Job Title: Junior UX Researcher – Digital Interaction
Location: Gaydon, Warwickshire (Minimum 3 days a week onsite (could be requested to do up to 5 as business needs)
Rate: £27.21ph via an Umbrella Company (Inside IR35) or £20.35ph PAYE
Employment Type: Contract 31.3.26
Hours: Standard 40 Hours Per Week
Reference: J36242559
We are seeking practical and hands-on UX Researcher with a passion for testing and digital interaction. You will be actively involved with in-vehicle and prototype testing, working across various fidelity levels including virtual reality, static simulators and functional prototypes.
The successful candidate will work within a multidisciplinary design and research team, contributing user insights throughout the design and development cycle. This role is well suited to those who are delivery-focused, agile in approach and able to produce research that informs design decisions efficiently and clearly.
Key Responsibilities:
- Plan and execute UX testing activities in vehicle and across prototype platforms.
- Conduct usability testing across digital interfaces using both qualitative and quantitative methods.
- Collaborate with UX Designers to identify friction points and support improvements to usability and flow.
- Capture and communicate findings from user studies to internal teams in a concise and practical format.
- Contribute to the creation of benchmarking insights, user personas and attribute tracking.
- Maintain relevant testing documentation and participate actively in sprint planning and iteration.
- Support early concept validation as well as final product assessment.
Skills and Experience:
Essential:
- Experience conducting usability studies and user testing.
- Understanding of core principles of user-centered design and interaction.
- Ability to identify usability issues and make clear, actionable recommendations.
- Confident in testing physical, digital and immersive prototypes.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to present findings effectively.
- Proactive and collaborative mindset, comfortable working in agile delivery environments.
- Full UK driving licence.
Desirable:
- Familiarity with automotive UX constraints, including driver attention and distraction principles.
- Basic understanding of accessibility best practices.
- Previous exposure to tools such as eye-tracking, user testing platforms or behavioural analytics.
- Experience working with developers or multidisciplinary design teams.
Personal Attributes:
- Energetic and enthusiastic with a delivery-focused approach.
- Willingness to learn and adapt as part of a fast-moving team.
- Comfortable with hands-on testing and quick iteration cycles.
- Able to take initiative while contributing positively to a team culture.
- Clear thinker who brings momentum to complex projects.
- Keen interest in automotive design and digital innovation.
Additional Information:
Onsite at Gaydon 3-5 days a week, but it's as the business need. If they are user testing and the need is 5 days a week, they will be expected to be in. If there is no testing 3 days would be sufficient, but we can't be in a position where we want to user test on a Friday as a car is available and they won't attend.
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