About Beacon Systems, Inc
Beacon Systems, Inc, delivers Program Management, Science, Engineering, and Technology Solutions to Federal, Commercial, State, and Local Agencies. We are a subsidiary of Radiant Digital Solutions. Our Technology support to many DoD Agencies, NASA, Voice of America, FDA, and State Agencies such as State of FL, RI, MS, ND, VA, and WV extends our delivery of solutions worldwide.
Job Title: UX Designer
Location: Hybrid - Minneapolis, MN
Contract Duration: 6 Months plus
Minimum Qualifications
- Five (5) years’ experience in User Experience (UX) designs of web-based applications
- Four (4) years’ experience designing compliant webpages per accessibility standards WCAG 2.1 Level AA or higher
- Five (5) years’ experience creating wireframes, protypes, and mockups
- Three (3) years’ experience in information architecture and design
- Two (2) years’ experience in user experience design in an agile development environment
Desired Skills
- Bachelor's degree in UX Design, Human–Computer Interaction, or Graphic Design
- Demonstrated experience applying accessibility and inclusive design best practices
- User research and persona development experience
- Usability testing and analysis experience
- Data analysis and use of metrics experience
- Responsive and adaptive design experience
- Visual and UI design experience
- Design principles and aesthetics experience
- Universal design principles experience
- Demonstrated experience managing projects, including demonstration of time management and organization skills
- Experience with mobile app UI/UX for ticketing or payment systems
- Familiarity with transit fare structures, ticket vending machines, and validation devices
- Basic understanding of front-end technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Blazor) to facilitate development collaboration
- Exposure to data-driven design using analytics related to transit user behavior
- Adaptability and willingness to learn new technology & tools
- Empathy for users and user-centric thinking
- Critical thinking and creative problem solving
- UX certifications or training in accessibility standards and Agile methodologies
- Experience working in Figma