UI/UX Engineer

Systems Planning and Analysis (SPA) is seeking a UI/UX Engineer for the ORCA group to design, build, and enhance modeling and data analysis software tools. This role connects user-focused visual design with front-end and technical implementation, spanning requirements work, UX development, prototyping, and product testing and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Gather and validate requirements while examining the problem space from users and stakeholders’ perspectives.
• Create wireframes, user flows, high-fidelity mockups, and interactive prototypes.
• Conceptualize and design user experiences with attention to human interaction and usability.
• Develop and evolve designs across the product lifecycle, from discovery and defining the problem space through iterative improvements in production.
• Produce clean, maintainable, responsive front-end code and implementation in HTML and languages including C++, C#, Rust, Python, or React to realize UX designs in software tools.
• Analyze and quantify requirements by applying computer science, engineering, and mathematical principles to implement solutions and improve existing software.
• Collaborate with designers, product managers, and software engineers to shape product vision, strategy, roadmap, and backlog.
• Test and document software products thoroughly.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a relevant technical, scientific, or engineering field, plus 3+ years of professional experience in UI/UX design and front-end web development.
• Strong knowledge of modern JavaScript, CSS frameworks, and component-based libraries such as React.
• Strong knowledge of object-oriented programming, including design patterns, polymorphism, data structures, and algorithms.
• Experience across software development, user-centered design, and web application projects.
• Strong visual and graphical design skills, with the ability to create polished graphical user interfaces and visual assets that enhance the overall product experience.
• Proven communication skills in both written and verbal formats with diverse stakeholders.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, including the ability to manage multiple priorities independently.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoW Top Secret clearance with SCI access.

Technologies

The role involves work with: JavaScript, CSS frameworks, React, HTML, C++, C#, Rust, Python, Sketch, InVision, Visio, Design Systems, Adobe Create Suite, Web Services, SQL Databases, and XML.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Flexible spending accounts
• Health savings accounts
• Retirement savings plans
• Life and disability insurance programs
• Programs providing for paid and unpaid time away from work
• Opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs

Compensation and Location

• Location: San Diego, CA (onsite)
• Salary range: USD $110,000 - $140,000 per year
• Pay transparency (California): USD $110,000.00/Yr. - USD $140,000.00/Yr.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience with Web Services, SQL Databases, XML, C++/C#, Rust, Python, and React.
• Proficiency with Sketch, InVision, Visio, Design Systems, and Adobe Create Suite.