Job Title: UX Engineer (UI/UX Designer)

Contract Type: Contract Only
Work Arrangement: Hybrid – Partial Onsite
Work Locations: State College, PA / Columbia, SC / Dallas, TX
Work Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:30 AM–5:00 PM ET
Onsite Days: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and as needed
Interview Process: Remote Panel Interview
Experience Required: Minimum 2 years of User Interface Design experience
C2 Clearance: Not Required

Job Summary

We are seeking a versatile UX Engineer to lead the visual and interactive design for a major product rewrite. The ideal candidate will combine strong UI/UX design capabilities with practical front-end technical knowledge, particularly React, HTML, and CSS.

The candidate will be responsible for creating modern, intuitive, and user-friendly interfaces while understanding how designs translate into functional code. This individual will collaborate closely with developers and other stakeholders to improve the overall user experience and maintain a consistent design system.

The position requires someone creative, proactive, detail-oriented, and comfortable working in a fast-paced Agile development environment.

Key Responsibilities

UI/UX Design and Development – 40%

• Create user-friendly, effective, and engaging interfaces for web, mobile, tablet, and desktop applications.

• Develop UI design artifacts that communicate the intended user experience.

• Transform business requirements and concepts into usable interfaces aligned with business goals and technical constraints.

• Create wireframes, prototypes, mockups, and interactive design concepts.

Design Standards and Documentation – 25%

• Maintain usability standards and documentation for application systems.

• Establish and maintain design standards, best practices, and processes.

• Research user-centered design practices, emerging technologies, trends, and methodologies.

• Maintain organized design files, assets, and UX testing documentation.

• Support and maintain reusable design components and design systems.

User Research and Experience Improvement – 20%

• Identify user needs and gather feedback through research and usability activities.

• Conduct user research, task flow analysis, and usability testing.

• Analyze research findings and translate them into actionable design recommendations.

• Test and refine design decisions using user feedback and application analytics.

• Improve application usability and accessibility.

Collaboration and Communication – 15%

• Collaborate with business stakeholders, application developers, and internal teams.

• Communicate design concepts and user experience recommendations effectively.

• Advocate for users and understand how different audiences interact with applications.

• Validate conceptual designs with customers and development teams.

• Promote UX best practices across the development team.

Required Technical Skills

UI/UX Design

• Strong understanding of user interface and user experience design principles.

• Experience creating wireframes, prototypes, mockups, and visual designs.

• Strong understanding of page layouts, typography, and graphic design.

• Experience with modern UI design tools such as Figma.

React and Front-End Technologies

• Working knowledge of React and modern CSS.

• Ability to make visual adjustments and UI updates within a React codebase.

• Understanding of how designs translate into functional front-end code.

• Familiarity with HTML and CSS.

• Ability to update and maintain Storybook components and design systems.

Design Systems and Accessibility

• Experience maintaining design architecture, reusable components, and design documentation.

• Understanding of WCAG accessibility standards.

• Ability to maintain organized repositories for design files, assets, and UX testing protocols.

Additional Skills

• Strong analytical, research, and problem-solving abilities.

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

• Ability to interpret user data and make appropriate recommendations.

• Flexibility to adapt to changing business requirements and technical environments.

• Creative thinking and the ability to proactively recommend design improvements.

Nice-to-Have Skills

• UX testing setup and execution.

• UX writing and microcopy.

• Motion design and animation libraries.

• Complex task flow analysis.

• Experience with enterprise application design.

• Experience working in Agile and Kanban development environments.

Required Education

One of the following qualifications is required:

• Bachelor's degree in Human-Computer Interaction, Human Factors, Behavioral Research, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.

• Four years of job-related work experience.

• Associate's degree in a related field along with two years of relevant work experience.

Required Work Experience

• Minimum of 2 years of User Interface Design experience.

Work Environment

• Work as part of a 10-member development team consisting of developers, a UX Designer, an SDET, and a Technical Writer.

• Work in one-week Agile sprints using a Kanban board.

• Collaborate with developers and stakeholders in a fast-paced environment.

• Support the maintenance and enhancement of an enterprise content management (ECM) application.

• Communicate frequently using Google Workspace tools.

• Adapt to changing priorities and contribute proactively to product improvements.

Important Requirements and Additional Information

• Work Arrangement: Hybrid – Onsite Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and as needed.

• Work Locations: State College, PA / Columbia, SC / Dallas, TX.

• Interview Process: Remote Panel Interview.

• Work Hours: Monday–Friday, 8:30 AM–5:00 PM ET.

• Credit Check: Required during the pre-screening process.

• Subcontractors: Not accepted. Direct candidates only.

• C2 Clearance: Not required.

• Contract Type: Contract Only.

• Sponsorship: Not specified.