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Department Summary :
MITRE's Human Centered and User Experience (UX) Engineering dept is on the hunt for a proactive engineer who can 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 distinct skills on a diverse array of significant projects aimed at tackling some of our nation's most daunting challenges. Our department values team spirit, creativity, technical enthusiasm, and a steadfast commitment to the end user.
Roles & Responsibilities :
The successful candidate will be expected to :
- Provide technical guidance to small multidisciplinary teams, including other UX Developers.
- 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 users, 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.
- Mentor early career UX engineers and designers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
Basic Qualifications :
Preferred Qualifications :
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
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