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New Directions Technologies, Inc.

UI/UX Researcher/Designer

New Directions Technologies, Inc.
China Lake, CA $70k - $87k/yr Full time Posted 12d ago
Accessibility Design Design Tools Designer Figma Information Architecture Interaction Design Prototyping Ui Design User Research Ux Design Web Wireframing
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Job Description

New Directions Technologies, Inc. is hiring a UI/UX Researcher/Designer for an onsite role in China Lake, CA to support the WSSIS V Contract at AWL. The position focuses on delivering user-centered, accessible enterprise web application experiences, with a workflow that blends research, UX/UI design deliverables, and Agile collaboration alongside front-end engineering.

Salary: USD 70,304 - 87,360 per year. Security clearance: Secret. Experience: minimum 1 year.

Responsibilities

  • Design intuitive, user-centered, and accessible interfaces for enterprise business web applications.
  • Translate complex business requirements and workflows into wireframes, mockups, and interactive prototypes, bridging end users and technical teams.
  • Collaborate with end users, business/product owners, web developers, and QA testers to understand needs, workflows, and business objectives.
  • Plan, conduct, and analyze user research through user interviews, contextual inquiries, and usability testing to guide design decisions.
  • Develop user personas, journey maps, information architecture, wireframes, high-fidelity mockups, and interactive prototypes for business web applications.
  • Establish, maintain, and evolve a unified design system and component library to support consistency across multiple internal web applications.
  • Participate in Agile ceremonies (Scrum/Sprint planning, backlog grooming, retrospectives) and partner with front-end engineers to protect design integrity during implementation.
  • Adapt to shifting priorities, emerging project requirements, and constructive stakeholder and user feedback.

Requirements

  • Because of the sensitivity of customer-related requirements, U.S. Citizenship is required.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain an active U.S. DoD Security Clearance for the duration of employment (clearance level: Secret).
  • Bachelor’s degree in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Graphic Design, Computer Science, Interaction Design, or a related field, plus 1-2 years of professional UX/UI design experience for web applications (or an equivalent combination of education and direct practical experience).
  • Proficiency with modern UI/UX design and prototyping tools such as Figma, Adobe XD, Sketch, or Axure RP.
  • Working knowledge of responsive web design, grid systems, typography, color theory, and modular component architecture.
  • Ability to facilitate user-facing sessions, collect feedback, and convert feedback into actionable interface improvements.
  • Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills to identify and resolve usability friction points.
  • Ability to work effectively in a collaborative, multi-disciplinary Agile environment to deliver product outcomes.
  • Strong written, verbal, and visual communication skills, including presenting design rationale to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Technologies

  • Figma, Adobe XD, Sketch, Axure RP
  • HTML, CSS, JavaScript
  • Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps

Desired Skills

  • An online portfolio or work samples showing the end-to-end design process, from initial research and sketches through polished high-fidelity prototypes.
  • Working understanding of front-end web technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) to support design handoff and developer collaboration.
  • Familiarity with Agile project tracking and collaboration tools such as Jira, Confluence, and Azure DevOps.
  • Experience supporting defense, aerospace, or military software environments, particularly Naval Air Warfare Center (NAWCWD) / AWL support programs.

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