Senior UI/UX Engineer

Title:

Senior UI/UX Engineer

At KBR, we deliver science, technology and engineering solutions to governments and companies around the world. KBR employs approximately 37,000 people worldwide with customers in more than 85 countries and operations in over 28 countries. KBR is proud to work with its customers across the globe to provide technology, value-added services, and long-term operations and maintenance services to ensure consistent delivery with predictable results.

Trinzic is the future independent company to be created through the planned spin-off of KBR's Mission Technology Solutions business, expected in January 2027. Our people work at the frontier of what is possible, delivering solutions in challenging environments and advancing some of the world's highest-priority national security and space missions. 

Backed by decades of mission success, deep expertise, and trusted partnerships, Trinzic will launch as a global organization with more than 18,000 employees supporting customers around the world. Join us at a defining moment and help shape the future of a company built to tackle complex challenges and make a meaningful impact. 

Candidates who join KBR's Mission Technology Solutions business before the spin-off will transition to Trinzic when the separation is complete and will not need to reapply for employment. 

Project Description:

The NASA Life Sciences Portal (NLSP) is an already implemented system and the established gateway for discovering and accessing all archive data from investigations sponsored by NASA’s Human Research Program (HRP). The HRP’s core mission is to conduct research and develop technologies to ensure humans can travel safely and productively in space. This system, which is leveraged by the HRP and other programs, utilizes evidence from data collected from astronauts, animals, and plants over many decades. This data is stored in several key repositories accessible via the NLSP, including the Life Sciences Data Archive (LSDA), the Lifetime Surveillance of Astronaut Health (LSAH), and Standard Measures (SM) repositories.

Position Overview

The UI/UX engineer supports the analysis, documentation, and delivery of user-centered software solutions for the NASA Life Sciences Portal (NLSP). Working closely with cross-functional stakeholders, development teams, and leadership, this role ensures user requirements are clearly defined, documented, and delivered in an Agile environment. The ideal candidate combines UI/UX design research, rapid prototyping, and end-to-end quality assurance to optimize user workflows across scientific and archival applications.

Required Qualifications

• Education & Experience: 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.
• UI/UX Foundations: Strong command of core UI/UX principles, including usability, accessibility, visual hierarchy, consistency, and user-centered design.
• Prototyping & Research Tooling: Advanced proficiency with UI/UX prototyping tools (e.g., Figma, Axure RP) and standard project collaboration suites (Jira, Confluence, Microsoft Office).
• Quality Assurance & Testing: Hands-on experience developing test plans, writing test cases, executing functional tests, and managing bug lifecycles in Jira.
• Stakeholder Outreach & Communication: Demonstrated ability to recruit research participants, conduct user interviews, and explain complex technical/design concepts clearly 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.

Basic 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.

Additional Compensation:

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 be in the form of sign on bonus, relocation benefits, short-term incentives, long-term incentives, or discretionary payments for exceptional performance.

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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About Us

Trinzic is the future independent company to be created through the planned spin-off of KBR's Mission Technology Solutions business, expected in January 2027. Our people work at the frontier of what is possible, delivering solutions in challenging environments and advancing some of the world's highest-priority national security and space missions.

Backed by decades of mission success, deep expertise, and trusted partnerships, Trinzic will launch as a global organization with more than 18,000 employees supporting customers around the world. Join us at a defining moment and help shape the future of a company built to tackle complex challenges and make a meaningful impact

Fraud Alert

As Trinzic prepares to launch as an independent company through the planned spin-off of KBR's Mission Technology Solutions business, job seekers may encounter fraudulent recruiting activity that improperly uses the names, logos, or branding of either Trinzic or KBR.
Bad actors may mix in fake job advertisements with legitimate postings. These ads can include contact instructions and require job seekers to send sensitive personal information or money to pay for visa applications, processing fees, etc., in exchange for consideration for a high-paying position. 
 
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