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As of Sep 3, 2026, the average yearly pay for design psychologist in Utah is $84,494.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $60,500.00 and $106,500.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What does a design psychologist do?

A Design Psychologist studies how people interact with products, environments, and systems to create user-friendly and effective designs. They apply psychological principles to improve usability, accessibility, and emotional engagement in design. This role is essential in fields like UX/UI design, architecture, and product development. By understanding human behavior, they help create experiences that are intuitive, efficient, and satisfying for users.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a design psychologist?

To thrive as a Design Psychologist, you need a solid grounding in psychology, human-centered design principles, and user research, often backed by a degree in psychology, design, or a related field. Familiarity with tools such as UX research software, wireframing platforms like Figma or Sketch, and data analysis programs is highly valuable. Excellent communication, creative problem-solving, and empathy for end users are standout soft skills for this role. These skills allow design psychologists to effectively translate psychological insights into practical design solutions that improve user experience and engagement.

What types of teams or departments do design psychologists typically collaborate with in an organization?

Design Psychologists often work closely with multidisciplinary teams, including UX/UI designers, product managers, engineers, and marketing professionals. Collaboration is essential to ensure that psychological insights are seamlessly integrated into product design, user interfaces, and overall user experience strategies. In many organizations, Design Psychologists also partner with user researchers to analyze user behavior and provide evidence-based recommendations. This collaborative environment fosters creative problem-solving and helps ensure that products are not only functional but also psychologically engaging and accessible.

Infographic showing various Design Psychologist job openings in Utah as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 84% Full Time, 12% Part Time, and 4% Contract. Highlights an 85% Physical, 4% Hybrid, and 11% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $84,494 per year, or $40.6 per hour.

Sentinel - Human Factors Principal Engineer - 19159

Northrop Grumman Corporation

Roy, UT

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement, PTO

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8.3

Company rating: 8.3 out of 10

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Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be availableCLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: YesCLEARANCE TYPE: SecretTRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeDescriptionAt Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work - and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued and start contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our world's biggest challenges. We take pride in creating purposeful work and allowing our employees to grow and achieve their goals every day by Defining Possible. With our competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, we have the right opportunities to fit your life and launch your career today.

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking an Human Factors Principal Engineer (T03 level). This position is located in Roy, Utah and supports the Sentinel program.

What You'll Get To Do:

The Sentinel program has an exciting opportunity for a Principal Human Factors Engineer to join our team supporting activities including:

  • Design for maintainability, human machine interface development, requirements management, operator workstation design, CONOPS support, task analyses, verification & validation, analyses and collaboration to facilitate equipment selection, design and arrangement; user group collaboration and working groups

  • Compliance with specified sections of MIL-STD-1472G

  • Collaboration across IPTs

  • Coordination with the customer and user community

Specific duties to include, but are not limited to the following:

  • Author/support the development of requirements that are compliant with Human Factors best practices and specified sections of MIL-STD-1472G

  • Human Factors Analyses (including, but not limited to: task analyses, predictive workload analyses, interface prototyping and analysis, and design-for-maintainability (DFM) analysis)

  • Perform functional analysis, timeline analysis, detailed trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications

  • Conduct computer-based (NX) and empirical accessibility assessments

  • Author/support the program documentation of the HFE processes and products in a format consistent with US Military Data Item Descriptions (e.g. Human Engineering Program Plan, Human Engineering Design Approach Document - Operator, Human Engineering Design Approach Document - Maintainer, etc.)

  • Design and develop workstation geometry and layout controls and displays to accommodate the full anthropometric range of expected users

Basic Qualifications

  • Educational background in Psychology, Human Factors, User Experience, Graphic Design, Industrial Design, or HCI-related field from an accredited university, and at least 5 years of related experience with a bachelors; OR at least 3 Years of relevant experience with a master's degree; OR 1 Year with a PhD degree

  • Must be a US Citizen with an active U.S. Government Secret Clearance, at time of application, current and within scope, with an investigation date within the last 6 years

  • Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs

  • Demonstrated experience applying HFE principles to programs

  • Experience in fast-paced work environment and ability to work in a team environment

  • Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to present to segment, program and customer community

Preferred Qualification

  • Large scale / complex system development experience across multiple phases of a development program: preliminary design, detailed design, integration and test, verification and sell off, transition to production

  • Experience with Human Factors in a defense contracting environment (familiarity with Mil-Std-1472G and ANSI/HFES 100-2007)

  • Familiarity with Human Factors modeling in NX/Jack, IMPRINT

Position Benefits

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:

  • Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

  • 401k

  • Educational Assistance

  • Life Insurance

  • Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions

  • Paid Time Off

  • Health & Wellness Resources

  • Employee Discounts

https://www.northropgrumman.com/who-we-are/total-rewards-benefits/

This position's standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.

This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.

#Sentinelsystems

Primary Level Salary Range: $98,400.00 - $147,600.00The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.

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About Northrop Grumman

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At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work - and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible.

Industry

Space research administration

Company size

10,000+ Employees

Headquarters location

Falls Church, VA, US

Year founded

1939