C2 UI/UX Engineer — Rapid Prototyping for Warfighter Systems

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory; Laurel (MD); On-site; USD 100,000 - 245,000; Full time

Job summary

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) seeks a UI/UX designer/developer to rapidly prototype and implement Command and Control interfaces for high-stakes environments. You will lead end-to-end UI/UX efforts, create wireframes, and visualize data to support warfighter decision-making.

You will collaborate with algorithm developers, software engineers, and analysts, shaping requirements and ensuring end-user advocacy throughout DevSecOps processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in UI/UX, CS, software eng, web dev, game dev or HCI.
• Experience with full-stack web, game or application development; React/Unity preferred.
• Ability to work with government partners and analysis teams; U.S. citizenship may be required.

Responsibilities

• Lead and contribute to UI/UX design and development for Command and Control systems.
• Rapidly create wireframes, storyboards, and intuitive interfaces with data visualization.
• Collaborate across teams to refine concepts and advocate for end users.
• Shape requirements and execute Functional Flow modeling to influence DevSecOps and deployment.
• Implement, maintain, test, and debug designed solutions.
• Produce documentation for code framework, architecture and user guides.

Skills

Wireframing

Unity

Python

C++

Java

JavaScript

HTML/CSS

React

Redux

Angular

Vue

Bootstrap

Git

Docker

SQL

MongoDB

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Unity

Python

C++

JavaScript

HTML/CSS

React

Redux

Angular

Vue

Bootstrap

Git

Docker

JIRA

Job description

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) seeks a UI/UX designer/developer to rapidly prototype and implement Command and Control interfaces for high-stakes environments. You will lead end-to-end UI/UX efforts, create wireframes, and visualize data to support warfighter decision-making.

You will collaborate with algorithm developers, software engineers, and analysts, shaping requirements and ensuring end-user advocacy throughout DevSecOps processes.