UX/UI Designer
Job Title: UX/UI DesignerJob Category: EngineeringTime Type: Full timeMinimum Clearance Required to Start: TS/SCI with PolygraphEmployee Type: RegularPercentage of Travel Required: Up to 10%Type of Travel: Local* * *We're seeking a UX Designer to join the Phanos team building intelligence visualization and mission planning tools for military operators. You'll design operator-centered interfaces that support high-stakes decision-making, focusing on workflow clarity, information hierarchy, and operator trust. This role requires bridging product design, technical implementation, and operator-centered research to create interfaces operators rely on in tactical environments. You'll support the men and women charged with safeguarding national security, working directly with operators to understand their mission needs and designing tools they trust in high-pressure situations. Innovation is critical, and this role requires adaptability and collaboration with technically diverse, geographically dispersed teams. Experience or strong interest in agile development and delivering software in short sprints is essential. Responsibilities Conduct structured operator research across mission phases and document workflows, information needs, and task prioritization patterns Create and validate operator personas based on real user interviews Build and maintain design system foundations in Figma including data visualization patterns, confidence indicators, and adaptive UI components Develop high-fidelity UI components and prototypes for inline annotations, dashboards, and mission-phase adaptive interfaces Lead cohesive look-and-feel design and standardized user experience across applications Collaborate between creative strategy, UX, visual design, development team, and client to create effective design strategies Develop compelling, user-focused experiences aligned with mission objectives Run rapid iteration cycles with operator feedback and conduct A/B testing to validate design decisions Collaborate with developers to implement UI components and ensure design system integrity Work with data scientists to translate complex data into clear, actionable visualizations Design geospatial interface patterns for map-based intelligence visualization Ensure WCAG 2.2 / Section 508 accessibility compliance for operational environments Ensure product quality and timeliness, provide periodic performance reports Mentor junior team members as experience grows Required Qualifications Must have TS/SCI with Poly clearanceBachelor's or Master's degree in Interactive Design, HCI, UX/UI Design, or related field with 3-5 years of related UX/UI design experience in complex technical, government, or defense domains Figma mastery: Design systems, component libraries, prototyping, auto-layout, variants Design syste...