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# UI/UX Designer

- **Company:** Lynker Technologies
- **Location:** Boulder, CO, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Adobe Analytics, Adobe Illustrator, Design of User Interfaces, Software Engineering, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Website Wireframe, Adobe XD, Pixel Perfect, Figma
- **Published:** October 15, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/job/usc0278ae4e8f5c24137ddfd2733548be3/eaa

## About the Role

The UI/UX Designer selected should have the following:
Experience: 3+ years in UI/UX design, visual design, or product design.
Portfolio: Demonstrates UI/UX projects, design systems, data visual mockups, and user research processes.
Design Tools: Mastery of Figma (components, auto-layout, interactive prototyping) or equivalent tools (Adobe XD, Sketch, Illustrator).
Accessibility Knowledge: Strong understanding of WCAG 2.1 AA standards for visual design (contrast ratios, readable typography, colorblind-friendly data palettes).
Communication: Ability to articulate design decisions clearly to scientists, program managers, and engineering teams.

## Description

Lynker is seeking a talented UI/UX Designer to support the NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) to lead the user experience and overhaul the interface design for spaceweather.gov. The IDEAL UI/UX Designer will be able to work a Hybrid schedule, working 2 days per week in office in Boulder, CO, and working the remaining 3 days per week from home.
This role focuses entirely on user experience design, research, visual communication, and design system management. You will bridge the gap between complex space science-geomagnetic storms, solar flares, radio blackouts-and accessible visual products used by aviation controllers, power grid operators, satellite technicians, and the general public. You will create production-ready UI designs, visual assets, wireframes, and design specs for our software engineering team to implement., Duties of the UI/UX Designer will include the following:
UI/UX Design & Scientific Visualization
Information Architecture: Restructure navigation, user flows, and site hierarchy so diverse personas (from commercial airline dispatchers to casual skywatchers) can quickly find critical alerts and data.
Complex Data UI: Design intuitive visual layouts, dashboards, maps, and chart interfaces for real-time space weather data (e.g., K-index scales, aurora oval predictions, solar image feeds).
Wireframing & Prototyping: Build low-fidelity sketches, high-fidelity mockups, and interactive Figma prototypes to validate feature ideas before handing off to developers.
User Research & Testing
User Advocacy: Conduct user interviews, surveys, and usability testing with critical stakeholders (power grid operators, pilots, emergency managers, researchers) to understand their operational workflows.
Iterative Design: Use analytics, feedback loops, and usability findings to refine designs and eliminate friction in high-stress monitoring environments.
Design System & Accessibility
US Web Design System (USWDS): Build and maintain a unified Figma component library based on the US Web Design System and NOAA brand standards.
Accessibility First (Section 508): Design inclusive interfaces adhering to WCAG 2.1 AA guidelines, ensuring color choices, visual hierarchy, and graph concepts translate well for all users.
Developer Handoff: Provide clean, pixel-perfect design specifications, redlines, asset exports, and interaction notes to software engineers.