User Experience

4 weeks ago

McLean, United States MITRE Full time

Why choose between doing meaningful work and having a fulfilling life? At MITRE, you can have both. That's because MITRE people are committed to tackling our nation's toughest challenges—and we're committed to the long-term well-being of our employees. MITRE is different from most technology companies. We are a not-for-profit corporation chartered to work for the public interest, with no commercial conflicts to influence what we do. The R&D centers we operate for the government create lasting impact in fields as diverse as cybersecurity, healthcare, aviation, defense, and enterprise transformation. We're making a difference every day—working for a safer, healthier, and more secure nation and world. Our workplace reflects our values. We offer competitive benefits, exceptional professional development opportunities, and a culture of innovation that embraces diversity, inclusion, flexibility, collaboration, and career growth. If this sounds like the choice you want to make, then choose MITRE—and make a difference with us.

Department Summary:

MITRE's Human Centered and User Experience (UX) Engineering dept is on the hunt for a proactive engineer who can design and develop user experiences to address our sponsor’s unique challenges. We are looking for an innovative problem-solver who can not only comprehend and translate user needs but also act as a bridge between design and engineering, utilizing the latest technologies to deliver the ultimate user experience. This is your chance to leverage your distinct skills on a diverse array of significant projects aimed at tackling some of our nation's most daunting challenges. Our department values team spirit, creativity, technical enthusiasm, and a steadfast commitment to the end user.

Roles & Responsibilities:

The successful candidate will be expected to:

  • Provide technical guidance to small multidisciplinary teams, including other UX Developers.
  • Collaborate closely with human factors engineers, UX designers, researchers, project leaders, and sponsors to create software prototypes using current front-end technologies and best practices.
  • Advocate for users, ensuring user-centered design principles are consistently applied throughout the software development cycle.
  • Provide consulting guidance to MITRE teams and sponsors, analyzing software implementation, architecture, and performance.
  • Lead the design and development of user interfaces for our software and web applications, incorporating user research and usability testing to gather insights into user needs and behaviors.
  • Develop wireframes, mockups, and prototypes to effectively communicate design ideas, while collaborating with cross-functional teams, including software engineers and product managers, to ensure our products meet user needs.
  • Develop and maintain design systems and user interface guidelines.
  • Mentor early career UX engineers and designers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement.

Basic Qualifications:

  • Typically requires a minimum of 5 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 3 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD without experience; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.
  • A minimum of 3 years of experience in UX design or a related role, with a proven track record in designing, developing, and prototyping user interfaces (UIs) using user-centered design principles.
  • Proficiency in JavaScript, HTML, CSS, D3, and modern JavaScript Frameworks such as Angular, Vue, React, and/or similar libraries.
  • Proficiency in utilizing wireframe design software such as Adobe XD, Sketch, and/or Figma.
  • Experience with user research methods and usability testing.
  • Strong interpersonal skills, coupled with excellent verbal and written communication abilities.
  • A git repository or portfolio showcasing your UX design work, demonstrating your creativity and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • An advanced degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, HCI, UX Design, Human-Computer Interaction, or a related field. A Master's degree is preferred.
  • Experience with qualitative and quantitative UX research development, analysis, and presentation
  • Advanced experience with visualization tools and libraries
  • Experience conducting user interviews and requirements gathering
  • Experience with game design principles and/or development
  • Mentoring or tutoring experience
  • Entrepreneurial, innovative spirit

This requisition requires the candidate to have a minimum of the following clearance(s):

None

This requisition requires the hired candidate to have or obtain, within one year from the date of hire, the following clearance(s):

Secret

Work Location Type:

Hybrid

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