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UX Researcher

Slingshot Aerospace 🇺🇸 United States of America

Full-time Mid-level

Lead end-to-end research studies to uncover user needs and validate workflows in high-stakes aerospace environments. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate research insights into actionable product roadmaps and design decisions.

Responsibilities

  • Take ownership of end-to-end research studies, including scoping, participant recruitment, methodology selection, facilitation, and analysis
  • Conduct mixed-methods research and synthesize findings into clear, actionable insights
  • Support product teams with rapid evaluative testing, continuous discovery practices, and post-launch learnings
  • Partner with data analysts and designers to triangulate findings and ensure insights reflect user behavior, attitudes, and context

Requirements

  • Must be eligible to obtain or maintain US Government Security Clearance
  • 3+ years of experience in UX research or a related field
  • Bachelor's degree in Human-Computer Interaction, Psychology, Sociology, Design, or a related field
  • Experience planning and executing end-to-end studies across both generative and evaluative research methods
  • Proven ability to influence decisions through clear insights, storytelling, and data alignment

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional growth
  • Dynamic work environment
  • Recognition and rewards for outstanding performance

Key Skills

UX research Human-centered design User research Design research Behavioral science Psychology Sociology Design Communication Collaboration Problem-solving Creativity Attention to detail Time management Organization Leadership Figma Dovetail UserTesting Miro Lyssna

About Slingshot Aerospace

Slingshot Aerospace provides satellite tracking, space traffic coordination, and space modeling and simulation solutions to government and commercial customers around the world. Using mission-critical data, insights, and applications powered by the Slingshot Platform, space operators improve spaceflight safety and optimize their orbital operations. Slingshot’s platform combines data from the Slingshot Global Sensor Network, the Slingshot Seradata satellite and launch database, satellite owner-operators, and other third-party space data providers, to create the most up-to-date representation of space on the market today. This common operating picture of space activities, past, present, and predicted, empowers the world’s leading space operators to better understand what is happening in space and plan their operations. Slingshot is driven by its mission to make space more safe, sustainable, and secure for all. The company was launched in 2017 and has locations in California, Colorado, an

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