CommandIQ UX Lead

Job Description:

Description:What We’re Doing:
Do you want to be part of a culture that inspires employees to think big, innovate, perform with excellence, and build incredible products? If you have the passion, drive, and courage to dream big, then we want to build a better tomorrow with you. Come and join our team!
Lockheed Martin’s Rotary and Mission Systems’ C4ISR team is looking for an experienced UX/UI design engineer to lead the CommandIQ Product Line’s User Interface.
CommandIQs vision is to provide Command & Control and Missile Defense Battle Management capabilities – driving the evolution of joint multi-domain mission integration through advanced, agile, and interoperable C2 solutions. Part of this vision is having a unified user interface across desktop, mobile, and embedded environments, ensuring usability, security, and rapid decision making.

The Work:
Your role will be to own and drive the overall user interface strategy, design, and implementation for the CommandIQ product line. You will be responsible for ensuring that the UI delivers an intuitive, secure, and mission focused experience for operators, analysts, and maintainers across all platforms (desktop, mobile, and embedded displays). An effective user interface will reduce training time, improve situational awareness, and mitigate human error risk—critical factors for program success and customer satisfaction.

You will be defining the UX vision, design language, and UI architecture for CommandIQ, aligning with program requirements and Lockheed Martin brand standards. You are responsible for developing user research plans which includes conducting stakeholder interviews, performing usability testing, and heuristic evaluations then translating findings into actionable design improvements. Your team is responsible for creating high fidelity mockups, prototypes, and style guides leveraging internal and external human factors engineering subject matter experts. You will govern design system governance, component libraries, and accessibility compliance (e.g., WCAG 2.1, Section 508). You will oversee the management of UI documentation, design specifications, and hand off artifacts for implementation. You will oversee subcontractor management of UX consultants. You will lead your team to provide demonstrations and customer engagements to solicit and incorporate feedback from end-users.

Who We Are:
On this C4ISR IRAD team, you will be partnering with systems engineers, software developers, cybersecurity, and product managers to ensure UI concepts are feasible, secure, and meet performance constraints. You will be leading a team of UX consultants and Systems Engineers. You will work very closely with the team of front end developers who will be relying on you to set the standard for their UI design and implementation.

Who You Are:
• Proven Leader
• A visionary for delivering an end-to-end the User Experience
• A veteran of developing displays for high stakes mission critical information

Why Join Us:
Joining our team offers you the opportunity to support a join a company and a team where your contributions are valued and you can develop your skills and expertise.
Our team also puts a high value on work-life balance. Striking a healthy balance between your personal and professional life is crucial to your happiness and success here, which is why we arent focused on how many hours you spend at work or online.
Instead, were happy to offer a flexible schedule so you can have a more productive and well-balanced life both in and outside of work, along with competitive pay, and comprehensive benefits.
Basic Qualifications:
• 10+ years of progressive experience in UX/UI design for complex, high security software systems (i.e., defense, aerospace, or mission critical domains).
• 5+ years in a lead or principal role overseeing end to end UI development for multi platform products.
• Proven track record delivering responsive, data driven interfaces for command and control, analytics, or situational awareness tools.
• Bachelor’s degree in Human Computer Interaction, Interaction Design, Computer Science, Graphic Design, or related field.
Desired Skills:
• Expertise with design systems, component based UI frameworks (React, Angular, Qt), and API integration.
• Familiarity with MIL STD 1472, DoD UI design guidance, and Security by Design principles.
• Experience conducting User Centered Design (UCD) and Human Factors Engineering (HFE) activities in classified environments.
• Certifications such as Certified Usability Analyst (CUA), UXPA Certified Professional, or Human Factors International (HFI) certification.
• Strong storytelling, presentation, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Master’s degree in Human Factors Engineering, User Experience, or a related discipline.
Security Clearance Statement: This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.
Clearance Level: Secret
Other Important Information You Should Know
Expression of Interest: By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities where similar skills and requirements have been identified as a match. Should this match be identified you may be contacted for this and future openings.
Ability to Work Remotely: Part-time Remote Telework: The employee selected for this position will work part of their work schedule remotely and part of their work schedule at a designated Lockheed Martin facility. The specific weekly schedule will be discussed during the hiring process.
Work Schedules: Lockheed Martin supports a variety of alternate work schedules that provide additional flexibility to our employees. Schedules range from standard 40 hours over a five day work week while others may be condensed. These condensed schedules provide employees with additional time away from the office and are in addition to our Paid Time off benefits.
Schedule for this Position: 4x10 hour day, 3 days off per week
Pay Rate: The annual base salary range for this position in California, Massachusetts, and New York (excluding most major metropolitan areas), Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, Vermont, Washington or Washington DC is $134,000 - $236,325. For states not referenced above, the salary range for this position will reflect the candidate’s final work location. Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only. Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidates work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as spanet and business considerations when extending an offer.
Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays.
(Washington state applicants only) Non-represented full-time employees: accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays. Represented full time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year.
This position is incentive plan eligible.
Lockheed Martin is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics.
The application window will close in 90 days; applicants are encouraged to apply within 5 - 30 days of the requisition posting date in order to receive optimal consideration.
At Lockheed Martin, we use our passion for purposeful innovation to help keep people safe and solve the worlds most complex challenges. Our people are some of the greatest minds in the industry and truly make Lockheed Martin a great place to work.

With our employees as our priority, we provide diverse career opportunities designed to propel, develop, and boost agility. Our flexible schedules, competitive pay, and comprehensive benefits enable our employees to live a healthy, fulfilling life at and outside of work. We place an emphasis on empowering our employees by fostering an inclusive environment built upon integrity and corporate responsibility.

If this sounds like a culture you connect with, you’re invited to apply for this role. Or, if you are unsure whether your experience aligns with the requirements of this position, we encourage you to search on Lockheed Martin Jobs, and apply for roles that align with your qualifications.
Experience Level: Experienced Professional
Business Unit: RMS
Relocation Available: Possible
Career Area: Systems Engineering: Software
Type: Full-Time
Shift: First

• Expertise with design systems, component based UI frameworks (React, Angular, Qt), and API integration.
• Familiarity with MIL STD 1472, DoD UI design guidance, and Security by Design principles.
• Experience conducting User Centered Design (UCD) and Human Factors Engineering (HFE) activities in classified environments.
• Certifications such as Certified Usability Analyst (CUA), UXPA Certified Professional, or Human Factors International (HFI) certification.
• Strong storytelling, presentation, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Master’s degree in Human Factors Engineering, User Experience, or a related discipline.

Job Ident #: 89300516720

Company Details

Lockheed Martin

6801 Rockledge Dr
Bethesda, Maryland 20817 USA
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Lockheed Martin Corporation is an American global aerospace, defense, security and advanced technologies company with worldwide interests. It was formed by the merger of Lockheed Corporation with Martin Marietta in March 1995. It is headquartered in North...

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Location

Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

Type

Permanent

Company Details

Lockheed Martin

6801 Rockledge Dr
Bethesda, Maryland 20817 USA
www.lockheedmartinjobs.com/