UI/UX Engineer for National Security Tools

Systems Planning & Analysis; San Diego (CA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. seeks a UI/UX Engineer within the ORCA Group to bridge design and implementation for modeling and data analysis software tools.

You will gather requirements, build wireframes and prototypes, design the user experience, and collaborate with designers, product managers, and software engineers to turn concepts into working interfaces. This role supports a DoD environment in California and requires the ability to obtain a DoW Top Secret clearance with SCI access.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field with professional UI/UX experience.
• Strong knowledge of modern JavaScript, CSS frameworks, and React.
• Experience in user-centered design and web app projects.
• Ability to communicate with diverse stakeholders and manage priorities.

Responsibilities

• Gather and validate requirements from users and stakeholders.
• Build wireframes, user flows, high-fidelity mockups, and interactive prototypes.
• Design and enhance the user experience across the product lifecycle.
• Write clean front-end code (HTML, JavaScript/React, CSS) to realize designs.
• Collaborate with designers, PMs, and engineers to align vision and roadmap.
• Test and document software products thoroughly.

Skills

UI/UX design

Front-end development

JavaScript

React

CSS frameworks

OOP concepts

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's in Computer Science

Tools

Sketch

InVision

Visio

Design Systems

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. seeks a UI/UX Engineer within the ORCA Group to bridge design and implementation for modeling and data analysis software tools.

You will gather requirements, build wireframes and prototypes, design the user experience, and collaborate with designers, product managers, and software engineers to turn concepts into working interfaces. This role supports a DoD environment in California and requires the ability to obtain a DoW Top Secret clearance with SCI access.