Overview
The NASA Life Sciences Portal (NLSP) is a deployed system and established gateway for discovering and accessing archive data from investigations sponsored by NASA’s Human Research Program (HRP). HRP’s mission is to conduct research and develop technologies to help ensure humans can travel safely and productively in space. NLSP supports HRP and other programs using evidence collected from astronauts, animals, and plants over many decades. That data is stored across key repositories accessible through NLSP, including the Life Sciences Data Archive (LSDA), the Lifetime Surveillance of Astronaut Health (LSAH), and Standard Measures (SM).
The UI/UX engineer will support the analysis, documentation, and delivery of user-centered software solutions for NLSP. You will collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders, development teams, and leadership to ensure user requirements are clearly defined, documented, and delivered within an Agile environment. The role emphasizes UI/UX design research, rapid prototyping, and end-to-end quality assurance to improve user workflows across scientific and archival applications.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Human/Computer Interaction, Digital Media/Web design, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience) with 4+ years of professional experience.
Strong command of core UI/UX principles, including usability, accessibility, visual hierarchy, consistency, and user-centered design.
Advanced proficiency with UI/UX prototyping tools (e.g., Figma, Axure RP) and standard project collaboration suites (Jira, Confluence, Microsoft Office).
Hands-on experience developing test plans, writing test cases, executing functional tests, and managing bug lifecycles in Jira.
Demonstrated ability to recruit research participants, conduct user interviews, and explain complex technical and design concepts to multidisciplinary teams.
Must be a US Citizen or Green Card Holder.
Preferred Qualifications
Direct experience supporting government, scientific, or research-heavy data platforms.
Hands-on background or familiarity with web application development.
Exposure to or practical experience integrating AI and LLM workflows into software applications.
Compensation
Jobs on this contract range from $146,600.00 - $219,900.00. Pay range is specific to the San Francisco Bay area. The offered rate will be based on the position, contract affordability, the selected candidate’s working location, knowledge, skills, abilities, experience, and in consideration of internal parity.
KBR may offer bonuses, commissions, or other forms of compensation to certain job titles or levels, per internal policy or contractual designation. Additional compensation may include sign-on bonus, relocation benefits, short-term incentives, long-term incentives, or discretionary payments for exceptional performance.
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. Career advancement is supported through professional training and development.
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Location
Moffett Field, CA 94035
Additional Information
Trinzic is the future independent company expected to be created through the planned spin-off of KBR’s Mission Technology Solutions business in January 2027. Candidates who join KBR’s Mission Technology Solutions business before the spin-off will transition to Trinzic after the separation is complete and will not need to reapply for employment.
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.
