Senior UX/UI Designer-Data & Analytics

COLSA; Alabama; Remote; USD 110,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

COLSA is seeking a Senior UX/UI Designer to support NASA NCAPS, ACPO, and the DIISC team. The designer will establish the design practice, conduct user research, and build a reusable design system for data-heavy analytics applications. This fully remote role is open to U.S.

residents, excluding a list of states. You will create dashboards, data visualizations, and intuitive interfaces for aerospace data, collaborating with engineers and program staff to translate requirements into usable

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in design, human-computer interaction, or a related field.
• Minimum of 8 years of related experience.
• Experience designing data-heavy, analytics-focused software products (dashboards, data tables, charts, visualizations).
• Proficiency in Figma.
• Experience creating a design system from the ground up.
• Experience defining personas and conducting user research.
• U.S. Citizenship; must pass NASA Public Trust background check.

Responsibilities

• Create the design system from scratch, with components and standards.
• Define user personas and conduct user research to inform decisions.
• Produce high-fidelity prototypes and production-ready designs for dashboards and analytics.
• Make complex data clear with appropriate representations for audiences.
• Produce UX deliverables and defend design decisions to stakeholders.
• Establish design processes, standards, and tooling; ensure quality across apps.
• Collaborate with engineers, data scientists, analysts, and program staff.

Skills

Figma

Design systems

User research

Data visualization

Dashboard design

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher in design, human-computer interaction, or a related field

Tools

Prototyping tools

Job description

Tracking Code
9816-987
Posted Date
10/6/2026
Job Location
Remote, Alabama
Location of Position

• Remote, Alabama
• Remote, Florida
• Remote, Mississippi
• Remote, Louisiana
• Remote, Georgia
• Remote, Texas
• Remote, Virginia
• Remote, Ohio
• Remote, Michigan

Additional Locations

• Remote, Florida
• Remote, Mississippi
• Remote, Louisiana
• Remote, Georgia
• Remote, Texas
• Remote, Virginia
• Remote, Ohio
• Remote, Michigan

Work Arrangement
Fully-Remote: 100%
Position Type
Full-Time/Regular
Clearance Required?
Ability to Qualify
Level of Clearance Required
Public Trust
COLSA is seeking a Senior UX/UI Designer to support NASA’s Consolidated Applications and Platform Services (NCAPS) contract, specifically supporting NASA’s Aerospace Capabilities Portfolio Office (ACPO) and its Digital Innovation & Integration Service Capability (DIISC) team. This role will design the interfaces through which NASA’s aeronautics community explores and works with test data, forecasts, financials, and operational data. As the founding UX/UI design role on the team, this position will establish the design practice from the ground up, including user research, personas, a reusable design system, and production-ready designs for data-heavy analytics applications.
This is a fully remote position open to candidates residing in the United States, excluding the following states: AR, CT, DE, HI, IA, KS, MT, NE, NJ, NY, RI, SD, VT, WV, and WY.

Responsibilities

• Create the team’s design system from scratch, including components, patterns, standards, and documentation, and maintain it as the source of truth for the team’s UI.
• Define the team’s user personas from the ground up; plan and conduct user research and translate findings into actionable design decisions.
• Produce high-fidelity prototypes and production-ready designs for data-heavy analytics applications, including dashboards, data tables, charts, data visualizations, and complex data-exploration workflows.
• Make complex, technical data clear and usable by selecting appropriate representations for the data and intended audience.
• Produce user flows, wireframes, and other UX deliverables and present and defend design decisions to the team and stakeholders.
• Establish the team’s design processes, standards, and tooling and set expectations for design quality across applications.
• Work closely with engineers, data scientists, analysts, and program staff to translate requirements into usable software.

At COLSA, people are our most valuable resource and centered at our core value. We invite you to unite your talents with opportunity and be a part of our “Family of Professionals!” Learn about our employee-centric culture and benefits here: https://www.colsa.com/culture_benefits

Required Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in design, human-computer interaction, or a related field.
• Minimum of 8 years of related experience.
• Demonstrated experience designing data-heavy, analytics-focused software products, such as dashboards, data tables, charts, data visualizations, and data-exploration workflows. A portfolio primarily focused on marketing websites, content pages, branding, graphic design, or general web design does not meet this requirement.
• Demonstrated strength in data visualization and representing complex or technical data clearly.
• Proficiency in Figma.
• Demonstrated experience creating a design system from the ground up, rather than solely working within an existing one.
• Demonstrated experience defining personas and conducting user research to drive design decisions.
• Strong attention to detail and clear design reasoning, with the ability to independently own design decisions.
• U.S. CItizenship required; must be able to undergo background investigation for a position of NASA Public Trust.

Preferred Qualifications

• Data literacy sufficient to understand data structures and sources and design interfaces that fit the data, without requiring data analyst or data scientist expertise.
• Ability to learn and work with technical or scientific domain concepts and their constraints.

Applicant selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. COLSA Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.

Minimum Salary
$110,000.00
Maximum Salary
$120,000.00
Salary Type
Annually

COLSA offers a comprehensive and customizeable benefits program which includes Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, Accidental Death & Dismemberment, Supplemental Income Protection Programs, 401(k) with company match, Flexible Spending Accounts, Employee Assistance Program, Education & Certification Reimbursement, Employee Discount Program, Paid Time Off and Holidays. This position will be posted for a minimum of 3 business days. If a candidate has not been selected at that time, it will continue to be posted until a suitable candidate is selected or the position is closed.