UX Designer for HRI & HCI F/M

About NAVER LABS Europe

NAVER LABS Europe is part of the R&D division of NAVER, Korea’s leading Internet portal and a global tech company with services in search, commerce, content, fintech, robotics and cloud.

About The Team

The Human–Robot Interaction (HRI) team at NAVER LABS Europe takes a human‑centered approach to studying robotic platforms and services. Our work addresses the challenges of autonomous technologies in real environments, where robots and AI agents must be understandable, trustworthy, and effective collaborators for the people they interact with. The multidisciplinary team combines expertise in HRI, HCI, interaction design, robotics, and computer science, allowing researchers to connect fundamental research questions with operational systems and emerging AI‑driven services.

Position

We're looking for a UX Designer to join the HRI team and contribute to the design and evaluation of interaction mechanisms for autonomous robotic and AI systems.

Your Activities May Include

• Conduct user‑centered research to understand how people interact with robots, AI agents, and service platforms.
• Translate user needs, workflows, and interaction requirements into interaction concepts, user experiences, and technical specifications.
• Design interaction mechanisms for embodied robotic systems and digital AI platforms, including multimodal interaction, interfaces, workflows, and agent‑based interactions.
• Develop prototypes and design artifacts to explore and communicate interaction concepts.
• Contribute to the evaluation of interactive systems through user studies and experiments in realistic contexts.

Required Qualifications

• Master’s degree or PhD in Interaction Design, Human–Computer Interaction, Human–Robot Interaction, Design Research, Cognitive Science, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Strong understanding of user‑centered design methods and interaction design processes.
• Experience designing interactive systems, digital products, or AI‑enabled experiences. Experience with UI design tools.
• Experience conducting user studies, usability evaluations, or behavioral experiments.
• Portfolio demonstrating interaction design processes, prototypes, or research‑driven design projects.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with designing multimodal interactions, conversational agents, or embodied interactions.
• Experience with front‑end development or prototyping using AI coding tools.
• Ability to bridge interaction design and implementation in collaboration with engineering teams.
• Interest in bridging research, design, and real‑world deployment of autonomous systems.

Benefits

• We foster a collaborative environment dedicated to ambitious, multidisciplinary projects that translate advanced research into impactful, real‑world solutions, supported by 30+ years of experience in AI and related fields.
• Flexible work/life balance.
• We are an equal‑opportunity employer hiring based on skills, experience, and merit. We foster an inclusive and diverse workplace where all qualified candidates are considered fairly, regardless of background.
• We’re based in Meylan, close to Grenoble, offering a balance of urban life, cutting‑edge research, technology, and spectacular mountain landscapes.

NAVER LABS Europe is subject to French jurisdiction requiring organisations to stipulate that a job/internship is open to both women and men. None of our jobs/internships are gender specific.