UX/UI Designer

Responsibilities

• Conduct structured operator research across mission phases and document workflows, information needs, and task prioritization patterns
• Create and validate operator personas based on real user interviews
• Build and maintain design system foundations in Figma including data visualization patterns, confidence indicators, and adaptive UI components
• Develop high-fidelity UI components and prototypes for inline annotations, dashboards, and mission-phase adaptive interfaces
• Lead cohesive look-and-feel design and standardized user experience across applications
• Collaborate between creative strategy, UX, visual design, development team, and client to create effective design strategies
• Run rapid iteration cycles with operator feedback and conduct A/B testing to validate design decisions
• Collaborate with developers to implement UI components and ensure design system integrity
• Design geospatial interface patterns for map-based intelligence visualization
• Ensure WCAG 2.2 / Section 508 accessibility compliance for operational environments
• Ensure product quality and timeliness, provide periodic performance reports

Requirements

• U.S. Citizen with ability to obtain and maintain security clearance
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Interactive Design, HCI, UX/UI Design, or related field with 3-5 years of related UX/UI design experience in complex technical, government, or defense domains
• Figma mastery: Design systems, component libraries, prototyping, auto-layout, variants
• Experience building and maintaining scalable design systems from scratch
• Prototyping: High-fidelity interactive prototypes for user testing
• User research methods: Interviews, cognitive task analysis, persona development, workflow mapping
• Usability testing: A/B testing, rapid iteration cycles, feedback analysis
• Understanding of trade-offs between designs, technical feasibility, and maintenance
• Front-end fundamentals: HTML/CSS/JavaScript to collaborate effectively with developers
• Basic back-end understanding: Ability to discuss APIs, data flows, and system architecture
• Accessibility: WCAG 2.2 / Section 508 compliance and designing for diverse user needs

Qualifications

Portfolio required for consideration

Desired Qualifications

• Experience designing for military, defense, intelligence, or high-consequence domains
• Mission-critical UI design experience in high-stakes environments
• Dashboard design for complex data visualization and monitoring interfaces
• Geospatial interfaces with map-based tools and spatial data visualization

Pay

The Proposed Salary Range For This Position Is $72,700 - $149,200