Senior UX/UI Designer — Data Viz & Design System (Remote)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

401(k) with company match

Paid Time Off

Education & Certification Reimb

Job summary

COLSA is seeking a Senior UX/UI Designer to lead the design of NASA NCAPS applications for the ACPO/DIISC team. You’ll establish the design practice from scratch, including user research, personas, a reusable design system, and production-ready interfaces for data-heavy analytics.

Responsibilities include creating a complete design system, conducting user research, and delivering dashboards, charts, and data visualizations. Remote US-based applicants welcome.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in design, HCI, or related field.
• 8+ years of related UX/UI experience.
• Experience designing data-heavy analytics products (dashboards, charts, data tables).
• Strong data visualization skills and ability to present complex data clearly.
• Proven ability to build a design system from scratch.
• Experience defining personas and conducting user research to drive decisions.
• US citizenship; able to undergo NASA background investigation for Public Trust.

Responsibilities

• Create the team’s design system from scratch with components, patterns, standards, and documentation.
• Define team personas; plan and conduct user research and translate findings into design decisions.
• Produce high-fidelity prototypes and production-ready designs for data-heavy analytics apps (dashboards, tables, charts).
• Make complex data clear by selecting appropriate representations for audience and data.
• Produce user flows and wireframes; defend design decisions to team and stakeholders.
• Establish design processes, standards, and tooling; set quality expectations across apps.
• Collaborate with engineers, data scientists, analysts, and program staff to translate requirements into usable software.

Skills

Figma

Data Visualization

Design System

User Research

Persona Development

Detail-oriented

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in design/HCI

Job description

COLSA is seeking a Senior UX/UI Designer to lead the design of NASA NCAPS applications for the ACPO/DIISC team. You’ll establish the design practice from scratch, including user research, personas, a reusable design system, and production-ready interfaces for data-heavy analytics.

Responsibilities include creating a complete design system, conducting user research, and delivering dashboards, charts, and data visualizations. Remote US-based applicants welcome.