Senior UI/UX Designer

Meridian Systematics; Springfield (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Dental insurance

Flexible schedule

Health insurance

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Meridian Systematics LLC is seeking a Senior UI/UX Designer to own the user experience of data and analytic applications supporting the NGA. You will turn complex mission needs into clear, intuitive interfaces that help analysts find, understand, and act on intelligence data.

You will work daily with product owners, engineers, and mission users, lead the evolution of the design system, and mentor other designers.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance and experience on complex software.
• 5+ years of UI/UX or product design experience.
• Portfolio showing end-to-end product design and data-informed UX decisions.
• Expert proficiency in Figma or comparable tools.
• Working knowledge of HTML, CSS, JavaScript frameworks and responsive design.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with pixel-level detail.

Responsibilities

• Own the full design lifecycle from discovery to high-fidelity UI and prototypes.
• Maintain and scale the design system with reusable UI components.
• Plan and run user research and usability testing with analysts and mission users.
• Partner with product owners for feature alignment and with engineers on handoffs.
• Present design rationale and research findings to stakeholders and gain buy-in.
• Design for accessibility (WCAG 2.1 AA), responsive layouts, and performance.

Skills

UI/UX design

Clear communication

Design systems

User research

Accessible design

Prototyping

Figma

HTML/CSS/JS knowledge

Tools

Figma

Sketch

Adobe Creative Cloud

Framer

Job description

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave

Senior UI/UX Designer

Position Overview

Meridian Systematics is seeking a Senior UI/UX Designer to own the user experience of data and analytic applications supporting the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). You will turn complex mission needs into clear, intuitive interfaces that help analysts find, understand, and act on intelligence data.

You will work daily with product owners, engineers, and mission users, lead the evolution of the design system, and mentor other designers.

Responsibilities

• Own the full design lifecycle, from discovery, user flows, and wireframes to high-fidelity UI and interactive prototypes.
• Maintain and scale the design system, building reusable UI component libraries that speed up front-end development.
• Plan and run user research and usability testing with analysts and mission users to uncover pain points and validate designs.
• Partner with product owners to align features with mission priorities, and with engineers on precise handoff documentation and design QA.
• Present design rationale, research findings, and product direction to stakeholders and build buy-in.
• Design for accessibility (WCAG 2.1 AA), edge cases, responsive layouts, and performance.

Qualifications

Required:

• Active TS/SCI clearance.
• 5+ years of UI/UX or product design experience on complex software applications.
• A portfolio showing end-to-end product design, strong visual craft, systematic UI architecture, and data-informed UX decisions.
• Expert proficiency in Figma or comparable tools (Sketch, Adobe Creative Cloud, Framer).
• Working knowledge of front-end technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript frameworks) and how layout, component logic, and responsive design work in development.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, and the ability to manage several initiatives without losing pixel-level detail.

Preferred:

• Experience designing data-heavy, analytic, or geospatial (map-based) applications.
• Experience in DoD environments.
• Experience mentoring junior designers.