User Experience Designer - Junior-level

At FEI Systems, we create innovative technology solutions to improve the delivery of health and human services because we know when cumbersome administrative processes stand in the way, those who need it most are often left without access to proper care and support. From comprehensive case management software to disaster recovery services and content management information systems used in delivering foreign aid, our solutions are improving the lives of millions of people. We’re looking for a user experience designer who shares our commitment to leveraging technology to make a real impact in the world – a professional who knows, beyond all else, that the quality of our products and services is only as good as the company we keep.

Job Summary:  The User Experience Designer will work with the product management team which includes UX designers, system architects, software developers, business analysts, QA/508 testers, and project managers to create best-of-breed software applications. The UX Designer handles eliciting and gathering UI requirements, conceptualizing, and creating UI wireframes, and following UI style guides and standards.

Principal Responsibilities:

• Work with product and project stakeholders to gather UI requirements
• Document business and user workflows with diagrams, and sketches
• Create UI wireframes and/or prototypes that are consistent with the design system and product design patterns such as, interactions, behaviors, navigation, content structure, and layout

Required Qualifications:

• 1+ years of UX experience or UX Certification/Degree
• User-centered design approach with ability to balance user needs with business needs
• Knowledge of applying usability design principles and best practices to user interface design
• Ability to solve problems and think strategically and take part in brainstorming sessions
• Ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with others within a team environment and work independently on individual assignments
• Experience using UI wireframes and prototyping software such as: Figma, Sketch, Axure RP, etc.
• Experience using collaboration tools such as: Miro, Figjam, MS Teams, MS TFS/ADO, MS SharePoint, etc.
• Familiarity with web application and UI design and development technologies and frameworks such as Design Systems, Design Tokens, Component Libraries

• Familiarity with web-based technologies: HTML5, CSS3, 508, Responsive Design

Ideal Experience:

• Experience working in a product-focused agile environment
• Experience with accessibility design and development including section 508, WAI-ARIA and WCAG standards
• Experience designing Single Page Applications, Modular Design, Component Based UI
• Experience with coding and development using latest web-based technologies and standards such as: HTML5, CSS3

Location: Remote

Status: Full time position with full company benefits

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