UX/UI Designer

SAIC•Reston, VA

About The Position

SAIC is seeking a motivated and energetic UX/UI Designer to conduct user research and usability testing and ensure designs meet user requirements across the VA Medical Disability Exam (MDE) program. The program provides Veterans with timely, accurate, and thorough medical examinations. The designer will collaborate with software developers, systems engineers, and other product team members on an agile software development team to meet stakeholder needs, deliver quality products on time, and comply with IT Accessibility Standards.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of relevant experience.
Ability to create designs from scratch and critique and improve existing designs.
Experience with Figma and Framer to create wireframes and prototypes.
Strong understanding of UI/UX design patterns for modern front-end frameworks.
Expert proficiency with high-utility wireframing and prototyping tools, such as Figma, Sketch, or Adobe XD, with a focus on logical layout hierarchy.
Solid conceptual understanding of modern web technologies, including HTML5, CSS3/SASS, and responsive layouts such as Flexbox and Grid, to ensure design feasibility.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to present concepts, ideas, and insights to project teams and clients.
Solid understanding of user experience design fundamentals, including typography rules and data visualization techniques.
Self-motivation and initiative to continually meet with team leads.

Nice To Haves

Previous development experience with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
Experience supporting Federal government, healthcare, or other highly regulated environments.
Knowledge of regulatory compliance frameworks such as HIPAA and FedRAMP.
Ability to obtain and hold a public trust position and favorable suitability based on a Background Investigation.

Responsibilities

Optimize services and products and develop mockups for design and development teams.
Develop structural wireframes, mockups, and task flows tailored to component-based front-end frameworks such as Angular and/or React.
Partner with engineering teams to align wireframes with framework constraints, maximize component reusability, and reduce development friction.
Deliver precise design handoffs, component specifications, and interactive prototypes that map clearly to front-end development structures.
Develop and maintain design wireframes and specifications.
Communicate screen designs, interaction models, end-to-end experiences, and target audiences to project team members.
Consider the human-computer interface elements of a design.
Compare the user experience of existing applications and design improved alternatives.
Keep current with industry trends and competitor products, and communicate design prototypes and ideas to developers.
Work with development teams to design and implement attractive, consistent designs.
Develop task flows and wireframes based on user needs.
Conduct user research and usability testing.