SteerBridge
Product Designer
$115K–$135K
Vienna, VA · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Aug 24, 2026
- Experience
- 2–4 years of professional experience in UI or product design; exceptional early-career candidates with strong portfolios will also be considered.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, or a related field, or equivalent relevant professional experience.
About the job
Designs high-fidelity, production-ready interfaces and workflows for AIRES, an aviation readiness platform, turning research, operational needs, and technical requirements into clear experiences for aviation users.
What you'll do
- Create Figma prototypes, interfaces, design handoffs, and design QA for data-rich aviation workflows.
- Maintain and extend the design system, applying established components and patterns consistently.
- Collaborate with researchers, engineers, data teams, stakeholders, and aviation experts; iterate designs using research, testing, and feedback.
What they ask for
- U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
- Bachelor’s degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, or a related field, or equivalent relevant professional experience.
- 2–4 years of professional UI or product design experience; exceptional early-career candidates with strong portfolios will also be considered.
- Portfolio demonstrating UI design, design system experience, and complex information and multi-step workflow design; strong Figma proficiency and working knowledge of Section 508 and WCAG.
Nice to have
- Experience with data-rich applications, dashboards, enterprise software, or decision-support tools.
- HTML/CSS, design systems or component libraries, Agile/Scrum, rapid prototyping or AI-assisted tools, or government and mission-critical programs.
Pay
USD 115,000–135,000 (per-year-salary) — base salary
Tools
Figma, Jira, HTML/CSS, Claude, ChatGPT/Codex, Microsoft Office
AI focus
AI-assisted design, prototyping, and development tools are mentioned as preferred experience; the role designs interfaces for an AIRES aviation readiness capability.
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