Date Posted:

2023-10-12

Country:

United States of America

Location:

MD233: 420 National Business Parkway 420 National Business Parkway Suite 400, Annapolis Junction, MD, 20701 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

You have been redirected to RTX’s career page as we have recently transitioned from RTX to become a standalone company, which provides us with greater autonomy and opportunities for growth. As a prospective employee of Nightwing, you’ll have the chance to contribute to our continued success and shape the future of our cybersecurity, intelligence, and services offerings.

The User Experience Designer is responsible for leading the plan, design and development activities to create the user experience for devices, tools and systems. Responsible for establishing interactive conventions, assisting in gathering user requirements, mocking-up user experiences, participating in trade-off discussions with development teams and subject matter experts, analyzing tool sets, creating screen mock-ups and helping customer to imagine new kinds of interactive techniques and technologies. Applies visualization and screen design expertise to create a successful user experience.

The Level 2 User Experience Designer shall possess the following capabilities:

Operate in an agile development environment requiring the delivery of User Experience feedback on a weekly basis.

Conduct User Experience research and optimization

Create final visual designs, storyboards, interaction flows, and interface guidelines

Take a user-centered approach in crafting design solutions that meet both user needs and product strategy requirements

Work with Product Owners to rapidly prototype and iterate on multiple design solutions

Review final implementation with front-end developers to ensure design standards are followed

Work across teams and communicate effectively with stakeholders within various customer bases to provide inspiration and constructive feedback to other Designers

Leading project life cycle design including interviewing customers, clearly articulating customer requirements to design team, creating visual designs/prototypes, presenting information to customers, and helping to solve and clarify questions and problems

Manage several diverse engineering teams in conducting User Experience research and optimization

Required:

Current TS/SCI with polygraph.

Ten (10) years experience in User Experience Design. Five years' experience within the last 10 years leading project life cycle design.

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university. Four (4) years of additional User Experience Design experience on projects with similar software processes may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.

This position is not relocation eligible.

Referral Award Eligibility:

This requisition is eligible for an employee referral award. ALL eligibility requirements must be met to receive the referral award.

Typically requires:

A University Degree or equivalent experience and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience, or An Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years experience

Engineering/Other Technical Positions:

Typically requires a degree in Science,Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 5 years of prior relevant experience unless prohibited by local laws/regulations.

Previously part of a leading Fortune 100 company and headquartered in Dulles, VA; Nightwing became independent in 2024 but continues to support the nation’s most mission impactful initiatives.

When we formed Nightwing, we brought a deep set of credentials and an unfaltering commitment to the mission. For over four decades, our team has been providing some of the world’s most technically advanced full-spectrum cyber, data operations, systems integration and intelligence support services to the U.S. government on its most important missions.

At Nightwing, we value collaboration and teamwork. You’ll have the opportunity to work alongside talented individuals who are passionate about what they do. Together, we’ll leverage our collective expertise to drive innovation, solve complex problems, and deliver exceptional results for our clients.

Thank you for considering joining us as we embark on this new journey and shape the future of cybersecurity and intelligence together as part of the Nightwing team.

The salary range for this role is 77,000 USD - 163,000 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.

Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.

Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company’s performance.

This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.

RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.

RTX is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.

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