Senior UI/UX Designer

We are looking for a Senior UI/UX Designer to help shape the user experience and visual direction of our Mission Control software suite. This role will be embedded with the Mission Control Software team and will be responsible for designing intuitive, scalable, and operationally effective interfaces for complex aerospace workflows

In this role, you will work closely with mission operators, customers, product stakeholders, and frontend engineers to deeply understand user needs, translate operational workflows into clear product experiences, and ensure our applications are designed with usability, consistency, and long-term scalability in mind

This is a senior design role that goes beyond visual execution

You will be expected to lead discovery efforts, gather and synthesize user feedback, define design priorities, contribute to product planning, establish strong UX practices, and mentor teammates through thoughtful design critique and collaboration

You should be comfortable operating in ambiguous problem spaces, asking the right questions, and turning complex technical systems into approachable, high-confidence user experiences

You will own the design process from research and concept development through high-fidelity Figma designs, engineering handoff, and post-release feedback loops

This is a full-time, exempt position based on-site at our Irvine, California headquarters

• Drive UI/UX design for a suite of Mission Control applications used by mission operators, customers, and internal teams
• Partner with product managers, engineers, operators, and customers to understand workflows, pain points, operational constraints, and success criteria
• Conduct and synthesize UX research, including user interviews, workflow analysis, usability testing, heuristic reviews, and feedback sessions
• Translate complex aerospace and mission operations workflows into clear, usable, and scalable product experiences
• Create user flows, wireframes, prototypes, high-fidelity designs, and interaction specifications in Figma
• Establish and maintain strong information architecture across related applications and workflows
• Contribute to and evolve design systems, component libraries, interaction patterns, and visual standards
• Collaborate closely with frontend engineers to ensure designs are clearly specified, feasible, and well understood during implementation
• Participate in product planning by helping identify user needs, design risks, dependencies, and opportunities for improvement
• Provide design QA feedback during implementation to help preserve design intent, usability, and consistency
• Mentor other designers, engineers, and cross-functional partners on UX best practices, design critique, and user-centered product development
• Build and maintain active feedback loops with mission operators and customers to continuously improve the product experience

A successful Senior UI/UX Designer in this role will help the team move from simply building interfaces to building coherent, operator-centered product experiences

You will improve how we discover user needs, validate design decisions, communicate product workflows, and deliver software that mission operators can trust in high-consequence environments

You will be expected to bring strong design craft, but your larger impact will come from helping the team make better product decisions earlier, reduce ambiguity, and create systems that scale across our Mission Control software ecosystem

Benefits

• Equity: Receive equity in [REDACTED], letting you benefit from the company’s success
• Health Insurance: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and their dependents. ​
• Retirement Plans: Access to a 401(k) plan to help you plan for your future. ​
• Professional Development: Opportunities for ongoing training, workshops, and courses to advance your skills and career growth
• Paid Time Off: Generous vacation days, personal days, sick days, and holidays to ensure you have time to recharge. ​
• Team Building Activities: Regular social events, team outings, and company-sponsored activities to foster a positive work environment.