UI-UX Engineer

General Summary

The User Interface/User Experience (UI/UX) Engineer (UX Designer) position translates user research into visually compelling and highly usable product experiences. This hybrid role blends UX design expertise with light front-end engineering skills to turn insights into real, user-centered improvements. The UI/UX Engineer will support the Government to ensure Condition-Based Maintenance (CBM) systems evolve through a cohesive, data-driven approach.

Principal Duties/Responsibilities

• Turn research insights into user flows, wireframes, prototypes, and polished UI designs
• Architect intuitive end-to-end workflows and interaction patterns
• Make targeted front-end updates/recommendations, to refine usability
• Collaborate with lead system engineers, UI/UX researchers, and engineers to deliver cohesive product solutions
• Support usability testing, design validation, and continuous iteration processes
• Maintain design systems and contribute scalable UI components
• Communicate design rationale clearly and persuasively

Education and Experience Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Electronic/Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or Information Systems from an accredited college or university.
• 3 years of experience administrating Windows and Unix based Operating Systems including the development, updating, or testing of computer software.
• Experience in identifying trends and problems through complex big data analysis preferred.
• Working knowledge of fundamental concepts, practices, and procedures of naval shipboard hull, mechanical, and electrical systems preferred.

Special Requirements

• Successful applicants must either have an active government security clearance or the ability to receive approval upon position acceptance.
• Must have a valid US passport or the ability to obtain one upon position acceptance.
• Able to obtain OS certification or complete approved related training within 180 days of hire.
• CCNA-Security, CySA+, GICSP, GSEC, Security+ CE, CND, or SSCP certification preferred.

Skills and Abilities

• Essential Skills:
• 3-5+ years in UI/UX, Product Design, or UX Engineering.
• Portfolio showcasing research translation, UX flows, and deployed product work.
• Strong command of tools for wireframes and high-fidelity UI (i.e. Figma).
• Ability to convert research findings into actionable design improvements.
• Working knowledge of front-end development tools (i.e. HTML, CSS/SASS, and JavaScript).
• Understanding of responsive design and accessibility standards.
• Strong collaboration and presentation skills.
• Additional Preferred Skills:
• Motion/micro-interaction design experience.
• Experience working with version control (i.e. Git) and collaborating in engineering workflows.
• Familiarity with analytics tools to inform design decisions.
• Experience in technical, enterprise, or data-heavy product environments.
• Able to execute lightweight UX research, to understand what users need, outside of a formal research project.