User Experience (UX) Specialist

User Experience UX Specialist

At BWX Technologies Inc. (NYSE: BWXT), we are People Strong, Innovation Driven. Headquartered in Lynchburg, Virginia, BWXT is a Defense News Top 100 manufacturing and engineering innovator that provides safe and effective nuclear solutions for global security, clean energy, environmental restoration, nuclear medicine, and space exploration. With more than 7,000 employees, BWXT has 14 major operating sites in the U.S., Canada, and the U.K. We are the sole manufacturer of naval nuclear reactors for U.S. submarines and aircraft carriers. Our company supplies precision-manufactured components, services, and fuel for the commercial nuclear power industry across four continents. Our joint ventures provide environmental restoration and operations management at a dozen U.S. Department of Energy and NASA facilities. BWXT’s technology is driving advances in medical radioisotope production in North America and microreactors for various defense and space applications. For more information, visit www.bwxt.com. Follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram.

BWXT is looking for a User Experience UX Specialist for its Lynchburg, VA location or remote. The User Interface Analyst will be responsible for transforming complex product requirements into visually stunning and highly functional user interfaces. As a member of the IT staff, the User Experience UX Specialist will collaborate to continuously improve the quality and innovation of the user interface for products and enterprise systems, as well as work with Sr. IT management to create professional presentations.

**Responsibilities:**

• Create presentation material for the CDO staff from concepts and meeting details
• Create superior user experiences through elegant interface and document design
• Collaborate with Business Analysts on sketches, wireframes, Photoshop mockups, or interactive prototypes
• Design high-level flow diagrams and GUI form charts for GUI specifications
• Design clean, usable workflows for complex processes
• Design Web application user interfaces that are on brand, visually attractive, and cohesive
• Create production-quality visual assets and icons for development teams
• Present, defend, and revise design ideas through reviews and iterations
• Define and implement interface usability and consistency standards
• Provide design guidance for creative deliverables across the organization
• Act as a user experience proponent and evangelist
• Guide team members on user experience vision, concepts, and practices
• Develop requirements for content strategy and user experience delivery
• Provide user experience solution advice and planning at all levels
• Conduct reviews of user interface designs with project managers and stakeholders
• Develop content graphics for cybersecurity metrics
• Create clear, written communications suitable for executives and end users
• Create visually pleasing PowerPoint slides, Visio Diagrams, and other materials

**Minimum Qualifications:**

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer graphic design, system analysis, or related field, or equivalent experience
• Minimum of three (3) years of hands-on design and implementation of user interfaces
• U.S. citizenship with no dual citizenship
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy (DOE) security clearance if required

**Additional Qualifications:**

• Ability to translate concepts into graphical designs
• Analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Effective prioritization and execution in high-pressure environments
• Strong interpersonal and oral communication skills
• Ability to work in a collaborative, team-oriented environment
• Determination, results-oriented mindset
• Ability to present ideas in user-friendly language
• Self-motivated and self-directed
• Attention to detail

**Benefits:**

• Market-leading pay
• Paid time off
• Paid winter holiday shutdown
• Educational refund plan
• Medical, dental, vision
• Service-based retirement contributions with additional 401k match

The base salary range for this position in Virginia at the start of employment is expected to be between $62,000 and $97,000 per year, based on local job market factors and candidate qualifications. Total compensation may include additional elements such as annual cash incentives, medical retirement, and other benefits. Details will be provided upon receiving an offer of employment.

BWXT is an equal opportunity employer and follows all health and safety protocols required by law and customers. All new hires will adhere to applicable health and safety requirements in the workplace. BWXT reserves the right to modify salary, compensation, or benefits at any time based on performance, market factors, or other considerations.