Product Designer

As a Product Designer, you will analyze existing systems, develop requirements for new systems, and create wireframes and mockups. You will collaborate with a diverse team to design modern, intuitive applications that support tactical operations.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate daily with the product team to design unique user experiences through user flows, process flows, and wireframes
• Embrace emerging standards while promoting best practices to drive UX strategies
• Research and develop new and innovative ways to deliver content and functionality to end-users
• Create intuitive user interfaces that are accessible to users with limited technical proficiency
• Create interactive wireframe prototypes and have advanced technical understanding of tools such as Illustrator, Figma, and the Adobe Creative Suite
• Collaborate with end-users to understand their intent and needs for the application
• Build prototypes to assist in user research, using low-high fidelity techniques
• Create design documentation and user guide creation
• Create design systems to empower the design team to work more efficiently
• Facilitate events to support collaboration with end-users to understand their intent and needs for application
• Analyze user feedback and actively look to iterate/improve user experience
• Build prototypes to assist in user research, using low- to high-fidelity techniques, and/or build design tools to empower a design team
• Communicate and present design concepts, insights, and product demos to clients
• Occasionally help identify and troubleshoot issues or bugs
• Work closely with the development team to deliver assets needed for implementation
• Complete tasks within budgeted time and work with management to escalate any project and/or task issues
• Be resourceful with the ability to learn and adapt quickly to project issues, changes, or updates

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in design (interaction, graphic, visual communications, product, industrial), Human Computer Interaction, Computer Science, related field, or equivalent practical experience
• 3+ years of UX/UI design or engineering experience or equivalent experience
• Proficient with design tools such as Figma and Adobe Creative Suite (Adobe XD, Illustrator, and Photoshop)
• Demonstrated experience in designing for a variety of platforms (desktop, mobile, web)
• Demonstrated experience working in product teams
• Demonstrated critical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
• Knowledge of design in web development (HTML, CSS3, JavaScript, React) is a plus
• Knowledge of 3D tools and workflows such as Blender, C4D, and Maya is a plus
• Knowledge of game design and game engine workflows (Unity) is a plus
• Ability to travel up to 20% of the time
• U.S. Citizen and willing and eligible to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance at the Secret or Top-Secret level

Key Skills

• User-centered design methods
• Wireframes and mockups
• Best practices
• User research
• Interactive wireframe prototypes
• Design documentation and user guide creation
• Design systems
• User feedback analysis
• Prototyping
• Design tools (Illustrator, Figma, Adobe Creative Suite)
• Design in web development (HTML, CSS3, JavaScript, React)
• 3D tools and workflows (Blender, C4D, Maya)
• Game design and game engine workflows (Unity)
• Critical thinking
• Problem-solving
• Decision-making
• Collaboration
• Communication
• Presentation
• Project management
• Adaptability
• Learning

Benefits

• Hybrid and Flexible Work Environment
• Professional Development Programs
• Paid Time Off
• Health and Wellness Benefits
• 100% Company Paid Benefits
• 401(k) Plan Options
• Incentive Bonuses
• A company culture that values individual strengths, career goals, and contributions to the team