Human Centered Designer-Junior

The Tatitlek Corporation • Colorado Springs, CO

89d • $58

About The Position

AirForce CyberWorx is an innovation lab focused on optimizing products, processes, and policies using Human-Centered Design best practices focused on cyber capability-melding academic and industry expertise to solve operational problems. We are seeking a Junior Human-Centered Design Support Specialist to assist with various aspects of human-centered design projects. This role will involve collecting and acting on feedback, creating prototypes, supporting daily team activities, and contributing to project communications. The ideal candidate will have a foundational understanding of human-centered design principles and a willingness to learn and grow in a dynamic environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Human-Computer Interaction, Human Factors Engineering, Behavioral Science, Systems Engineering, or a related field.
• At least three years of relevant experience working as a human-centered designer.
• Basic understanding of human-centered design and/or design thinking with the ability to contribute insights into business processes and solutions.
• Basic strengths in at least two of the following areas: user experience research, analysis, and interaction; product design support; futures thinking; facilitation skills.
• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must currently possess a SECRET (minimum) level DoD clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Some experience in designing IT products and user interfaces or participating in futures-centered design sessions.
• Familiarity with agile methodologies and a DEVOPS mindset.
• Basic proficiency in hand sketching, prototyping, and low-fidelity modeling.
• Familiarity with design and prototyping tools such as Adobe CS, Axure, Sketch, FramerJS, Miro, and a willingness to learn new tools.

Responsibilities

• Collect, reflect on, and act upon feedback from stakeholder interactions, design validation sessions, and playbacks.
• Create and manipulate design and visualization concepts that can be quickly turned into prototypes for concept evaluation.
• Develop low, medium, and high-fidelity interactive wireframes and prototypes using tools such as Photoshop®, Marvel App®, Framer®, InVisionApp®, Proto.io®, Balsamiq®, Miro, or similar.
• Collaborate, consult, advise, and assist peers to support daily activities and contribute to team projects.
• Maintain accumulated material and information in an editable format available to AF CyberWorx personnel.
• Contribute to project-level communications, logistics, and other tasks as needed, including preparing design session facilitation supplies, making copies, updating documents such as participant spreadsheets, and assisting in post-event clean-up.

Benefits

• Equal opportunity employer
• Preference to Tatitlek shareholders, shareholder descendants, and shareholder spouses who meet the minimum qualifications for the job.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees