Senior UX Engineer: Design Systems & Accessibility

N2IA Technologies; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

N2IA Technologies is seeking a UX Engineer to lead the design system that powers federal-facing product experiences. You will craft components, patterns, and governance to enable accessible, secure, and scalable interfaces across complex applications.

Collaborating with product designers and developers, you will ensure production-ready design assets, documentation, and adoption across teams while upholding WCAG standards and performance considerations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in design, HCI, CS, or equivalent experience.
• 4+ years of product design experience with design systems.
• Strong proficiency in Figma and design tokens.
• Experience designing data-heavy applications; WCAG accessibility knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain a UI component library and design system.
• Create reusable patterns for complex workflows.
• Define visual foundations and ensure consistent accessibility.
• Collaborate with designers and front-end engineers to ship production-ready components.
• Conduct user research and translate findings into actionable design opportunities.
• Produce wireframes, prototypes, and documentation.

Skills

Figma proficiency

Design systems

Accessibility (WCAG)

Communication

Travel flexibility

Data-heavy UI design

Education

Bachelor's degree in design/HCI/CS

Tools

React component libraries

Figma libraries

Storybook

Job description

N2IA Technologies is seeking a UX Engineer to lead the design system that powers federal-facing product experiences. You will craft components, patterns, and governance to enable accessible, secure, and scalable interfaces across complex applications.

Collaborating with product designers and developers, you will ensure production-ready design assets, documentation, and adoption across teams while upholding WCAG standards and performance considerations.