UX Designer for Defense Tech — Remote & AI-Driven

Second Front Systems; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Medical coverage

3% 401(k) company contribution

Wellness benefits

Equity plan

Home office stipend

Professional development

Paid time off

Parental leave

Remote work flexibility

Referral bonus

Job summary

Second Front Systems is seeking a resourceful UX Designer to strengthen our product organization and customer-facing capabilities, focusing on defense tech interfaces and classified operations.

You will collaborate with product, engineering, and domain experts to translate mission requirements into intuitive user journeys while navigating security constraints and accreditation workflows for government contracts.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional experience as a Product Designer, UX Designer, or UI Designer for complex web applications or SaaS products.
• Proficiency with Claude Design, Claude Code, and Figma for prompt-to-prototype workflows and design systems.
• Ability to work synchronously with AI-assisted engineering teams in fast-paced, collaborative agile environments.
• Strong portfolio showing design process, problem-solving, and simplifying complex technical workflows into user-friendly applications.
• Experience executing user research methodologies and translating feedback into actionable design adjustments.
• Solid grounding in information architecture, interaction design, visual hierarchy, and user-centered design principles.
• Familiarity with government compliance frameworks such as ATO, FedRAMP, or NIST 800-53 and accreditation workflows.
• U.S. citizenship required due to government contract requirements.

Responsibilities

• Drive prompt-to-prototype workflows using Claude Design and Claude Code to translate user needs and technical requirements into functional prototypes and high-fidelity interfaces.
• Partner in rapid feedback loops with engineering teams to build, test, and refine interactive prototypes and production features leveraging AI tools.
• Own the end-to-end user experience for deployment, configuration, and accreditation workflows within the customer application.
• Translate complex compliance and technical requirements into intuitive, accessible user journeys in collaboration with product managers and domain experts.
• Conduct user research with commercial software providers through interviews, usability testing, and surveys to uncover pain points and validate design directions.
• Maintain and scale the design system to ensure visual quality, accessibility, and interaction consistency across iteration cycles.
• Champion user-centered design principles throughout the product lifecycle, balancing user needs against technical feasibility and speed.

Skills

Claude Design

Claude Code

Figma

User Research

Information Architecture

Interaction Design

Job description

Second Front Systems is seeking a resourceful UX Designer to strengthen our product organization and customer-facing capabilities, focusing on defense tech interfaces and classified operations.

You will collaborate with product, engineering, and domain experts to translate mission requirements into intuitive user journeys while navigating security constraints and accreditation workflows for government contracts.