User Experience Engineer Mid Level

ELEVI Associates•Annapolis Junction, MD

About The Position

This role is for a User Experience Engineer at ELEVI, a mid-level position. The team player will need to hold a current Poly clearance and possess significant experience in User Experience Design, including leading UX design efforts. A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, User Experience Design, or a related discipline is required, though equivalent experience may be substituted. The role involves working with information technology, specifically screen mock-up tools and related industry tools for visual displays and prototypes. The day-to-day activities include supporting the UX Lead by conducting user research, executing research protocols, observing and documenting user behaviors, administering quantitative data collection methods, and compiling raw research data. ELEVI offers employees the opportunity to expand their skills, engage their passions, and grow their careers. The company celebrates ideas that bring positive change and values diverse talents. Benefit packages include competitive compensation, financial and counseling services, retirement options, health insurance, and work/life benefits. Employees are trusted to manage their time and shape their work to achieve the best results.

Requirements

Current Poly clearance
Ten years' experience in User Experience Design.
Five years' experience within the last 10 years leading UX design.
Bachelors degree in Computer Science/User Experience Design or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required.
Four (4) years of additional User Experience Design experience on projects with Similar design may be substituted for a bachelors degree.
Three (3) years experience with screen mock-up tools (e.g. Figma, Adobe XD, Axure) and related industry tools used to create visual displays and prototypes
Hands-on experience conducting usability testing, interviews, and/or contextual inquiry directly with end users.
Comfortable assisting research sessions alongside a UX lead.
Working knowledge of both qualitative discovery methods (usability testing, contextual inquiry) and quantitative data collection methods (surveys, analytics review, A/B testing, card sorting, tree testing, session observation).
Strong note-taking and data organization skills where they are able to capture and structure raw findings accurately for leadership synthesis and analysis.
Reliable, detail-oriented execution of research protocols with minimal need for independent research strategy or stakeholder presentation.

Nice To Haves

Experience independently running research studies end-to-end (objective-setting, study design, execution, and synthesis) is a plus.
Demonstrated experience with quantitative data collection methods (surveys, analytics review, A/B testing, card sorting, tree testing, session observation) is a plus.
Comfort operating with ambiguous, evolving requirements typical of mission/IC environments that is able to define research questions when none is handed to them is a plus.

Responsibilities

Support the UX Lead by conducting user research sessions (interviews, usability tests, contextual inquiries) to collect raw behavioral and attitudinal data.
Execute discussion guides, screeners, and research protocols as defined by the UX Lead.
Observe and document user behaviors, pain points, and patterns during sessions, distinguishing what users say from what they actually do or need.
Administer quantitative data collection methods (surveys, card sorting, tree testing) in support of research plans set by the UX Lead.
Compile and organize raw research data (notes, session artifacts) into clean, structured formats for UX lead to synthesize.