A defense technology companyHiring

Forward Deployed UX Researcher

  • Remote, United States
  • Full-time
  • Mid-level
  • Posted 6 days ago
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UX researcher who works on site with government and industrial customers, studying how they judge readiness and turning that into product direction. Up to 75% travel, US based.

About the role

Small forward deployed teams pair researchers with engineers and data scientists to build new tools from scratch. Success means fast, practical studies that change what gets built.

At a glance

Pay
Not stated in the posting
Remote scope
Remote, United States
Seniority
Mid-level
Employment
Full-time
Skills
Contextual inquiry, Usability testing, Interviews
Visa
No sponsorship
Posted
29 Oct 2026
Last checked
2 Nov 2026

What you will do

  • Scope studies with engineers and data scientists, frame hypotheses, and turn findings into new product work and prototypes
  • Run contextual inquiry, interviews, usability sessions and concept tests on working prototypes
  • Spot the biggest gaps in solutions being built and help fix them based on what users say

What they look for

  • Degree in HCI, psychology, design or a similar field, or the same knowledge gained on the job
  • Applied UX or product research experience, including planning studies and synthesizing results alone
  • Command of qualitative methods plus some mixed-methods work, and comfort with little supervision

Nice to have

  • Background researching complex enterprise or regulated software, such as defense or government systems

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