Job Description

• Conduct user-centered research and usability testing.
• Create user flows, wireframes, visual styles, interaction design, UI components, etc.
• Apply user-centered design processes to evaluate existing systems and contribute to new designs.
• Effectively communicate design processes and findings to team members and stakeholders.
• Select, apply, and support team members in using tools and standards such as the System Usability Scale (SUS), UI style guides, etc.
• Oversee junior personnel in specific tasks, demonstrating an understanding of how various tasks and team member roles contribute to overall project success.
• Independently manage complex tasks and collaborate with peers to achieve project objectives.
• Lead and engage with cross-functional teams to gather user requirements and understand design needs.
• Lead the analysis of user interaction data to inform design decisions.
• Create and maintain design mockups, prototypes, style guides, and design documentation.
• Lead design reviews, facilitating the exchange of constructive feedback.
• Foster a collaborative and user-centric approach within the team, encouraging knowledge sharing and skill development.
• Advocate for User-Centered Design processes and mentor junior researchers.
• Contribute to proposals and capture efforts.

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline.
• 5+ years of demonstrated experience in a UX/HFE environment.
• Proficiency with design tools such as Adobe CC (especially XD), Figma, Axure, Sketch, etc.
• A commitment to understanding and advocating for the needs and preferences of end users across a program.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey complex human factors findings and recommendations articulately to a wide range of audiences.
• Developing leadership and mentorship skills; ability to cultivate a culture of user-centric design and knowledge sharing.

Benefits

• Security Clearance Required
• Must have US DoD Security Clearance