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Form of workDate Posted:
2023-10-31Country:
United States of AmericaLocation:
TX234: Richardson 1717 CityLine 1717 East CityLine Drive Building C17, Richardson, TX, 75082 USAPosition Role Type:
HybridAt Collins Aerospace, we’re working side-by-side with our customers and partners to dream, design and deliver solutions that redefine the future of our industry. By reaching across the markets, we serve and drawing on our vast portfolio of expertise, we are making the most powerful concepts in aerospace a reality every day. As the industry faces new challenges and embraces new technologies, Collins is collaborating and innovating with our customers to bring big ideas to life. And together, we're redefining the future of aerospace.
Are you looking for a new design challenge? Do you want to make a difference? Collins Aerospace is seeking a UX/UI Engineer to join our Advanced User Experience (AUX) Team to apply UX design solutions to solve complex problems for the end users of our decision-critical systems.
This position can be located in Richardson, TX or Dulles, VA.
Note: This position is contingent on a contract award.
At Collins, our UX/UI Engineers solve the most challenging User-Centered Design (UCD) problems for mission critical systems using iterative design methods. A Collins UX/UI Design Engineer is responsible for the human experience of operators who use our software and systems to accomplish high-consequence missions. Therefore, familiarity with both UCD and Human Factors Engineering methods, especially within areas such as cognition and decision-making, is important. Our Advanced UX Team solves the most challenging UX issues for high consequence missions.
The UX/UI Engineer will:
Create interactive design wireframes that facilitate user testing and iterative design.
Write Agile development user stories (JIRA, etc.).
Plan and conduct usability tests.
Collaborate with front-end development team to socialize design patterns and guidance.
Deliver best value to the user while considering ease of development and reuse.
Understand that design is iterative, and critique/refinement are constants in the quest to deliver excellence.
Maintain a current understanding of relevant government and international UI standards and practices (e.g., MILSTD 1472H, ISO 9241-110/210).
Responsibilities to Anticipate:
Perform user research to uncover user goals, decisions and information requirements:
Perform UX analysis to understand the requirements, constraints and opportunities for the operator.
Document insights in standardized analytic artifacts that suit the needs of the program.
Perform UX/UI design tasks in agile design sprints:
Write JIRA stories to document user needs and system requirements.
Develop interactive design wireframes in Axure RP to meet JIRA story requirements.
Present designs to stakeholders for feedback.
Provide constructive feedback on others’ designs/implementation.
Support development of style guide and design in compliance to style guide.
Support usability testing:
Prepare for usability testing by defining user workflows and designing usability tests.
Collect data at usability test events as needed (possible travel required)
Organize & track completion of recommendations and requests from usability test events.
Prepare presentation materials.
Verify design compliance.
Qualifications/Experience Needed:
Typically requires two or more (2+) years of experience in interaction, UI, and graphic design or an advanced degree.
Experience with Axure RP, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe XD, Figma or other design tools.
Familiarity with design artifacts like Personas, Journey Maps, Cognitive Task Analysis, Wireframes.
Portfolio to demonstrate prior design experience.
The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required.
U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.
Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) unless prohibited by local laws/regulations and minimum 2 years of prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field or in absence of a degree, 6 years of relevant experience.
Preferred Qualifications
Bachelors in Human Factors, Interaction Design, Design Science, Visual Communications and Technology, Graphic Design, Usability Engineering, HCI, HSI, or similar Design or Human Science disciplines, or equivalent experience.
MS in Human Factors Engineering or similar, particularly related to cognitive ergonomics and decision making, or other related field.
Familiarity with human engineering standards and practices related to UI design, and familiarity with the science behind these standards, (e.g., MILSTD 1472H, ISO 9241-110/210)
Experience with user research and design for high consequence missions.
Experience with Agile development practices.
UI software development experience - CSS, Bootstrap, JavaScript, Vue, React, Angular, etc.
Active security clearance.
Do you want to be a part of something bigger? A team whose impact stretches across the world, and even beyond? At Collins Aerospace, our Mission Systems team helps civilian, military and government customers complete their most complex missions — whatever and wherever they may be. Our customers depend on us for intelligent and secure communications, missionized systems for specialized aircraft and spacecraft and collaborative space solutions. By joining our team, you’ll have your own critical part to play in ensuring our customer succeeds today while anticipating their needs for tomorrow. Are you up for the challenge? Join our mission today.
#reempowerprogram
This role is also eligible for the Re-Empower Program. The Re-Empower Program helps support talented and committed professionals as they rebuild their capabilities, enhance leadership skills, and continue their professional journey. Over the course of the 14-week program, experienced professionals will gain paid, on-the-job experience, have an opportunity to participate in sessions with leadership, develop personalized plans for success and receive coaching to guide their return-to-work experience. Upon completion of the program, based on performance and contributions participants will be eligible for a career at RTX.
Minimum Program Qualifications
To qualify for the Raytheon Technologies, Re-Empower Program, candidates should:
Be on a career break of one or more year at time of application.
Have prior experience in functional area of interest.
Have interest in returning in either a full-time or part-time position.
Diversity drives innovation; inclusion drives success. We believe a multitude of approaches and ideas enable us to deliver the best results for our workforce, workplace, and customers. We are committed to fostering a culture where all employees can share their passions and ideas so we can tackle the toughest challenges in our industry and pave new paths to limitless possibility.
WE ARE REDEFINING AEROSPACE.
*Please ensure the role type (defined below) is appropriate for your needs before applying to this role.
Hybrid: Employees who are working in Hybrid roles will work regularly both onsite and offsite. Ratio of time working onsite will be determined in partnership with your leader.
Regardless of your role type, collaboration and innovation are critical to our business and all employees will have access to digital tools so they can work with colleagues around the world – and access to Collins sites when their work requires in-person meetings.
At Collins, the paths we pave together lead to limitless possibility. And the bonds we form – with our customers and with each other -- propel us all higher, again and again.
Apply now and be part of the team that’s redefining aerospace, every day.
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