, human factors engineering, and development; drive decisions toward implementation. Collaborate with Human Factors to convert identified usability risks and findings into practical, implementable design requirements. Design or refine XR interactions that are intuitive and easy to learn for novice XR users. Establish and maintain a design repository documenting XR interaction best practices, human factors heuristics, and product-specific visual and interaction designs. Required Skills and Experience: 4+ years of hands-on experience designing, prototyping, and shipping XR/VR products. Portfolio demonstrating strong XR design judgment with shipped products and measurable usability improvements. Track record of delivering incremental improvements within an established product direction while maintaining a cohesive long-term design strategy. Demonstrated ability to work shoulder-to-shoulder with developers during design sprints to implement functional requirements. Required Education and Training: Bachelor's degree in Interaction Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Industrial Design, or related field - or equivalent professional experience. Preferred Skills and Experience: Experience designing XR training or simulation content. Proficiency with Unity or similar real-time 3D engines. Experience in medical device, healthcare, or learning and development. Familiarity with surgical robotics or proprietary client products. Experience applying human factors engineering principles to product design. Background in user research or usability testing methodologies. Benefits: Our Benefits Include: Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance 401(k) Retirement Plan Health Savings Account (HSA) Disability Insurance (Short-Term and Long-Term) Life and AD&D Insurance Paid Sick Leave (where required by applicable state or local law) Supplemental Insurance Plans Identity Theft Protection Pet Insurance Employee Wellness Programs Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Career Growth and Professional Development Opportunities Disclaimer: Benefits eligibility, accrual rates, and usage limits may vary based on employment status, length of service, and work location. Paid Sick Leave is provided in strict accordance with applicable state and municipal mandates. Cynet Systems Inc. reserves the right to modify, amend, or terminate any benefit plans at any time in accordance with applicable laws. About Cynet Systems Founded in 2010 and headquartered in the Washington, DC metro area, Cynet Systems Inc. is a leading technology staffing and workforce solutions company serving Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, and enterprise organizations across the United States and Canada. We deliver agile, scalable talent solutions across IT, engineering, life sciences, clinical, and professional staffing, powered by a high-performing recruitment engine operating across North America and Asia. As a nationally and locally certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE), Cynet Systems is committed to helping organizations build high-performing teams while empowering professionals to grow rewarding careers. Our organization is certified to ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 27001, and SOC 2 Type II standards, reflecting our commitment to quality, security, operational excellence, and customer success.