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Product Designer

Defense Unicorns Remote (πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States of America)

Remote $147,375 - $192,625 Full-time Mid-level

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and prototype intuitive mobile and tablet interfaces for mission-critical Kubernetes infrastructure. Conduct user research and maintain design artifacts to ensure optimal user satisfaction for operators in disconnected field environments.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to conceptualize and execute high-fidelity prototypes for mobile and tablet interfaces
  • Conduct comprehensive UX research and testing methodologies to gather user feedback, identify pain points, and iterate on UI design solutions
  • Help define early product concepts, flesh out the high-level workflow and micro-interactions of a feature, and execute on an effective visual design for mobile and tablet applications
  • Cultivate empathy for end-users across product teams & stakeholders by creating and maintaining user personas for mission operators
  • Collaborate with developers to design and build data-centered tools with intuitive mobile and tablet interfaces that improve operator and user experience

Requirements

  • 3-5 years of product design experience with at least 1-2 years designing enterprise mobile/tablet applications
  • Strong domain knowledge of both Android (Material Design) and iOS (HIG) design patterns
  • Solid proficiency across system design, UX/interaction design, and visual design
  • Proficiency in Figma
  • Understanding of accessibility fundamentals (WCAG 2.1 AA minimum)
  • Ability to explore different solutions, identify trade-offs, and articulate a strong rationale for design decisions

Benefits

  • Health: Medical/Dental/Vision (100% company paid)
  • Health Reimbursement Account
  • Life Insurance
  • Disability Insurance
  • 401k Retirement Plan
  • Company Stock Options
  • Home Office Budget
  • Flexible Time Off (FTO) plus all Federal Holidays, one week for Thanksgiving, and two weeks for Christmas and New Year’s
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Reimbursement for approved trainings/subscriptions
  • Conferences (travel, lodging, and fees)

Key Skills

Product design Mobile and tablet application design UX/interaction design Visual design Cross-functional collaboration Figma Android (Material Design) iOS (HIG) Accessibility (WCAG 2.1 AA minimum) User research User testing Design systems Design thinking Human-computer interaction Wireframing User flows Design software (e.g., Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD) Kubernetes Cloud-native applications Responsive design Adaptive layouts

About Defense Unicorns

Defense Unicorns specializes in platform technologies that enable rapid and reliable delivery of capabilities across a wide range of mission and technology areas. We support open architecture platforms for secure mission systems that provide optionality for the end user, promote scalability, and allow for continuous identification and integration of new products and services while avoiding vendor lock. Our open approach creates partnership opportunities across the software ecosystem. Our people are innovators, software engineers, and veterans with decades of experience delivering technology programs across DoD and the broader federal market. Let's drive change together. Get in touch at hello@defenseunicorns.com

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