Senior Principal UX Engineer - Researcher/Designer (T04)

Northrop GrummanRedondo Beach, CA
129d$124,900 - $206,000

About The Position

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history. The Payload and Ground Systems organization within the Northrop Grumman Space Systems pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences. Our team is chartered by providing the skills, innovative technologies to develop, design, produce and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter. Come be a part of our mission! We are seeking a Senior Principal UX Engineer - Researcher/Designer (T04) to join our team. In this role, you will contribute to the design and research of human-centered systems. You will apply user experience methods to features, workflows, and system modules, ensuring usability, consistency, and mission effectiveness. You will plan and execute user research activities, create prototypes, and wireframes, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver intuitive and efficient solutions. You will work both independently and as part of a UX team, contributing to style guide compliance usability studies, and agile development processes. You will have the ability to perform UX research independently, UX design independently, or a combination of both, depending on the program needs. This includes planning and executing user studies, developing wireframes and prototypes and applying human factors principles to systems design. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to support agile development, ensuring compliance with style guides, and deliver user-centered solutions that enhance mission outcomes. The ideal candidate has strong technically grounding in human factors/UX methodologies and thrives on translating user needs into actionable design deliverables. This position can be located in Redondo Beach, CA, Aurora CO, or Colorado Springs, CO.

Requirements

  • 8 years of relevant experience with a Bachelor's degree in STEM; 6 years with a Master's degree; 4 years with a PhD in STEM.
  • Active Secret clearance required at the time of application.
  • Expertise with user-centered design (UCD) principles, research methodologies, and usability testing.
  • Experience coordinating and leading efforts centered on UCD principles.
  • Proven ability to plan and lead user engagement activities.
  • Strong portfolio showcasing user-centered design solutions for web applications.
  • Demonstrated ability to translate complex requirements and user needs into intuitive design solutions.
  • Experience in design and prototyping tools (e.g., Axure, Lunacy, Adobe Suite, Lucid, Figma).
  • Ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
  • Demonstrated experience designing in an agile software development environment.
  • Experience with contributions to Human Factors Analyses.
  • Experience with following, building and maintaining a style guide and design system.
  • Experience with visual design and UX/UI development methods.

Nice To Haves

  • Familiarity with MIL-STD-1472.
  • Experience designing applications for military users.
  • Mastery of design and prototyping tools (e.g., Figma, Lucid).
  • Familiarity with Systems Engineering.
  • Familiarity with software development languages.

Responsibilities

  • Contribute to the design and research of human-centered systems.
  • Apply user experience methods to features, workflows, and system modules.
  • Plan and execute user research activities.
  • Create prototypes and wireframes.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver intuitive and efficient solutions.
  • Perform UX research and design independently or in combination.
  • Support agile development processes.
  • Ensure compliance with style guides.
  • Deliver user-centered solutions that enhance mission outcomes.

Benefits

  • Health insurance coverage.
  • Life and disability insurance.
  • Savings plan.
  • Company paid holidays.
  • Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

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What This Job Offers

Career Level

Senior

Industry

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

Education Level

Bachelor's degree

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