Logistics Management Institute

Senior Product Designer - Clearance Required

Logistics Management Institute$111K — $192K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in design or relevant field, or equivalent experience.
  • 7+ years designing digital products or complex applications.
  • Strong portfolio showcasing interaction design and production software.
  • Experience in user research and actionable product insights.
  • Proficient with collaborative design and prototyping tools.
  • Collaborative experience with software engineers throughout development.
  • Expertise in designing data-rich interfaces for enterprise applications.
  • Active Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

  • Lead design for data-intensive applications and workflows.
  • Collaborate with users to understand their goals and needs.
  • Translate user insights into product concepts and prototypes.
  • Partner with engineering teams to define requirements and deliver software.
  • Conduct user research and usability testing for design validation.
  • Simplify complex data and processes into user-friendly experiences.
  • Contribute to a consistent design system across applications.
  • Incorporate accessibility and federal usability requirements in designs.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work on critical projects for the U.S. Army.
  • Engaged in hands-on design spanning from discovery to delivery.
  • Collaboration with diverse teams across technology and operations.
  • Potential to influence modernization of legacy systems.
  • Active participation in user research and testing phases.
Full Job Description
Overview

LMI is seeking a Senior Product Designer to shape the applications, workflows, and user experiences supporting a U.S. Army enterprise data environment. You will work alongside software engineers, data engineers, product leaders, and Army stakeholders to turn complex operational needs into software that is clear, useful, and built for real-world use. This position requires an active Secret clearance.

This is a hands-on design role spanning product discovery through delivery. You will help define what should be built, create and test design concepts, and remain engaged as working software reaches users.

Responsibilities

  • Lead product design for data-intensive applications and operational workflows.
  • Work directly with users and mission stakeholders to understand their goals, constraints, and current ways of working.
  • Translate user needs into product concepts, workflows, prototypes, and detailed interaction designs.
  • Partner with product and engineering teams to define requirements, evaluate tradeoffs, and deliver usable software.
  • Plan and conduct user research, usability testing, and design validation.
  • Simplify complex data, processes, and technical capabilities into clear user experiences.
  • Contribute to shared design patterns and a consistent design system across applications.
  • Support the modernization or replacement of functionality currently delivered through legacy platforms.
  • Incorporate accessibility, security, and federal usability requirements throughout the design process.
  • Use feedback and product performance data to improve deployed capabilities.


Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in product design, interaction design, human-computer interaction, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
  • Seven or more years of experience designing digital products or complex enterprise applications.
  • A portfolio demonstrating strong interaction design, systems thinking, and delivery of software used in production.
  • Experience conducting user research and translating findings into actionable product decisions.
  • Proficiency with modern collaborative design and prototyping tools.
  • Experience working closely with software engineers throughout product development.
  • Experience designing data-rich interfaces, workflows, or decision-support applications.
  • Experience supporting a Department of Defense customer.
  • Active Secret clearance.

Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience supporting the U.S. Army.
  • Experience designing software for operational, logistics, readiness, or enterprise-data use cases.
  • Experience working in integrated product teams using iterative software-development practices.
  • Familiarity with AWS, Palantir Foundry, Army Vantage, or comparable enterprise platforms.
  • Experience creating or extending design systems.
  • Familiarity with Section 508 and accessible design practices.
  • Experience modernizing complex or legacy enterprise applications.

Target salary range: $111,426 - $192,890

Disclaimer: The salary range displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is not a guarantee of compensation. Individual salaries are determined by various factors including, but not limited to location, internal equity, business considerations, client contract requirements, and candidate qualifications, such as education, experience, skills, and security clearances.

Job Locations

US-VA-Newport News

About Logistics Management Institute

Logistics Management Institute (LMI) is a consulting firm dedicated to improving the management of government. LMI provides leaders with the objective analysis, tools, and programs they need to make informed decisions for their organizations. LMI is a not-for-profit organization that has been providing innovative solutions to complex problems since 1961. LMI serves clients in the federal government, state and local governments, and the private sector.
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