Sentinel - Human Factors Engineer - User Experience (UX) - 19782

Northrop Grumman•Roy, UT

69d•$79,300 - $147,600•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking an User Experience (UX) Engineer (T02 level) / Principal Engineer (T03 level) to join the Sentinel program in Roy, Utah. This role involves supporting activities such as use case development, defining workflows, conducting user assessments, developing prototypes, delivering MVPs to product teams, interface definition, verification & validation, and requirements traceability. The position may offer a competitive relocation assistance package. Northrop Grumman is committed to pushing the boundaries of innovation and offers a culture that thrives on intellectual curiosity and cognitive diversity. Employees are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work and contribute to solving the world's biggest challenges.

Requirements

Must be a US Citizen with an active U.S. Government Secret Clearance, at time of application, current and within scope, with an investigation date within the last 6 years
Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs
Demonstrated experience applying UX design principles to Department of Defense programs
Demonstrated experience creating wireframes, prototypes, user interface designs, and/or other UX products
UX Design Portfolio showcasing technical and artistic capabilities
Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to present to segment, program and customer community
For Human Factors Engineer (T02 Level): Educational background in psychology, human factors, user experience, graphic design, industrial design, or HCI-related field from an accredited university, and at least 2 years of related experience with a Bachelors; OR at least 0 Years of relevant experience with a Masters. An additional 4 years of experience can be considered in lieu of a degree.
For Human Factors Principal Engineer (T03 Level): Educational background in psychology, human factors, user experience, graphic design, industrial design, or HCI-related field from an accredited university, and at least 5 years of related experience with a bachelors; OR at least 3 Years of relevant experience with a master’s degree; OR 1 Year with a PhD degree. An additional 4 years of experience can be considered in lieu of a degree.

Nice To Haves

Large scale / complex system development experience across multiple phases of a development program: preliminary design, detailed design, integration and test, verification and sell off, transition to production
Experience with Human Factors in a defense contracting environment (familiarity with Mil-Std-1472G and ANSI/HFES 100-2007)
Experience with Axure and Adobe suite
Experience in HF test environment

Responsibilities

Collaborate with program IPT counterparts to develop supporting UX design artifacts
Work with both technical teams and stakeholders to develop and mature architecture content of large programs design
Completing heuristic assessments of products
Create wireframes and user interface designs
Author/support the program documentation of the HFE processes and products in a format consistent with US Military Data Item Descriptions (e.g. Human Engineering Design Approach Document – Operator (HEDAD-O))