UX Lead / Senior Product Designer (Modeling & Simulation)

Join our team as a UX Lead/Senior Product Designer, where you will shape the user experience of a complex geospatial and simulation platform. You will conduct user research, translate technical requirements into clear workflows, and own the design system. This role requires strong communication skills, user research expertise, and the ability to work in ambiguous environments. Benefits include a flexible hybrid work arrangement, health care plan, paid time off, relocation assistance, and a retirement plan.

• Lead end-to-end UX for a complex, data-dense geospatial and simulation platform, from early concept through production-ready design specifications.
• Conduct user research with domain experts, translate highly technical, domain-specific requirements into clear interaction patterns, information architectures, and user workflows.
• Own the design system, define and maintain consistent, implementable UI standards that the frontend engineering team can build against with confidence.
• Proficiency in Figma, including prototyping, component libraries, and design system management
• Strong written communication skills for documenting design rationale, research findings, and workflow logic
• Strong user research skills — proficiency in interviews, contextual inquiry, usability testing, and synthesizing findings into actionable design direction
• Ability to work in ambiguous, domain-heavy environments where users cannot always articulate what they need — comfort turning incomplete requirements into clear design hypotheses
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills. Able to run a design review or research readout with engineers, PMs, and customer stakeholders equally effectively
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. security clearance
• Comfort operating with high autonomy in a fast-moving environment with evolving requirements
• Demonstrated experience designing data-dense or geospatial interfaces — maps, dashboards, operational displays, or similar complex information environments
• Experience working closely with a Product Manager as a peer — contributing to product thinking, not just executing on specifications
• 5+ years of experience in UX design, product design, or human factors engineering
• Experience designing for defense, aerospace, government, or other mission-critical software environments
• Familiarity with military operator workflows, mission planning interfaces, or command-and-control systems
• Experience designing for or within classified environments (SCIFs, air-gapped networks) where standard tooling and collaboration methods may be restricted
• Understanding of accessibility standards in operational or low-light environments
• Exposure to frontend engineering concepts (React, component libraries) sufficient to communicate implementation constraints with engineers
• Active U.S. security clearance (Secret or Top Secret)
• Experience building or scaling a design system from early-stage to production