UI/UX Designer
About The Position
Lynker is seeking a talented UI/UX Designer to support the NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) to lead the user experience and overhaul the interface design for spaceweather.gov. This role focuses entirely on user experience design, research, visual communication, and design system management. You will bridge the gap between complex space science—geomagnetic storms, solar flares, radio blackouts—and accessible visual products used by aviation controllers, power grid operators, satellite technicians, and the general public. You will create production-ready UI designs, visual assets, wireframes, and design specs for our software engineering team to implement.
Requirements
- 3+ years in UI/UX design, visual design, or product design.
- Portfolio demonstrates UI/UX projects, design systems, data visual mockups, and user research processes.
- Mastery of Figma (components, auto-layout, interactive prototyping) or equivalent tools (Adobe XD, Sketch, Illustrator).
- Strong understanding of WCAG 2.1 AA standards for visual design (contrast ratios, readable typography, colorblind-friendly data palettes).
- Ability to articulate design decisions clearly to scientists, program managers, and engineering teams.
Nice To Haves
- Background or experience designing visual UI for scientific, meteorological, geospatial, or complex data monitoring dashboards.
- Experience applying or adapting component-based design systems (especially USWDS).
Responsibilities
- Restructure navigation, user flows, and site hierarchy so diverse personas (from commercial airline dispatchers to casual skywatchers) can quickly find critical alerts and data.
- Design intuitive visual layouts, dashboards, maps, and chart interfaces for real-time space weather data (e.g., K-index scales, aurora oval predictions, solar image feeds).
- Build low-fidelity sketches, high-fidelity mockups, and interactive Figma prototypes to validate feature ideas before handing off to developers.
- Conduct user interviews, surveys, and usability testing with critical stakeholders (power grid operators, pilots, emergency managers, researchers) to understand their operational workflows.
- Use analytics, feedback loops, and usability findings to refine designs and eliminate friction in high-stress monitoring environments.
- Build and maintain a unified Figma component library based on the US Web Design System and NOAA brand standards.
- Design inclusive interfaces adhering to WCAG 2.1 AA guidelines, ensuring color choices, visual hierarchy, and graph concepts translate well for all users.
- Provide clean, pixel-perfect design specifications, redlines, asset exports, and interaction notes to software engineers.
Benefits
- Comprehensive healthcare for the employee at no monthly cost
- Healthcare benefit covers medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision
- Personal Time Off (PTO) Policy plus paid holidays
- Highly competitive compensation plan regularly calibrated against industry and location benchmarks
- 401(k) retirement plan with company-matching
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) – we're all company owners!
- Flexible spending accounts
- Employee assistance program (EAP)
- Short- and long-term disability insurance
- Life and accident insurance
- Tuition assistance/Training/Workforce improvement reimbursement per year
- Spot bonuses for exceptional performance
- Annual Employee Recognition Awards with bonuses
- Employee Referral Program
- Free centralized, self-directed Learning Management System to learn at your own pace
- Personalized career growth plans for every employee
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
