Senior Design Researcher

Senior Design Researcher12-Month Contract London (Here East, Stratford) | Onsite£39.55/hr Umbrella Co Basis - Poss Negotiable

Are you passionate about shaping the future of automotive experiences through customer insight and human-centred design?

We're currently seeking an experienced Senior Design Researcher to join an innovative product and design team working on next-generation vehicle experiences and technologies. This is an exciting opportunity to influence future mobility solutions within a highly collaborative, multidisciplinary environment.

📍 Location: Here East, Stratford, London

🏢 Hybrid Working: Minimum 4 days per week onsite (mandatory)

💰 Rate: £39.55 per hour Umbrella (Inside IR35) - Potential flexibility Depending on experience

📅 Contract Length: 12 Months

⏰ Hours: 37.5 hours per week

📌 Reference: F56557

What You'll Be Doing

As a Senior Design Researcher, you'll play a key role in bringing customer understanding into the development of future automotive products and experiences.

Key responsibilities include:

✅ Leading end-to-end qualitative research across discovery, concept development, prototyping and evaluation

✅ Conducting customer interviews and uncovering behaviours, motivations, needs and pain points

✅ Evaluating early-stage concepts through storyboards, digital prototypes, physical prototypes and vehicle bucks

✅ Synthesising findings into actionable insights, opportunity areas and design recommendations

✅ Facilitating workshops to help teams transform customer insights into innovative propositions

✅ Influencing design, product and leadership decisions through compelling storytelling and evidence-based research

✅ Championing customer-centred design and best-practice research methods

What We're Looking For

✔ Significant experience within Design Research, UX Research, Human-Centred Design or a related field

✔ Strong qualitative research and customer interviewing expertise

✔ Experience working with multidisciplinary design, product or innovation teams

✔ Proven ability to translate complex research into actionable design direction

✔ Strong workshop facilitation, stakeholder management and presentation skills

✔ Comfortable working within fast-paced environments and navigating ambiguity

Desirable Experience

⭐ Experience using Dovetail and/or dscout

⭐ Automotive, mobility, transportation or consumer technology sector experience

⭐ Researching and testing concepts across varying levels of prototype fidelity

Education

🎓 Bachelor's Degree in a relevant discipline or equivalent professional experience

Relevant fields include:

• Design Research
• Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)
• UX Design
• Interaction Design
• Psychology
• Anthropology
• Sociology
• Human Factors

A postgraduate qualification is advantageous but not essential.

Additional Information

🔹 Inside IR35

🔹 Hybrid working with 4 days onsite in Stratford, London

🔹 Occasional travel may be required depending on research study locations

If you're passionate about understanding customer needs and using research to shape innovative future experiences, we'd love to hear from you.

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Please note that our clients are unable to offer visa sponsorship. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.

CS Technical Staffing Ltd acts as an Employment Business and an Employment Agency.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates.