Senior / Lead UX/UI Designer

Redwolf + Rosch; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

High-Impact Role

Leadership Opportunity

Competitive Package

Job summary

Redwolf + Rosch is seeking a Senior / Lead UX/UI Designer to spearhead operator experience for a major Australian Defence capability project. You will lead interaction concepts, design intent, and operator workflows, aligning with the Solution Architect and Systems Engineering Lead to ensure high usability under normal and degraded conditions.

You will mentor UI Designers, maintain the design system in Figma, oversee operator-facing documentation, and drive design governance with formal customer

Qualifications

• Senior or lead UX/UI role delivering complex, mission-critical systems.
• Experience driving operator experience in high-stakes environments.
• Ability to mentor designers and lead cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead interaction concepts, design intent and operator workflows across roles.
• Collaborate with Solution Architect and Systems Engineering Lead to balance usability and feasibility.
• Own design deliverables including design system and documentation.
• Review and guide day-to-day UI work and transition to implementation in Figma.
• Oversee operator-facing documentation and training materials.

Skills

Senior UX/UI leadership

Operator experience

Mentorship

Design governance

Figma

Tools

Figma

Job description

Senior / Lead UX/UI Designer | Defence

Are you a senior UX/UI leader with a track record of driving operator experience in complex, high-stakes environments? We are seeking a UX/UI Lead to spearhead the operator-experience strategy for a major Australian Defence capability project.

In this strategic design leadership role, you won't just be pushing pixels—you will serve as the voice of the operator at the highest decision-making level, forming part of a core Leadership Triad on the project alongside the Solution Architect and Systems Engineering Lead.

Key Responsibilities

• Solution & Design Leadership: Lead the interaction concepts, design intent, and operator workflows across various roles and modes, ensuring high operational usability under normal, degraded, and exceptional conditions.
• The Triad Partnership: Work closely as a peer with Systems Engineering and Solution Architecture leads to balance operator experience with technical feasibility, requirements, and system trade-offs.
• HMI Baseline & Assurance: Own key design deliverables including the HMI Design Document, change proposals, and compliance records in line with tailored military standards (MIL-STD-1472H / military symbology APP-6D / MIL-STD-2525D).
• Design Execution & Mentorship: Direct and review the day-to-day work of UI Designers (transitioning design intent into implementation-ready Figma), while maintaining the core design system.
• Documentation & Training: Oversee operator-facing documentation, in-system help, and source material for operator training packages.

About You

• Experience: Proven track record in senior or lead UX/UI roles delivering complex, mission-critical, or high-stakes operational software systems.
• Cross-Functional Influence: Demonstrated ability to work alongside architects and systems engineers to shape technical trade-offs and requirements.
• Hands-on Mastery: Strong interaction design foundation with the ability to set clear design vision and review detailed UI work.
• Design Governance: Experience creating controlled design documentation and navigating formal customer design approvals.
• Security Clearance: Must hold Australian Citizenship and be eligible to obtain and maintain an Australian Defence Security Clearance (NV1 preferred).

Desirable Skills

• Prior experience in Defence, aerospace, control-room, or human-supervised automation domains.
• Familiarity with military standards (e.g., MIL-STD-1472) and tactical symbology.
• Experience developing structured user documentation, embedded help, or training content.

What’s on Offer

• High-Impact Role: Directly influence the interface and experience of next-generation critical Defence systems.
• Leadership: Own the project UX domain within a collaborative, peer-led leadership framework rather than purely acting as a production asset.
• Competitive Package: Attractive salary and flexible working conditions with dedicated professional development pathways.