Senior Principal UI/UX Designer

Job Description
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This is your opportunity to use your expertise to not only solve challenging problems but save lives. Our mission is to make medical care outside the walls of an established medical facility as effective, efficient, and exacting as possible. Join a fast-paced team of developers, designers, and product owners creating cutting edge software products focused on improving the medical care of thousands of military members, and first responders.
We specialize in creating applications that revolutionize healthcare provider workflows, optimized for human-machine performance. Our solutions are widely adopted within the Department of Defense, including Special Warfare and conventional medicine. We believe in human centered design and will give you the opportunity to work directly with our unique users to develop capabilities and solutions that simplify and enhance their ability to accomplish their missions, as well as save lives.
We are creating the next generation of medical care solutions, and we need talented and passionate people to make it happen. We are looking for high achievers that want to take ownership of solutions and are ready to make an impact.
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What are we all about?

• User-Driven Approach: You'll have the incredible opportunity to work directly with military and Defense Health Agency personnel, developing solutions that directly impact their missions and save lives. This user-centric approach ensures your work has real-world significance.
• DOD-Wide Impact: Our technologies are used across the Department of Defense, extending your influence far beyond our immediate team.
• Extreme Ownership: We believe that success only happens when we relentlessly ensure every aspect of the project is accounted for. Our team directs the entire development process. From conceiving solutions to designing user interfaces, implementing architectures, programming applications, testing code, and deployment, your work will be comprehensive and meaningful.
• Innovation Culture: Be part of a team where innovation is encouraged and rewarded. Many of our team members hold design and software patents because of the work we do. Your creative solutions to the day-to-day challenges faced by the user community will be recognized and protected.
• Continuous Learning: We believe in constant learning and staying current on industry best practices. The fast-paced and dynamic nature of our work demands that we think outside the box and adapt to new challenges.
• The Senior Principal UI/UX Designer will play a pivotal role in the evolution of our healthcare applications for Android devices, ensuring they are intuitive, engaging, and efficient. This role entails working closely with engineers, product managers, and key stakeholders to transform complex requirements into compelling and accessible design solutions. You will guide the design process from conception through execution, focusing on delivering user-centered designs that significantly enhance the healthcare provider experience. A familiarity with Google's Material3 will be beneficial for prototyping and communicating design concepts and ideas to team members and users.

We offer the opportunity to lead Android design initiatives on projects that have a significant impact, within an innovation-driven culture where creativity is nurtured and rewarded. You will have access to cutting-edge technologies and tools in a state-of-the-art research environment. This position is fully remote, providing flexibility and a balance between work and life, alongside a comprehensive benefits package and a commitment to your professional growth and development.
If you are a visionary designer eager to leverage your skills in creating meaningful Android applications, we invite you to join our dynamic and innovative team.
The Engineering, Science and Analysis (ESA) Strategic Capabilities Unit comprises the technical talent and organizational leadership that enables the successful delivery of high-impact discriminating technologies for our customers' missions. Our collaborative, cross-functional teams are committed to innovation, integrity, continual learning and strong execution.
What You'll Do:

• Maintain ownership of projects right away.
• Invent solutions to problems and transform them into reality.
• Participate and lead a solutions-driven development process.
• Communicate ideas with development teams and customers.
• Interface with engineers, researchers, and military personnel to understand requirements.
• Identify, integrate, and evaluate optimal UI/UX solutions to meet development objectives.
• Maintain a regular and predictable work schedule.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships within the department, the Strategic Business Units, Strategic Capabilities Units and the Company. Interact appropriately with others in order to maintain a positive and productive work environment.
• Perform other duties as necessary.

Your Road Map:

• 1 to 3 Months - Learning the Problem space, utilize existing paradigms to build UIs.
• 3 to 6 Months - Develop improved and novel UX to solve pain points.
• 6 to 12 Months - Work with product team to influence design direction.

Off-Site Work Environment: This position may be performed working primarily remotely. Travel/commute to various company and/or customer locations at time when not "home based" may be required.
Working Conditions:

• Work is performed in an office environment, laboratory, cleanroom, or production floor.

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

• BA/BS degree plus 8 or more years of related experience.
• Each higher-level related degree, i.e., Master's Degree or Ph.D., may substitute for two years of related experience. Related technical experience may be considered in lieu of education. Degree must be from a university, college, or school which is accredited by an agency recognized by the US Secretary of Education, US Department of Education.
• Expertise in Android design principles and a profound understanding of design nuances for the Android operating system
• Proficiency in design and prototyping tools such as Figma, Sketch, Zeplin, or Adobe Creative Suite.
• Demonstrated capability to lead design projects, effectively communicate with cross-functional teams, and deliver designs that achieve usability and aesthetic goals.
• Experience in user research and usability testing to guide design decisions.
• Skilled in managing multiple projects simultaneously, prioritizing tasks, and adhering to deadlines.

A security clearance or access with Polygraph is not required to be eligible for this position. However, the applicant must be willing and eligible for submission, depending on program requirements, after an offer is accepted and must be able to maintain the applicable clearance/access.
Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

• Degree in Human-Computer Interaction, Graphic Design, Product Design or a related field is preferred.
• Familiarity with Jetpack Compose as a design and prototyping tool is highly desirable.

Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $115100.000 - $195700.000
Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.
Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20+ hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.
About BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems
BAE Systems, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems plc, an international defense, aerospace and security company which delivers a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and customer support services. Improving the future and protecting lives is an ambitious mission, but it's what we do at BAE Systems. Working here means using your passion and ingenuity where it counts - defending national security with breakthrough technology, superior products, and intelligence solutions. As you develop the latest technology and defend national security, you will continually hone your skills on a team-making a big impact on a global scale. At BAE Systems, you'll find a rewarding career that truly makes a difference.
Headquartered in Boulder, Colorado, Space & Mission Systems is a leading provider of national defense and civil space applications, advanced remote sensing, scientific and tactical systems for the U.S. Intelligence, Department of Defense and scientific communities. We continually pioneer ways to innovate spacecraft, mission payloads, optical systems, and other defense and civil capabilities. Powered by endlessly curious people with an unwavering mission focus, we continually discover ways to enable our customers to perform beyond expectation and protect what matters most.