The MITRE Corporation
User Experience (UX) Engineer
The MITRE Corporation, Mc Lean, Virginia, us, 22107
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Department Summary:
MITRE's User Experience, Visualization, and Decision Support department is on the hunt for a proactive engineer who can ingeniously design and develop user experiences to address our sponsor’s unique challenges. We are looking for an innovative problem-solver who can not only comprehend and translate user needs but also act as a bridge between design and engineering, utilizing the latest technologies to deliver the ultimate user experience.
This is your chance to leverage your distinctive skills on a diverse array of significant projects aimed at tackling some of our nation's most daunting challenges. Our department prizes team spirit, creativity, technical enthusiasm, and a steadfast commitment to the end user.
Roles & Responsibilities:
The successful candidate will be expected to:
Lead and provide technical guidance to small multidisciplinary teams, including other User Experience Engineers.
Collaborate closely with human factors engineers, UX designers, researchers, project leaders, and sponsors to create software prototypes using current front-end technologies and best practices.
Advocate for the end-user, ensuring user-centered design principles are consistently applied throughout the software development cycle.
Provide consulting guidance to MITRE teams and sponsors, analyzing software implementation, architecture, and performance.
Lead the design and development of user interfaces for our software and web applications, incorporating user research and usability testing to gather insights into user needs and behaviors.
Develop wireframes, mockups, and prototypes to effectively communicate design ideas, while collaborating with cross-functional teams, including software engineers and product managers, to ensure our products meet user needs.
Develop and maintain design systems and user interface guidelines, generating research and initiative proposals.
Mentor junior UX engineers and designers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
Basic Qualifications:
An advanced degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, HCI, UX Design, Human-Computer Interaction, or a related field and 8+ years applicable software development experience.
Must be a US citizen capable of obtaining and maintaining a US government clearance.
A minimum of 5 years of experience in UX design or a related role, with a proven track record in designing, developing, and prototyping user interfaces (UIs) using user-centered design principles.
Proficiency in JavaScript, HTML, CSS, D3, JavaScript Frameworks such as Angular, Vue, React, and/or similar libraries.
Expertise in design software such as Sketch, Adobe XD, or Figma.
Experience with user research methods and usability testing.
Strong interpersonal skills, coupled with excellent verbal and written communication abilities.
A git repository or portfolio showcasing your UX design work, demonstrating your creativity and problem-solving skills.
This position requires a minimum of 50% hybrid on-site
Preferred Qualifications:
Preference given to qualified candidates holding an active clearance.
A Master's degree is preferred.
Experience with qualitative and quantitative UX research design, development, analysis, and presentation
Advanced experience with visualization tools and libraries
Experience conducting user interviews and requirements gathering
Experience with game design principles and/or development
Mentoring or tutoring experience
Entrepreneurial, innovative spirit
This requisition requires the candidate to have a minimum of the following clearance(s):
None
This requisition requires the hired candidate to have or obtain, within one year from the date of hire, the following clearance(s):
Secret
Work Location Type:
Hybrid
MITRE is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. MITRE recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of age; ancestry; color; family medical or genetic information; gender identity and expression; marital, military, or veteran status; national and ethnic origin; physical or mental disability; political affiliation; pregnancy; race; religion; sex; sexual orientation; and any other protected characteristics. For further information please visit the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission website EEO is the Law Poster (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights_10_20.pdf) and Pay Transparency (https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/OFCCP/pdf/pay-transp_%20English_formattedESQA508c.pdf) .
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Copyright © 2024, The MITRE Corporation. All rights reserved. MITRE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. Material on this site may be copied and distributed with permission only.
Benefits information may be found here (https://careers.mitre.org/us/en/benefits)
Department Summary:
MITRE's User Experience, Visualization, and Decision Support department is on the hunt for a proactive engineer who can ingeniously design and develop user experiences to address our sponsor’s unique challenges. We are looking for an innovative problem-solver who can not only comprehend and translate user needs but also act as a bridge between design and engineering, utilizing the latest technologies to deliver the ultimate user experience.
This is your chance to leverage your distinctive skills on a diverse array of significant projects aimed at tackling some of our nation's most daunting challenges. Our department prizes team spirit, creativity, technical enthusiasm, and a steadfast commitment to the end user.
Roles & Responsibilities:
The successful candidate will be expected to:
Lead and provide technical guidance to small multidisciplinary teams, including other User Experience Engineers.
Collaborate closely with human factors engineers, UX designers, researchers, project leaders, and sponsors to create software prototypes using current front-end technologies and best practices.
Advocate for the end-user, ensuring user-centered design principles are consistently applied throughout the software development cycle.
Provide consulting guidance to MITRE teams and sponsors, analyzing software implementation, architecture, and performance.
Lead the design and development of user interfaces for our software and web applications, incorporating user research and usability testing to gather insights into user needs and behaviors.
Develop wireframes, mockups, and prototypes to effectively communicate design ideas, while collaborating with cross-functional teams, including software engineers and product managers, to ensure our products meet user needs.
Develop and maintain design systems and user interface guidelines, generating research and initiative proposals.
Mentor junior UX engineers and designers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
Basic Qualifications:
An advanced degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, HCI, UX Design, Human-Computer Interaction, or a related field and 8+ years applicable software development experience.
Must be a US citizen capable of obtaining and maintaining a US government clearance.
A minimum of 5 years of experience in UX design or a related role, with a proven track record in designing, developing, and prototyping user interfaces (UIs) using user-centered design principles.
Proficiency in JavaScript, HTML, CSS, D3, JavaScript Frameworks such as Angular, Vue, React, and/or similar libraries.
Expertise in design software such as Sketch, Adobe XD, or Figma.
Experience with user research methods and usability testing.
Strong interpersonal skills, coupled with excellent verbal and written communication abilities.
A git repository or portfolio showcasing your UX design work, demonstrating your creativity and problem-solving skills.
This position requires a minimum of 50% hybrid on-site
Preferred Qualifications:
Preference given to qualified candidates holding an active clearance.
A Master's degree is preferred.
Experience with qualitative and quantitative UX research design, development, analysis, and presentation
Advanced experience with visualization tools and libraries
Experience conducting user interviews and requirements gathering
Experience with game design principles and/or development
Mentoring or tutoring experience
Entrepreneurial, innovative spirit
This requisition requires the candidate to have a minimum of the following clearance(s):
None
This requisition requires the hired candidate to have or obtain, within one year from the date of hire, the following clearance(s):
Secret
Work Location Type:
Hybrid
MITRE is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. MITRE recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of age; ancestry; color; family medical or genetic information; gender identity and expression; marital, military, or veteran status; national and ethnic origin; physical or mental disability; political affiliation; pregnancy; race; religion; sex; sexual orientation; and any other protected characteristics. For further information please visit the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission website EEO is the Law Poster (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights_10_20.pdf) and Pay Transparency (https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/OFCCP/pdf/pay-transp_%20English_formattedESQA508c.pdf) .
MITRE intends to maintain a website that is fully accessible to all individuals. If you are unable to search or apply for jobs and would like to request a reasonable accommodation for any part of MITRE’s employment process, please email recruitinghelp@mitre.org .
Copyright © 2024, The MITRE Corporation. All rights reserved. MITRE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. Material on this site may be copied and distributed with permission only.
Benefits information may be found here (https://careers.mitre.org/us/en/benefits)