PDS Defense
UX Analyst_
PDS Defense, Orlando, Florida, United States, 32806
**Engineering****UX Analyst** Orlando, FL Posted: 8/24/2024Job DescriptionJob ID#:207247Job Category:EngineeringPosition Type:Associate - W2Duration:52Shift:1**PDS Defense, Inc. is seeking a UX Analyst, in Orlando, FL. Job ID#207247****Job Description:**User Experience (UX) Engineers advocate for the customers' perspectives of transformation activities and help to translate requirements to actionable development activity.As a member of the team, the successful candidate will be responsible for engagement with development teams to lead customer engagements/projects.The candidate will also gather, research, and prioritize user-centered requirements into a plan to meet milestones and minimum viable products that meet schedule, cost, and functional constraints.Additionally, the candidate will work to design standardized user-centered system designs across a broad array of physical and virtual platforms to accomplish business goals and provide discriminating capabilities that give Lockheed Martin a competitive advantage.The successful candidate will collaborate with internal customers to brainstorm ways to utilize digital technology as a strategic asset to acquire new business and maintain customer satisfaction. User Experience (UX) Engineers will collaborate with the business transformation, developer advocacy, and functional leadership teams to pinpoint opportunities for creating optimal internal and external customer experiences. They will also collect feedback to facilitate iterative, data-driven growth and improvement, and assess the effectiveness of existing and new systems.**Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:*** Translating customer (Persona) requirements and research insights into actionable system design tasks, as well as communicate system details to customers in a consumable and understandable format.* Performing exploratory research to find industry insights, competitive analyses, and available analytics to identify user needs and appropriate research and/or testing strategy.* Providing qualitative and quantitative analysis, data cleansing and interpretation, and data visualizations, to communicate research outcomes support data driven decision making.* Using visual design principles (like visual hierarchy, layout, typography, and color theory) and design patterns or systems to create iterative wireframes and rapid prototypes that are technically feasible considering the product's technical platform and framework(s).* Conducting accessibility, usability, and heuristic evaluations and audits and communicating recommendations and establishing implementation plans across a variety of audiences and stakeholders* Performing evaluations using methodologies like usability testing (such as observing real users), usability inspection (such as assessments to find usability problems), or usability inquiry (such as talking to users to better understand their needs) to capture user/customer requirements.**Mandatory requirements:*** Experience integrating UX activities into the software development lifecycle and project roadmaps, synthesizing customer needs into timeboxed, actionable, and verifiable tasks.* Experience with workshop design and facilitation.* Dedication to educating and collaborating with non-design teams and stakeholders about the importance and value of user experience* Familiar with related domains such as Data Literacy, Systems Engineering, Full Stack Engineering or Development and Computer sciences, Human System Interaction with emerging technologies (i.e. Generative AI, AR/XR/VR, Gaming, and Spatial Computing, Human Factors Engineering, Human-Computer Interaction design and Cognitive Psychology* Experience with Agile tracking tools (Jira, Trello, Asana, Redmine, or similar products), and Agile story/requirement generation.* Experience with software development tools and/or languages could expand project capabilities for candidate.* Experience with information architecture, navigation design, classification schemes, and developing content strategies and controlled vocabulariesJob RequirementsMinimum Security Clearance:No Clearance**VEVRAA Federal Contractor / Request Priority Protected Veteran Referrals / Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled**The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.To read our Candidate Privacy Information Statement, which explains how we will use your information, please visit **adpgs.com/candidate-privacy/** or **om/candidate-privacy/**VEVRAA Federal Contractor / Request Priority Protected Veteran Referrals / Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled