UI/UX Engineer for Rapid C2 Prototyping

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab; Laurel (MD); On-site; USD 100,000 - 245,000; Full time

Job summary

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) seeks a UI/UX design and development specialist to rapidly prototype Command and Control systems. You will lead wireframing, data visualization, and cross-team collaboration to advocate for warfighter usability.

Requirements include a Bachelor’s degree or 2 years in UI/UX, full stack/web/game/app development experience (React/Unity preferred), and the ability to obtain SECRET clearance. Willingness to travel up to 10% is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or 2 years related experience in UI/UX for complex systems.
• Experience in full stack web development, game development, or application development (React and Unity preferred).
• Ability to work with government partners and DoD sponsors.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Eligibility for SECRET clearance; U.S. citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Lead and contribute to UI/UX design to influence current and future C2 systems.
• Rapidly create wireframes, storyboards, and intuitive interface/data visualization designs.
• Collaborate across teams to review results and propose user-centered solutions.
• Shape requirements and use cases; influence DevSecOps for prototyping deployment.
• Implement designs and maintain, test, and debug code.
• Produce documentation for code framework, architecture, decisions, and user guides.

Skills

UI/UX design

wireframing

communication

security clearance

team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in UI/UX development, CS, SWE, Web Development, Game Development, HCI or equivalent

Tools

Unity

Python

C++

JavaScript

HTML

CSS/Sass/Less

React

Redux

Angular

Vue

Bootstrap

Material UI

Git

GitLab

Atlassian

JIRA

SQL

SQLite

MongoDB

Google Analytics

Docker

Job description

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) seeks a UI/UX design and development specialist to rapidly prototype Command and Control systems. You will lead wireframing, data visualization, and cross-team collaboration to advocate for warfighter usability.

Requirements include a Bachelor’s degree or 2 years in UI/UX, full stack/web/game/app development experience (React/Unity preferred), and the ability to obtain SECRET clearance. Willingness to travel up to 10% is expected.