Job DescriptionHuman Factors / UI-UX EngineerII/IIIWork Environment: Support of a complex defense system development environment, Active Secret Clearance, Huntsville, AL
This position will work closely with end users, product teams, software engineers, and other stakeholders to understand operator needs and translate user feedback into effective interface designs and product-development priorities.
Responsibilities- Apply Human Factors Engineering (HFE), Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), and UI/UX principles to software-centric system development.
- Develop and administer qualitative and quantitative user-assessment methods.
- Collect and analyze end-user feedback and usability data.
- Conduct formative and summative user assessments.
- Translate user research and feedback into actionable product-backlog items and development priorities.
- Develop journey maps, user flows, task analyses, and related UX artifacts.
- Develop and evaluate UI concepts, wireframes, mockups, and prototypes.
- Collaborate with software-development teams, product owners, and multidisciplinary engineering teams.
- Support user-centered design activities for complex systems operating within a broader system-of-systems environment.
- Support evaluation of designs against applicable human-factors standards and guidelines.
Required Qualifications- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Psychology, Human Factors, Human-Computer Interaction, UI/UX Design, or another related discipline.
- Bachelor's degree with at least 2 years of related experience, or Master's degree with 0 years of related experience.
- Fundamental understanding of Human Factors Engineering principles as applied to software-centric system development.
- Experience developing and administering qualitative and quantitative user-assessment methods.
- Experience collecting and analyzing end-user feedback and data.
- Experience using formative and summative feedback to influence product-development priorities.
- Experience developing journey maps, user flows, task analyses, or equivalent UX artifacts.
- Demonstrated experience with user-interface design.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with technical teams, product stakeholders, and end users.
Preferred Qualifications- Experience working on a product team and helping drive a product backlog in coordination with multiple Scrum-team product owners.
- Prior experience supporting Missile Defense Agency or similar DoD programs.
- Experience working with diverse teams in an Agile environment.
- DoD experience with user-centered UI/UX design and/or user research for complex systems.
- Experience supporting development and assessment against MIL-STD-1472.
- Strong interest in understanding complex mission systems, end users, and operational workflows.
