Defense Systems: Full-Stack UI/UX Engineer

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL); Laurel (NE); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

education assistance

retirement contributions

work/life balance

comprehensive health and insurance

Job summary

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) seeks a UI/UX developer to design and implement user interfaces for advanced command and control systems, working closely with government partners and analysis teams.

You will rapidly produce wireframes, storyboards, and data visualizations, collaborate across departments, define requirements, and contribute to DevSecOps and Digital Engineering efforts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in UI/UX development, computer science, software engineering, web development, game development, HCI or related field, or at least 2 years of UI/UX implementation experience.
• Experience with military systems preferred.
• Experience in full-stack web, game, or application development; React and Unity preferred.
• Ability to work independently and collaborate with government partners and analysis teams.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to obtain SECRET clearance; US citizenship and government clearance process required.
• Masters in related field is a plus.
• Experience in rapid prototyping in a team setting is valued.
• Hands-on with wireframing tools and broad coding language/tool range (Unity, Python, C++, Java, JavaScript, HTML, CSS/Sass/Less, React, Redux, Angular, Vue, Bootstrap, Material UI, Git, GitLab, Atlassian, JIRA, SQL, SQLite, MongoDB, Google Analytics, Docker).
• Willingness to travel up to 10%.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support UI/UX design and development for current and future fielded C2 systems with end-user focus.
• Rapidly produce wireframes, storyboards, and intuitive interface and data visualization concepts.
• Collaborate across teams and organizations to review findings, refine ideas, and propose user-centered solutions.
• Define requirements and use cases; carry out functional flow modeling to influence DevSecOps and Digital Engineering for prototyped deployments.
• Implement designed solutions; maintain, test, and debug code.
• Create documentation covering code frameworks, architecture decisions, and user guides.

Skills

UI/UX development

React

Unity

Full-stack web development

Communication

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Master's degree in information visualization or related field

Tools

Unity

Python

C++

Java

JavaScript

HTML

CSS/Sass/Less

React

Redux

Angular

Vue

Bootstrap

Material UI

Git

GitLab

JIRA

SQL

SQLite

MongoDB

Google Analytics

Docker

Job description

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) seeks a UI/UX developer to design and implement user interfaces for advanced command and control systems, working closely with government partners and analysis teams.

You will rapidly produce wireframes, storyboards, and data visualizations, collaborate across departments, define requirements, and contribute to DevSecOps and Digital Engineering efforts.