Hybrid Prototyper, Lab Manager – Fixed Term

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About the role

  • Vision Science Lab Manager/Prototyper facilitating lab operations and prototyping for Snap’s vision science research team. Managing studies and collaborating across engineering and creative teams in Boulder or Santa Monica.

Responsibilities

  • Manage daily lab operations, including equipment setup, maintenance, and troubleshooting.
  • Prepare labs for experimental sessions, ensuring protocols, hardware, and software are ready.
  • Coordinate study logistics: scheduling participants, managing consent forms, and maintaining study documentation.
  • Moderate in-lab vision science studies, following established research protocols.
  • Ensure participant safety, comfort, and data integrity during studies.
  • Maintain organized records of study sessions, datasets, and lab inventories.
  • Provide hands-on support to vision scientists during experiment design, setup, and execution.
  • Assist in piloting experiments, debugging experimental flows, and identifying usability or technical issues.
  • Collaborate closely with researchers, engineers, and designers to translate research needs into practical implementations.
  • Support data collection workflows and coordinate handoff of data to researchers for analysis.
  • Contribute to continuous improvement of lab processes, tools, and documentation.
  • Build rapid prototypes to support vision science experiments and demos, using tools such as Lens Studio, Unity, or similar real-time/AR platforms.
  • Implement experimental stimuli, UI flows, and interactive behaviors required for research studies.
  • Modify and iterate on prototypes quickly based on researcher feedback and pilot study results.
  • Maintain and document prototype codebases for reuse and iteration.
  • Act as a liaison between research, engineering, and creative teams.
  • Communicate technical constraints and possibilities clearly to non-technical stakeholders.
  • Support internal demos, reviews, and knowledge sharing related to lab capabilities and prototypes.

Requirements

  • Earned Bachelor’s Degree (MA/PHD preferred) in a related field such as vision science, perception psychology, cognitive psychology, psychophysics, computer science, human-computer interaction.
  • Experience running experimental studies.
  • Experience with experiment development packages, such as Psychtoolbox or PsychoPy.
  • Experience with image processing software, such as Matlab or Python.
  • Experience with data analysis and statistical software, such as JMP, R, Matlab, or Python.
  • Experience in object-oriented programming languages, such as Unity or Lens Studio.
  • Must be able to work from an office in Boulder or Santa Monica.

Benefits

  • paid parental leave
  • comprehensive medical coverage
  • emotional and mental health support programs
  • compensation packages that let you share in Snap’s long-term success

Job title

Prototyper, Lab Manager – Fixed Term

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

$102,000 - $153,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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