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Systems Engineer (UXHMI) at Leidos

Leidos Gaithersburg, MD

Job Description

The Transportation Solution Division within the Leidos Civil group is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer who will be a member of a dynamic team working Future Flight Services Program (FFSP) providing briefing and flight planning for the nations general aviation community.Primary Responsibilities:Lead the end-to-end design of the human machine interface (HMI) ensuring optimal user experience (UX) and interaction flow adhering to product branding guidelines technical specifications and regulatory compliance.Develop wireframes mockups and prototypes to effectively communicate design ideas and interaction behaviors.Document interaction specifications including visual design navigation paths and control logic.Create and maintain user journey maps personas and use-case scenarios to drive user-centric design decisions.Define and enforce HMI/UX design standards and guidelines across product lines to ensure consistency and quality.Collaborate with customer and technical product owners to translate business requirements into compelling user experiences.Define track and analyze key HMI/UX performance metrics to translate into design recommendation to improve user efficiency safety and engagement.Review the FAA requirement documents advisory circulars and applicable regulations (e.g. 14 CFR parts) to extract intent constraints and acceptance criteria.Required Qualifications:Bachelors degree in human-computer interaction (HCI) UX Design Cognitive Science or similar related field and at least 4 years of relevant experience designing and deploying HMIs for large-scale web applicationsExperience and familiarity with agile methodology and principlesProficiency with design and prototyping tools and common HMI development frameworks or platformsFamiliarity of human factors engineering in a regulated safety-critical environmentStrong understanding of rigid engineering processes including attention to detailClear and effective verbal and written communicationExperience in engaging customers to understand needs deliver solutions manage expectations and maintain an ongoing relationshipAbility to obtain SF-85 Public Trust Clearance LevelUS CitizenshipPreferred QualificationsExperience with front-end development technologies (e.g. HTML CSS JavaScript)Experience with data visualization tools (e.g. Tableau Power BI) and/or analytics platforms (e.g. Google Analytics)Knowledge of air traffic control systems general aviation and/or flight services.Practical knowledge of FAA/DoD systems technical policies standards and orders.If youre looking for comfort keep scrolling. At Leidos we outthink outbuild and outpace the status quo because the mission demands it. Were not hiring followers. Were recruiting the ones who disrupt provoke and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. Were already at step 30 and moving faster than anyone else dares.Original Posting:December 12 2025For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.Pay Range:Pay Range $87100.00 - $157450.00The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job education experience knowledge skills and abilities as well as internal equity alignment with market data applicable bargaining agreement (if any) or other law. Key Skills Environment,Academics,Javase,Cost Estimation,Fire,Business Studies Employment Type : Full-Time Experience: years Vacancy: 1 Monthly Salary Salary: 87100 - 157450

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