Field UX Researcher

Title:

Belong. Connect. Grow. with KBR!

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Note: This position is contingent upon contract award customer approval and funding availability.

Clearance: Ability to obtain and maintain a government background check
Citizenship Requirement: Applicants must be U.S. Citizens or Permanent Residents
Travel: Up to 50-60% domestic travel

Preferred location is Sioux Falls SD

Will consider Remote

About the Role

KBR is seeking a Senior UX Researcher to support missioncritical Science & Space this role you will uncover user needs validate product decisions and drive researchbacked insights that shape roadmap priorities and technical implementation.

You will work closely with highly specialized usersincluding scientists engineers and operations personnelwhose work underpins national infrastructure space operations and environmental monitoring. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in complex domains and wants to influence systems that have real national impact.

Why Join KBR

Innovative HighImpact Work

Contribute to advanced systems powered by modern DevSecOps pipelines cloudnative architectures containerization automation and realtime data workflows supporting critical scientific missions.

Collaborative Multidisciplinary Environment

Work alongside product managers engineers designers scientists and mission specialists in a culture that values iteration innovation and continuous improvement.

Meaningful Mission

Your insights directly influence systems that support satellite missions national alert systems geospatial analysis platforms and other essential technologies.

Key Responsibilities

User Research & Discovery

• Conduct mixedmethods research (interviews observations surveys usability studies analytics review).
• Perform onsite fieldwork at scientific or federal facilities with minimal disruption to operations.
• Apply both qualitative and quantitative approaches to uncover root problems and define user needs.
• Develop research plans scripts and protocols aligned with product goals.

Analysis Synthesis & Strategy

• Translate findings into actionable insights clear problem statements workflows and journey models.
• Communicate insights that influence roadmap priorities and design direction.
• Facilitate alignment across product engineering and stakeholder groups.

Design Collaboration & Validation

• Partner with UI/UX designers on concept validation and iterative user testing.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to implement analytics for continuous learning.
• Conduct formative and summative usability tests to evaluate product solutions.

Advocacy & Leadership

• Mentor junior researchers or designers.
• Support development of research operations experience metrics and team best practices.
• Promote usercentered thinking across crossfunctional teams.

Required Qualifications

• U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident
• Bachelors degree in humanCentered Design Psychology Behavioral Science IT or related field
• 6 years of UX research or UX design experience in complex largescale systems
• Proficiency with research and design tools (Figma Sketch Adobe XD InVision Axure)
• Experience with collaboration/versioning tools (Zeplin Storybook Abstract)
• Strong understanding of Agile processes and integrating research into iterative workflows
• Excellent communication facilitation presentation and storytelling skills
• Ability to rapidly understand technical domains and explain insights to diverse audiences
• Demonstrated ability to balance user needs business goals and technical constraints
• Portfolio showcasing research process depth and measurable impact

Desired Qualifications

• Experience in scientific government aerospace defense or similarly complex technical domains
• Familiarity with enterprise SaaS responsive web apps or crossplatform systems
• Working knowledge of HTML/CSS JavaScript frameworks (e.g. Angular) REST APIs
• Experience with data visualization tools (Power BI Tableau Python)
• Experience with modern research platforms (e.g. Dovetail UserTesting Lookback Maze)
• Leadership experience in facilitation mentoring or guiding design direction

Join Us

If you want to apply deep humancentered research to systems that advance the nations scientific and space missions wed love to meet you. Your contributions will help deliver reliable resilient missionready solutions that make a real impact.

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The offered rate will be based on contract affordability and the selected candidates working location knowledge skills and/or experience and in consideration of internal parity.

At KBR we are passionate about our people and our Zero Harm culture. These inform all that we do and are at the heart of our commitment to and ongoing journey toward being a People First company. That commitment is central to our team of teams philosophy and fosters an environment where everyone can Belong Connect and Grow. We Deliver Together.

KBR Benefits

KBR offers a selection of competitive lifestyle benefits which could include 401K plan with company match medical dental vision life insurance AD&D flexible spending account disability paid time off or flexible work schedule. We support career advancement through professional training and development.

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Belong Connect and Grow at KBR

At KBR we are passionate about our people and our Zero Harm culture. These inform all that we do and are at the heart of our commitment to and ongoing journey toward being a People First company. That commitment is central to our team of teams philosophy and fosters an environment where everyone can Belong Connect and Grow. We Deliver Together.

KBR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion disability sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression age national origin veteran status genetic information union status and/or beliefs or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local law.