UI/UX Designer

General Dynamics Information Technology

User Experience Designer leading human-centered design for federal platform modernization. Collaborating with product managers and engineers to enhance user interaction with the system.

Posted 5/28/2026full-timeWashington • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $144,500 - $195,500 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead user research, interaction design, and visual design for a platform serving diverse user personas across a federal agency
Collaborate with product managers, engineers, and federal stakeholders to translate complex operational workflows into intuitive, accessible interfaces
Drive design quality as a contractual performance metric — your work directly impacts program success
Conduct stakeholder interviews, user requirements analysis, task analysis, conceptual modeling, information architecture, interaction design, and usability testing with federal analysts and decision-makers
Design and specify user interfaces and information architecture for complex operational workflows
Lead participatory and iterative design activities, including observational studies, customer interviews, usability testing, and other forms of requirements discovery
Produce user requirements specifications and experience goals, personas, storyboards, scenarios, flowcharts, design prototypes, and design specifications
Effectively communicate research findings, conceptual ideas, detailed design, and design rationale both verbally and visually to federal stakeholders and engineering teams
Plan and facilitate collaborative critiques and analysis and synthesis working sessions
Work closely with front-end engineers and development teams to ensure design fidelity and that customer goals are met
Participate in User Validation Events (UVEs) at PI completion, incorporating feedback into subsequent increments
Ensure Section 508 / WCAG 2.1 AA compliance across all deliverables
Maintain a scalable design system supporting platform consistency and rapid iteration

Requirements

What you’ll need

4+ years of related experience
Bachelor's degree in cognitive and/or experimental psychology, human factors engineering, or an engineering-related field (e.g., systems engineering, software engineering, business process engineering)
Strong portfolio demonstrating complex workflow design (data-heavy, multi-step processes)
Proficiency in Figma or equivalent design/prototyping tools
Experience conducting user research and usability testing in federal or regulated environments
Understanding of accessibility standards (Section 508, WCAG 2.1)
Experience working within Agile/SAFe delivery teams with sprint-aligned design deliverables
US Citizenship Required: Yes

Benefits

Comp & perks

Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages
401K with company match
Competitive pay and paid time off
Full-flex work week to own your priorities at work and at home
Paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave
15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness
10 paid holidays per year
GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period
Short and long-term disability benefits
Life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance

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Hard Skills & Tools

user researchinteraction designvisual designusability testinginformation architecturedesign specificationsprototypingtask analysisconceptual modelingdesign fidelity

Soft Skills

collaborationcommunicationfacilitationcritical thinkingstakeholder engagementiterative designanalytical skillsproblem-solvingleadershipcreativity