Aptima
Training • Warfighting Team Optimization • User Interface Design and Usability • Performance Measurement • Systems Analysis
51 - 200
Associate UX Designer
November 4
Aptima
Training • Warfighting Team Optimization • User Interface Design and Usability • Performance Measurement • Systems Analysis
51 - 200
Description
• For more than 25 years, Aptima's mission has been to improve and optimize performance in mission-critical, technology-intensive environments. • We apply deep expertise in how humans think, learn, and perform to today's challenges. • Whether for fighter pilots functioning in the cockpit, medical staff in the ICU, or teams collaborating across distributed networks, we are working to ensure synergy, enhance productivity, and accelerate learning, training, and readiness. • At our core, Aptima researches, develops, and innovates within an area that engineering firms largely ignore, the human component.
Requirements
• Ability to obtain a government security clearance • 0-3 years of professional experience in User Experience Design or a related field • Shareable UI-UX Portfolio • Understanding of design methods and processes • Visual design experience in Figma, Axure, or equivalent prototyping tool • Ability to work independently, taking in design requirements from design and/or project leads and building prototypes which fulfill them • Detail-oriented, with an eye for creating elegant and beautiful visual designs • Ability to work collaboratively in multi-disciplinary team environments • Familiarity with current design trends and best practices in the industry • Consult with users, software engineers, project leads, and management to resolve problems and recommend alternative approaches • Comfort stepping outside your comfort zone, exploring new problems and challenges • Bachelors’ Degree in a related field (e.g. Human Factors, UX Design, Computer Science, Communications Design) • Veteran status or prior experience working with the US Department of Defense • Interaction design experience with AI, human-machine teaming, human-in-loop systems, etc. • Familiarity with Angular 2.0, React, or similar development frameworks
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