Senior UX Designer - Research-Driven, Impactful UI

Leidos LLC; McLean (VA); Vor Ort; USD 92.000 - 167.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Leidos is seeking a Product UI/UX Designer to support a mission-focused customer environment. You will apply user research, human-centered design, and UX best practices to improve internal workflows, processes, and digital products.

The ideal candidate works with users, developers, stakeholders, and senior leaders to uncover needs and translate findings into practical, intuitive solutions. This role offers the opportunity to introduce innovative research methodologies, challenge conventional

Qualifikationen

• Requires a bachelor’s degree and 8+ years experience or a master’s degree and 6+ years of experience. Demonstrated professional experience conducting user research, including user interviews, surveys, usability testing, and user feedback analysis.
• Experience developing wireframes and prototypes using tools such as Figma, Axure, or similar platforms.
• Strong understanding of human-centered design, user-centered design, and design-thinking principles.
• Experience applying design systems and style guides to create consistent, intuitive digital experiences.

Aufgaben

• Plan and conduct user research using interviews, surveys, usability testing, ethnographic observation, contextual inquiry, and other research methodologies.
• Apply human-centered design and design-thinking principles throughout the research and design lifecycle.
• Develop user personas, journey maps, user flows, process flows, wireframes, and other user-centered artifacts to inform design decisions.
• Create prototypes and conduct usability testing to validate concepts and improve the overall user experience.
• Translate research findings into actionable insights and practical recommendations.
• Partner with development teams, stakeholders, and customer representatives to ensure design requirements are effectively communicated and implemented.
• Facilitate or support participatory design sessions and workshops with stakeholders across organizational levels.

Kenntnisse

User research

Wireframes

Prototyping

Design thinking

Human-centered design

Stakeholder collaboration

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

Figma

Axure

Jobbeschreibung

Leidos is seeking a Product UI/UX Designer to support a mission-focused customer environment. You will apply user research, human-centered design, and UX best practices to improve internal workflows, processes, and digital products.

The ideal candidate works with users, developers, stakeholders, and senior leaders to uncover needs and translate findings into practical, intuitive solutions. This role offers the opportunity to introduce innovative research methodologies, challenge conventional