User Experience Engineer
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Job Location:
Huntsville, AL - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 87100 - 157450
Posted on:
14 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Looking for an opportunity to make an impact
At Leidos we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers success. We empower our teams contribute to our communities and operate sustainably. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers our people and our community. Our Mission Vision and Values guide the way we do business.
Your greatest work is ahead!
Leidos Defense Systems Land Systems is seeking a User Experience Engineer to join our teamwith the ability and experience to work missile defense projects within the BMD Simulations and Analysis Portfolio. As a UX Engineer you will have the opportunity to use your design skills and rapid prototyping to not only solve known clients needs and experiences but uncover new opportunities along the way.
In this role you will also own the end-to-end experience framework for process automation and workflow tools as well as lead the design in a team environment... The ideal candidate will possess excellent analytical and problem-solving skills be a strong team player and able to establish solid working relationships with peers and technical staff members within the program.
If this sounds like the kind of environment where you can thrive keep reading!
Leidos Defense Systems Sector provides a diverse portfolio of systems solutions and services covering land sea air space and cyberspace for customers worldwide. Solutions for Defense include enterprise and mission IT large-scale intelligence systems command and control geospatial and data analytics cybersecurity logistics training and intelligence analysis and operations support. Our team is solving the worlds toughest security challenges for customers with cant fail missions. To explore and learn more click here!
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Primary Responsibilities
Drive enhancements to MASC-F products to improve the user experience of our tools and interfaces
Manage projects and work product integrations across the Software Development Systems Engineering User Engagement teams and customer stakeholder teams
Be responsible for the overall user interface modernization for MASC-F products tools and utilities.
Work with agile scrum teams to verify acceptance criteria related to interface modernization and usability
Identify and maintain user personas to represent key segments of our vast user base to identify UI/UX improvements and understand likely impacts to changes in the user interfaces of MASC-F tools and utilities
Processing user feedback to form mid-fidelity wireframes to produce high-fidelity mockups to be used by developers.
Work with the Systems Engineering team to help define development requirements
Analyzing competitor applications to identify potential UI/UX improvements
Work alongside customer stakeholders to select UI/UX features to be worked gather feedback on potential design updates and maintain an agile backlog of potential UI/UX enhancements and modernizations for future consideration.
Proactively identify areas where UI/UX support is needed and insert themselves into relevant meetings discussions and projects to provide expertise and guidance.
As the sole UI/UX expert on the team drive UI/UX decisions and ensure that user-centered design principles are integrated into all aspects of the program
Basic Qualifications
Bachelors degree with 5 years of prior relevant experience or masters with 3 years of prior relevant experience
3 Years experience in design tools such as Sketch Figma Balsamiq Adobe XD or InVision
Understanding of user-centered design principles and human-computer interaction
Experience in front-end development (HTML CSS JavaScript)
Basic skills with version control tools such as Git
Active secret clearance
Full time onsite support
Candidate must be a resident of the North Alabama area
Preferred Qualifications
Experience developing personas customer journey maps conceptual diagrams wireframes and prototypes
Possess the ability to craft pitch and validate long-term design strategies
Ability to support multiple release project schedules simultaneously
Knowledge of Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
System Administrator skills highly desired
Come break things (in a good way). Then build them smarter.
Were the tech company everyone calls when things get weird. We dont wear capes (theyre a safety hazard) but we do solve high-stakes problems with code caffeine and a healthy disregard for how its always been done.
Original Posting:
December 29 2025For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.
Pay Range:
Pay Range $87100.00 - $157450.00The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job education experience knowledge skills and abilities as well as internal equity alignment with market data applicable bargaining agreement (if any) or other law.
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- Computer Science
- user experience
- User Interface
- SME
- CSS
- Interaction Design
- Windows
- Android
- Usability Studies
- Visual Design
- HTML
- User Research
- JavaScript
- Web Services
- Wireframes
About Company
Leidos is an innovation company rapidly addressing the world's most vexing challenges in national security and health. Our 47,000 employees collaborate to create smarter technology solutions for customers in these critical markets.
