Senior UI/UX Engineer

Job overview

Compensation is $107,900–$195,050 per year. The Senior UI/UX Engineer is an onsite role based in Glen Carbon, IL. 00 - $195,050.00 per year, supporting the Leidos Chinook Program for an Intelligence Community customer. This role exists to transform complex mission requirements into intuitive, high-impact user experiences. The engineer will collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and deliver responsive, accessible, and technically sound interfaces that enhance mission-critical systems.

What you'll do

• Lead the design and engineering of modern, intuitive, and responsive user interfaces for mission-critical applications.
• Translate user needs, mission workflows, and functional requirements into effective UI/IX solutions.
• Collaborate with product owners, UX/UI designers, software engineers, systems engineers, and mission stakeholders throughout the development lifecycle.
• Develop reusable UI components, patterns, and design standards that promote consistency and maintainability across the program.
• Apply user-centered design principles to simplify complex workflows and improve overall usability.
• Build and refine interactive prototypes and proof-of-concept interfaces to validate concepts with stakeholders.
• Partner with software engineering teams to ensure designs are implemented accurately, efficiently, and with appropriate performance considerations.
• Evaluate existing interfaces and identify opportunities to improve usability, accessibility, responsiveness, and overall user experience.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies, PI Planning, backlog refinement, sprint planning, demonstrations, and retrospectives.
• Contribute to technical discussions and help establish UI/IX engineering best practices, standards, and patterns.
• Collaborate with test engineers to ensure UI functionality and user workflows are thoroughly validated.
• Provide technical mentorship and guidance to less-experienced engineers.
• Help drive continuous improvement of the program's UI/IX capabilities and development processes.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

full-time

day shift

glen carbon il

leidos

ui/ux

agile

react

typescript

top secret sci

no on-call

$107k-$195k

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement.

Why this role

Active Top Secret/SCI clearance required with polygraph eligibility.

About the employer

Leidos is hiring for this role. Industry: Engineering Services. Sector: 54.