Logistics Management Institute

Staff Product Designer, Mission Applications - Clearance Required

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

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in design, HCI, information systems, or equivalent experience.
  • 7+ years in product design, UX design, or human-centered design.
  • Proven ownership of complex digital products from concept to delivery.
  • Strong user research, workflow design, prototyping, and usability testing skills.
  • Experience with data-intensive applications or operational workflows.
  • Collaborative experience with software-development teams.
  • Portfolio showcasing product design work.
  • Active Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

  • Lead ongoing product discovery with Army users and stakeholders.
  • Transform mission workflows into product concepts, user journeys, and interface designs.
  • Validate designs via user research, usability testing, and feedback.
  • Collaborate with software and data engineers throughout the design process.
  • Set product priorities by aligning user needs with technical constraints and mission goals.
  • Create reusable design patterns to ensure consistency across applications.
  • Advocate for user experience in product and technical decision-making.

Benefits

  • Onsite support 2 to 3 days per week at Ft. Belvoir, VA.
  • Opportunity to work directly with the U.S. Army.
  • Engagement in complex, meaningful projects that impact Army technology modernization.
  • Exposure to cutting-edge design tools and methodologies.
  • Collaboration with multidisciplinary engineering teams.
Full Job Description
Overview

LMI is seeking a Staff Product Designer to shape data-driven applications supporting a U.S. Army technology modernization program. This designer will work directly with Army users and engineering teams to turn complex acquisition and program workflows into clear, effective digital products.

 

The Staff Product Designer will own the experience from discovery through production delivery rather than operating as a requirements handoff function.

 

**This role requires onsite support 2 to 3 days per week at the customer site in Ft. Belvoir, VA**

Responsibilities
  • Lead continuous product discovery with Army users and stakeholders.
  • Translate mission workflows into product concepts, user journeys, prototypes, and interface designs.
  • Validate designs through user research, usability testing, and direct feedback.
  • Partner with software engineers and data engineers throughout design and implementation.
  • Shape product priorities by connecting user needs, technical constraints, and mission outcomes.
  • Establish reusable design patterns and maintain consistency across applications.
  • Represent the user experience in product and technical decisions.
Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in design, human-computer interaction, information systems, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • Seven or more years of experience in product design, user-experience design, or human-centered design.
  • Demonstrated ownership of complex digital products from discovery through production delivery.
  • Strong experience with user research, workflow design, prototyping, and usability testing.
  • Experience designing data-intensive applications or operational workflows.
  • Experience working closely with software-development teams.
  • Portfolio demonstrating relevant product-design work.
  • Experience supporting a Department of Defense customer.
  • Active Secret clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience supporting the U.S. Army.
  • Experience designing applications within Palantir Foundry, Army Vantage, or a comparable enterprise platform.
  • Familiarity with Army acquisition or program-management processes.
  • Proficiency with Figma or comparable design and prototyping tools.
  • Experience building or maintaining a design system.
  • Familiarity with accessibility and secure government environments.

The target salary range for this position is $111,301 - $192,653.79.

 

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.   

 

Applicants must meet eligibility requirements for a U.S. Government security clearance. Only US Citizens are eligible for a security clearance. For this position, LMI will only consider applicants with security clearances or applicants who are eligible for security clearances, due to the nature of the work.

Job LocationsUS-VA-Fort Belvoir

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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