User Experience (UX) Designer

BAE Systems.; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense technology company in London is seeking a User Experience (UX) Designer to create innovative digital solutions. You'll work collaboratively in a hybrid environment, applying user-centered design methodologies and engaging with diverse teams. The ideal candidate will hold a Bachelor's degree in Interaction Design, showcase proficiency in design tools like Figma, and be able to conduct user research effectively. Join us for an opportunity to contribute to impactful government-related projects with an emphasis on work-life balance and employee support.

Benefits

25 days holiday

Private medical and dental insurance

Pension scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in user-centered design methods.
• Ability to produce wireframes and prototypes.
• Strong capability in conducting user research and usability testing.

Responsibilities

• Create innovative and user-friendly design solutions.
• Develop design concepts through wireframes and prototypes.
• Conduct user research and testing to inform design decisions.
• Identify opportunities to improve user experience.

Skills

User-centered design

Proficiency in design software

Strong analytical skills

Excellent communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Interaction Design or related field

Tools

Figma

Job description

Overview

Location(s): London

BAE Systems Digital Intelligence is home to 4,500 digital, cyber and intelligence experts. We work collaboratively across 10 countries to collect, connect and understand complex data, so that governments, nation states, armed forces and commercial businesses can unlock digital advantage in the most demanding environments.

Job Title: User Experience (UX) Designer

Requistion ID: 120492

Location: London - Hybrid working offered, with consideration for both full and part-time applicants - please speak to your recruiter about the options

Grade: GG08 - GG13

BAE Systems Digital Intelligence are expanding our User Experience team and are seeking a dynamic, experienced UX Designer with an enhanced DV clearance.

If you are dedicated to designing intuitive and impactful digital products through research and user-centered design, this role is for you. You will join a diverse team of designers creating world-class digital solutions for secure government customers.

Whether working as a UX Designer, a Lead UX/Service Designer or User Researcher, candidates are expected to apply User-Centred Design (UCD) methodologies across all phases of delivery—from research through to implementation—ensuring alignment between user needs, business objectives, and technical feasibility.

Key Responsibilities

• Create user-friendly, innovative design solutions that address complex challenges.
• Develop and present design concepts through wireframes, prototypes, and visual presentations.
• Evaluate and improve existing digital products with a focus on usability, inclusivity and accessibility.
• Conduct user research and testing to inform design decisions (e.g., interviews, usability testing, journey mapping).
• Lead and analyse usability testing, stakeholder interviews, and other user-centered design methods.
• Identify opportunities to improve the user experience and deliver business value.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, conduct knowledge sharing and mentoring of junior staff.
• Present design solutions to clients, backed by research and best practices.
• Advocate for user needs while aligning with business goals.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Interaction Design, Human-Computer Interaction, or related field (preferred).
• Strong knowledge of user-centered design methods and tools.
• Proficient in design software such as Figma.
• Excellent analytical, communication, and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, team-driven environment.

Security Clearance

Due to the nature of our work, successful candidates for this role will be required to hold an active eDV before applying for this opportunity.

How we will support you

• Work-life balance is important; you can work around core hours with flexible and part-time working, and many of our roles include hybrid working enabling a mix of working from home and in the office
• You'll get 25 days holiday a year and the option to buy/sell and carry over from the year before
• Our flexible benefits package includes private medical and dental insurance, a competitive pension scheme, cycle to work scheme, taste cards and more
• You'll have a dedicated Career Manager to help you develop your career and guide you on your journey through BAE
• You'll be part of our company bonus scheme
• You are welcome to join any/all of our Employee Resource groups. These groups cover everything from gender diversity to mental health and wellbeing.

About our team

Our people are what differentiates us, they are resourceful, innovative and dedicated. We have a mix of generalists and specialists and recognise that this diversity contributes to our success. We recognise the benefits of forming teams from a mix of disciplines, which allows us to come up with cutting edge, high quality solutions. Our breadth of work across the Public Sector provides diverse opportunities for our people to develop their careers in new areas of expertise and with new clients.

You'll be part of a big company, but we try to create a culture that feels like a small one. The work will stretch you and be challenging, but we encourage a healthy work-life balance. Most of all, we know teams who work well together also perform well. We'll do everything we can to ensure you have fun at work, and in social activities outside of it whether that's virtually or in person, as conditions allow.

We have a rich history of working within National Security. In fact, we have over 40 years' experience of delivering advice and solutions to our customers in this sector, supporting them in carrying out their vital missions.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you'll be able to make a real difference. You'll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you'll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Life at BAE Systems Digital Intelligence

We are embracing Hybrid Working. This means you and your colleagues may be working in different locations, such as from home, another BAE Systems office or client site, some or all of the time, and work might be going on at different times of the day.

By embracing technology, we can interact, collaborate and create together, even when we're working remotely from one another. Hybrid Working allows for increased flexibility in when and where we work, helping us to balance our work and personal life more effectively, and enhance well-being.

Inclusion is integral to the success of BAE Systems Digital Intelligence. We are proud to have an organisational culture where employees with varying perspectives, skills, life experiences and backgrounds - the best and brightest minds - can work together to achieve excellence and realise individual and organisational potential.

Division overview: Capabilities

At BAE Systems Digital Intelligence, we pride ourselves in being a leader in the cyber defence industry, and Capabilities is the engine that keeps the business moving forward. It is the largest area of Digital Intelligence, containing our Engineering, Consulting and Project Management teams that design and implement the defence solutions and digital transformation projects that make us a globally recognised brand in both the public and private sector.

As a member of the Capabilities team, you will be creating and managing the solutions that earn us our place in an ever changing digital world. We all have a role to play in defending our clients, and this is yours.