Remote UX/UI Design Engineer (Secret Clearance Eligible)

SMX; Honolulu (HI); Remote; USD 116,000 - 161,000; Full time

Job summary

SMX is seeking a creative and technically skilled UX/UI Design Engineer to join our Solutions team. The role will design and build intuitive user experiences for our federal planning and analytics products built on SAC, AWS and other platforms, spanning user research, prototyping, and front-end development.

Remote supporting a Washington, DC based customer and requires a federal clearance. You will collaborate with SAC developers and budget experts, contribute to a reusable design system, and

Qualifications

• 5+ years designing and developing UI/UX for enterprise web apps.
• Able to obtain Secret clearance (U.S. Citizenship).
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in a related field.
• Portfolio showing both design work and delivered front-end code.
• Strong written and verbal collaboration with technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Conduct user research and translate findings into UI requirements.
• Create wireframes, mock-ups, and high-fidelity prototypes and maintain a design system.
• Build front-end components for SAC apps using JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.
• Design data-dense planning interfaces and dashboards.
• Ensure accessibility per Section 508 and performance with enterprise data.
• Support customer demos, usability testing, and defect resolution during implementation.

Skills

UX design

Figma

JavaScript

HTML/CSS

Portfolio

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in HCI/UX/CS or related field

Tools

Figma

Adobe Photoshop

Sketch

Trello

Job description

SMX is seeking a creative and technically skilled UX/UI Design Engineer to join our Solutions team. The role will design and build intuitive user experiences for our federal planning and analytics products built on SAC, AWS and other platforms, spanning user research, prototyping, and front-end development.

Remote supporting a Washington, DC based customer and requires a federal clearance. You will collaborate with SAC developers and budget experts, contribute to a reusable design system, and