UI/UX Engineer (Fixed Term Contract - 9 Months)

Smiths Detection Group; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Smiths Detection Group in Bengaluru seeks a UI/UX Engineer to design user-facing interfaces for the team’s applications, elevate design quality, and maintain a clean handover process at project end.

You will translate concepts into front-end code or collaborate with developers, build a cohesive design system, and ensure accessibility standards are met across enterprise applications.

Qualifications

• 3+ years' UI/UX design experience with a portfolio of web and/or app design work.
• 3+ years' hands-on experience with design tooling such as Figma or Adobe XD.
• 1+ years' front-end translation of designs to HTML/CSS/JS or close collaboration with developers.

Responsibilities

• Gather and interpret user and business requirements via stakeholder conversations and user research.
• Design interfaces and experiences for web and app solutions from wireframes to high-fidelity designs.
• Build and maintain a design system for consistency across applications.
• Translate designs into front-end code or work with developers to implement accurately.

Skills

UI/UX design

Figma

Adobe XD

HTML/CSS/JS

Angular

Design systems

WCAG accessibility

Stakeholder communication

Prototyping/wireframing

Independent handover

Education

Bachelor of Engineering

Tools

Figma

Adobe XD

Angular

Job description

• Full-time
• Grade: 09
• Employee Group: Temporary
• Global Region: Asia Pacific

Company Description

Every minute of every day, Smiths Detection's threat detection and security screening technology helps to protect people and infrastructure, making the world a safer place.

Smiths Detection is a global leader in the development, manufacture and management of security and detection solutions designed to make the world a safer place. Our technology provides threat detection and screening solutions for customers in our key markets: aviation, ports and borders, defence, and urban security.

Our expertise spans 21 global offices, seven manufacturing sites and five R&D centres, with a global network of 3,000 dedicated colleagues contributing towards over 40 years at the frontline of advances in safety and security.

This results in careers built on variety and the opportunity to work on a range of state-of-the-art solutions, where you can develop your knowledge and experience every day.

Job Description

Job Purpose:
The UI/UX Engineer designs and helps build user-facing interfaces for the team's applications over a defined engagement, raising the design quality and consistency of the team's tools and leaving behind a clean, documented handover.

Duties:

• Gather and interpret user and business requirements through stakeholder conversations, and user research where relevant.
• Design user interfaces and experiences for the team's web and app-based solutions, from wireframes through to high-fidelity designs.
• Build and maintain design system components for consistency across the team's applications.
• Translate designs into working front-end code, or work closely with developers to implement them accurately.
• Present design concepts, prototypes and rationale to stakeholders, incorporating feedback into iterations.
• Conduct usability reviews and iterate on designs based on feedback.
• Work with stakeholders and developers to balance user needs with technical constraints.
• Ensure designs meet accessibility standards.
• Document design decisions and maintain design assets for future reference and a clean handover at the end of the contract.

Qualifications

Qualification :
Bachelor of Engineering

Skills and Experience:

• 3+ years' UI/UX design experience, with a portfolio demonstrating web and/or app design work.
• 3+ years' practical experience with design tooling such as Figma or Adobe XD.
• 1+ years' hands-on experience translating designs into front-end code (HTML/CSS/JS) or working closely with developers who do.
• Understanding of accessibility standards and usability best practice.

Qualification :

Bachelor of Engineering

Skills and Experience:

• 3+ years' UI/UX design experience, with a portfolio demonstrating web and/or app design work.
• 3+ years' practical experience with design tooling such as Figma or Adobe XD.
• 1+ years' hands-on experience translating designs into front-end code (HTML/CSS/JS) or working closely with developers who do.
• Understanding of accessibility standards and usability best practice.
• Able to work independently within a fixed-term engagement and hand over cleanly at the end of contract.
• Confident presenting design concepts and prototypes to stakeholders, articulating the rationale behind decisions.
• Experience designing for enterprise or internal business applications rather than purely consumer products.
• Front-end development experience in Angular or a similar framework.
• Experience establishing a design system from scratch.
• User-Centric Design: Translating user needs and complex business logic into intuitive, accessible interfaces.
• Rapid Prototyping: Building wireframes, user flows, and high-fidelity interactive models using tools like Figma or Adobe XD.
• Design Systems Architecture: Establishing and maintaining reusable component libraries to ensure visual consistency across applications.
• Usability & Accessibility: Ensuring all applications meet strict accessibility standards (WCAG) and iterating based on continuous user feedback.
• Stakeholder Communication: Clearly articulating design decisions and collaborating smoothly with technical teams, product managers, and business leaders.

Additional Information

Join us and we'll help build your career, with excellent training and opportunities for career growth across the business, both locally and globally. You'll experience an inclusive environment, with strong leadership and a focus on safety and wellbeing. You'll also have the flexibility to choose from a wide range of benefits to suit your lifestyle, offering you and your family support from a health and wellbeing, financial andlifestyle perspective.

Join us and work for a world-leader, with the benefits and training to reward your dedication and skills. Be part of a team where we are making the world a safer place.

We believe that different perspectives and backgrounds are what make a company flourish. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment regardless of color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, economic status, disability, age, or any other legally protected characteristics. We are proud to be an inclusive company with values grounded in equality and ethics, where we celebrate, support, and embrace diversity.