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LMI

UX Design Lead

$112K - $147K/yr

Overview LMI is seeking a UX / Design Engineer to join the IronSled Platform-as-a-Service team ... With a focus on agility and collaboration, LMI serves the defense, space, healthcare, and energy ...

bav

UX Design Specialist

Manhattan, NY · On-site

$128K/yr

The perfect candidate should be passionate about UX and digital design, and you should focus on solving problems and coming up with solutions to achieve customer satisfaction. Qualified candidates ...

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How much do defense ux design jobs pay per year?

As of Sep 10, 2026, the average yearly pay for defense ux design in the United States is $116,016.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $116,500.00 and $116,500.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is defense UX design?

Defense UX Design refers to the practice of designing user experiences specifically for defense-related technologies, systems, and applications. Professionals in this field focus on creating intuitive, efficient, and secure interfaces for military or defense stakeholders such as soldiers, analysts, or command personnel. The goal is to improve usability, reduce errors, and enhance operational effectiveness in high-stakes environments. Defense UX designers often work with complex systems and must account for unique challenges like security, accessibility in extreme conditions, and compliance with government regulations.

What are some common challenges faced by UX designers working in the defense industry?

UX Designers in the defense sector often encounter unique challenges such as strict security protocols, working with sensitive or classified information, and designing for highly specialized user groups like military personnel. They must balance user-centered design with rigorous compliance and regulatory standards. Additionally, collaboration with multidisciplinary teams—including engineers, analysts, and military stakeholders—is crucial to ensure solutions meet both operational and usability requirements.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a defense UX designer, and why are they important?

To thrive as a Defense UX Designer, you need expertise in user experience design principles, human-centered design, and a background in defense or security protocols, often supported by a degree in design or human-computer interaction. Familiarity with prototyping tools (like Figma, Sketch, or Adobe XD), usability testing platforms, and sometimes security clearances are typically required. Exceptional collaboration, attention to detail, and problem-solving skills distinguish top performers in this field. These skills and qualifications ensure that complex defense systems are intuitive, secure, and effective for end-users in mission-critical environments.

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Entry Level UX Design Apprenticeship

Philadelphia, PA • On-site, Remote

UX Woman
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$117K/yr

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Job description

About the Program:
Every year, we sponsor 2 remote UX apprentices from anywhere in the world to join us for 7 months, either in the fall or spring seasons or online. Our UX apprentices work through the end-to-end UX design and UX research process for a startup idea of their choice that will help them attract hiring managers in that topic space or industry.
Apprentices take our program for free and receive 1:1 mentorship throughout the 7-month program. Alumni UX apprentices go on to make between $85,000 -$130,000 in UX design, product design, UX research, or service design roles after they complete the program.
We are committed to helping women, immigrants, POC, and LGBTQ folks break into tech and land 6-figure UX jobs. We help you land 6-figure UX jobs or coach you till you get it.
Apprenticeship Requirements:
This apprenticeship program is open to new grads and UX career changers alike! Here are some apprenticeship requirements to keep in mind before applying:
  • Interested in creative career paths in UX research, UX design, product design or service design
  • Willing to commit 5-10 hours of work per week to complete program deliverables
  • Willing to attend 2-3 hour weekend lectures to learn the end-to-end design process OR willing to complete online video course modules
  • Open to feedback from UX mentors and demonstrates a willingness to revise design work
Apprenticeship Program Learnings:
  • Build digital products and services 0-1
  • Lead end-to-end design process for a startup idea or topic of your choice
  • Lead product scoping and feature scoping, as well as entire project management
  • Identify target market for product and position product for launch success
  • Incorporate AI tools into your UX design process
  • Design AI features and products by considering AI specific design parameters and heuristics
  • Understand how AI works and advocate for ethical AI design that builds trust without over-reliance with users
  • Develop a business model for the product or service and demonstrate how the product/service will scale as the business model scales
  • Lead discovery research by managing user recruitment, creating research plans, writing interview guides, leading 8-16 discovery interviews, and synthesizing interview insights
  • Deliver a compelling UX design and business pitch for your startup idea, showcasing both qualitative and quantitative data to justify the problem space and the solution
  • Tell a compelling story about users by showcasing user types, personas, stakeholder maps, journey maps, process maps, service blueprints, ideation matrixes, sketches, wireframes, UX workflows, prototypes and other visual deliverables
  • Lead user testing of wireframes and prototypes to improve product/service usability and constantly iterate on your startup idea
  • Design a unique design system for your solution from scratch, creating components, a style guide, and branding for your solution
  • Analyze direct and indirect competitors to clearly articulate your solution's differentiators and why your solution is innovative and more likely to succeed over competing options
  • Consult with startups to create a scope of work and fulfill UX research, UX design, product design and service design work based on your scope of work.

How to Apply:
Please fill out our application form to apply for UX Woman sponsoring your participation in the program. The application takes 5 minutes to complete and will ask you to send in your LinkedIn profile and resume, as well as ask you about why you are interested in this program. You do NOT need to have a UX resume or portfolio to apply- we consider folks who are at the very beginning of their career change, who are still exploring multiple career options.
You will receive UX tips and challenges via email to help you with your transition into UX and will be contacted by us if you are being considered for the apprentice program. Once contacted, you will go through a brief interview process before joining the cohort. Due to the large volume of applicants, we cannot contact all applicants about their application status. If you don't hear from us about an interview within 2 months of applying, please consider your application closed. We consider applicants on a rolling basis.

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