UI/UX Engineer

Ready to make a real impact? Join a mission-driven team bringing cutting-edge software solutions to the Navy’s frontline warfighters. This is more than just a job, it’s your chance to help modernize critical defense systems.We’re looking for a creative and driven UI/UX Engineer who’s passionate about building seamless, intuitive user experiences. You’ll work alongside a collaborative team of developers, product managers, and military stakeholders to transform complex workflows into sleek, user-friendly designs. Your work will directly support the people who protect and serve, and it will be seen and used where it matters most.Key Responsibilities:Hands-on experience with at least 1 programming language (i.e. Java, Node/JavaScript, C#, Python, Perl).Hands-on experience with at least 1 User Interface Framework (i.e. Bootstrap, JQuery, Vue, Next).Understands APIs, Microservices, and/or Server-Client application interactions and design, with hands-on experience in at least one of those areas.Design and develop user interfaces for web, mobile, desktop, and embedded applications, ensuring a seamless and consistent user experience.Works to understand core Mission/Business objectives to provide user-centric solutions to advance service/product success.Creates a design strategy for a portfolio or product suite for the organization.Works to unify product and engineering personnel behind a product design that caters to target audiences; shapes product development with Product Manager, Product Owner, Lead Engineer/Developer and other key stakeholders.Able to segment user groups and work with multi-disciplinary teams to gather primary and secondary information and insights around user needs and business objectives using a variety of research techniques/methods and tools.Translates gathered requirements into innovative design solutions for multiple user personas that optimize for accessibility, scalability, and performance.Conduct and facilitate highly organized workshops with client stakeholders/users and product teams.Excellent verbal and written communication skills with proven ability to present complex concepts in simple terms.Develop information architecture for a portfolio or suite of products and applications that ensures alignment with customers/users’ needs.Develop service blueprints reflecting future-state improvements and dependencies for user segments, contributing functions/capabilities, and supporting systems.Develop future-state prototypes to demonstrate complex user flows and system interactions.Develop and maintain design systems that ensure consistency across multiple (cloud-native) applications.Work closely with developers to ensure seamless implementation of designs and resolve any design-related issues during development.Organize and conduct UAT/user testing to validate intuitive interactions, customizations for user groups, and degree to which requirements meet Business and user needs.Translate user needs and business requirements into wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity designs.Conduct user research, usability testing, and gather feedback to inform design decisions.Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement and refine UI/UX solutions.Create and maintain design systems, style guides, and documentation.