About the position
General Atomics Integrated Intelligence, Inc. (GA-i3), an affiliate of General Atomics, maintains and deploys production solutions, including Thresher and Dragonspell, for users across the Intelligence Community, Department of Defense, and commercial industry. We build and develop best-in-class, all domain, and globally focused situational awareness capabilities that process petabytes of data from numerous streaming data sources in near real time. Our systems apply state-of-the-art algorithms and machine learning techniques to extract features and fuse data from multiple phenomenologies to form a rich live view of objects in the sky, on the sea, and on the ground. These analytics are designed to determine not just where something is, but what it is, where it's been, and what it's doing. All of this 'data to knowledge' is made available to end users in our own browser-based applications for visualization, analysis, and understanding. As a member of the GA-i3 core platform team, you'll be at the forefront of innovation, shaping the future of situational awareness capabilities for our customers. The platform is used by several teams across the company to deliver custom software solutions to a variety of customers. The platform itself contains a large amount of UI capabilities and offers an extensible framework for customization. It is accompanied by a shared design system, so all teams can deliver consistent experiences. As the UI/UX Design Manager, you are responsible for managing the design system as well as leading the team to design features and improvements for the platform UI. You will consult with the downstream teams on their use and customization of the platform. You will also collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, engineers, product managers, and subject matter experts to optimize the platform to deliver the high-end software that our customers deserve.
Responsibilities
- Design system management.
- Manage processes for maintenance and updates to the shared design system.
- Gather input and requirements to drive future updates.
- Consult with downstream teams to facilitate effective compliance.
- Gather, refine, and document requirements.
- Work with customers, users, subject matter experts, and stakeholders to define software requirements.
- Document decisions, decision logic, and communicate value propositions.
- Lead core platform design team.
- Break down work, set schedules, and task team members as needed to meet deadlines for feature development or communication to stakeholders.
- Generate concept art, wireframes, or high-fidelity mockups.
- Help flesh out ideas, visualize roadmap objectives, and communicate plans to developers and stakeholders.
- Mentor junior team members.
- Lead design critiques, conduct performance reviews, advise on professional development and career growth.
Requirements
- Typically requires a bachelors, masters or PhD in engineering or a related technical field as well as thirteen or more years of design experience.
- Equivalent experience may be substituted in lieu of education.
- 5+ years of design management experience.
- Capable of translating ideas, high-level requirements, or vague and conflicting requests into functional designs that align with product vision.
- Must have extensive expertise in software design concepts, principles, and theory.
- Understanding of data visualization and information architecture principles.
- Strong verbal communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills are required enabling an effective interface with other departments and/or professionals.
- Capable of representing the organization as a prime technical contact, as well as providing leadership and guidance to less experienced professionals.
- Ability to write clearly, concisely, and efficiently.
- Able to create succinct and thorough requirements documentation for complex projects.
- Excellent creative thinking and problem solving skills.
- Must be a user and customer advocate, representing their needs even if they conflict with other project considerations.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Must be able to work both independently and in a team environment.
Nice-to-haves
- Expertise in Figma, Penpot, or similar design tools.
- Proficiency with Jira and Confluence.
- Experience developing user personas, use cases and workflows.
- Experience conducting surveys and user research.
- Experience with frontend software development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Typescript, etc.).
- Experience designing data-intensive applications involving machine learning, artificial intelligence, data mining, or analytics.
Benefits
- Salary: $140,900 - $257,233
