Senior UX Engineer – Contract
Akkodis is seeking a Senior UX Engineer for a Contract with a client located Raleigh, NC (Only local candidate) and ideally strong hands‑on Medical Devices, UX, Figma: (including creating and using components, variables, auto‑layout, and themes); create user friendly interface designs, adhering to established UI design standards and practices, including client design patterns and guidelines, W3C guidelines, Google Material Design guidelines, Apple Human Interface Guidelines, and Android Design Guidelines.
Rate Range: $74-$75/hr (The rate may be negotiable based on experience, education, geographic location, and other factors)
Summary
Applies a solid understanding of standard user experience (UX) design principles, techniques, procedures, and criteria toward the development of new or enhanced software products or processes. Plans, executes, and functionally directs important UX assignments, which require independent judgment.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Create user-friendly interface designs, adhering to established UI design standards and practices, including client design patterns and guidelines, W3C guidelines, Google Material Design guidelines, Apple Human Interface Guidelines, and Android Design Guidelines.
- Participate in customer interviews, interactions, and other user research to identify customer needs and wants.
- Create UI prototypes, which may be used for testing or marketing purposes.
- Participate in usability research, including creating test plans and scripts, moderating usability test sessions, and writing final reports.
- Document user experience designs and specifications.
- Provide UX and design input to cross functional teams, including recommendations for product and process improvements based on UX expertise and knowledge.
- Act independently with minimal supervision.
- Utilize project team engineering methodologies and tools to manage work and communicate across teams and specialties.
Qualifications
- A solid understanding of UX design principles.
- Experience using UI design and prototyping tools, especially advanced Figma skills, including creating and using components, variables, auto‑layout, and themes.
- Passion for improving user experiences and willing and able to advocate on behalf of the user and UX best practices.
- Ability to explain and document UI designs and decisions, both verbally and in written form.
- Ability to collaborate with other team members on design projects.
- Ability to work independently while collaborating and communicating with software development project teams.
- Ability to travel to client and/or customer sites and meet hospital credentialing requirements.
- Desired: Experience with medical devices or other regulated disciplines.
Background and/or Experience
B.S. in Human Factors or related field, or equivalent, and three to five years related work experience.
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Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled
Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short‑term disability, additional voluntary benefits, an EAP program, commuter benefits, and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable. Disclaimer: These benefit offerings do not apply to client‑recruited jobs and jobs that are direct hires to a client.
The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:
· The California Fair Chance Act
· Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
· Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
If you are interested in this job, you can click APPLY NOW. For other opportunities available at Akkodis go to www.akkodis.com. If you have questions about the position, please contact Nitish Kumar at Nitish.Kumar2@akkodisgroup.com