UI/UX Designer at L3Harris

L3Harris is seeking an experienced Principal UI/UX Designer to lead user experience strategy and design for projects built on Palantir Foundry.

This senior-level position focuses on creating intuitive, scalable, and user-centered experiences for complex, data-driven applications and workflows.

The successful candidate will serve as a recognized UX expert and strategic advisor, collaborating with business stakeholders, solution architects, developers, data engineers, and program teams.

The role involves translating complex user requirements and operational processes into effective designs that enhance usability, increase adoption, and deliver measurable business results.

The designer will also establish reusable design patterns, influence UX standards, and promote consistent interaction models across important enterprise solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead UX strategy and design delivery for Palantir Foundry projects, covering user research, workflow analysis, wireframing, prototyping, usability testing, and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, architects, developers, and program teams to transform operational requirements into effective user experiences.
• Influence senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams to embrace user-centered design principles and consistent UX practices.
• Develop reusable design patterns, interaction models, and standards that improve consistency and scalability across enterprise applications.
• Evaluate existing workflows, interfaces, and user journeys to identify usability challenges and recommend measurable improvements.
• Design intuitive interfaces that simplify complex data, decisions, and operational processes.
• Produce user flows, journey maps, wireframes, mockups, prototypes, and detailed design specifications.
• Conduct user research and usability evaluations, incorporating feedback to improve product experiences and adoption.
• Work closely with development teams to ensure designs are implemented accurately and meet enterprise standards.
• Communicate design strategies, concepts, and recommendations to customers, senior management, and other stakeholders.
• Mentor colleagues and project partners on UX methodologies, accessibility, design standards, and industry best practices.
• Travel approximately 10–20% of the time, with occasional increases for implementation activities, workshops, research, and enterprise deployments.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in UX Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Interaction Design, Graphic Design, Computer Science, Information Systems, Psychology, or a related discipline, with at least 12 years of relevant experience.

Alternatively, a graduate degree with at least 10 years of relevant experience, or 16 years of relevant experience in place of a degree.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Extensive experience leading UX design for enterprise applications, internal platforms, dashboards, complex workflows, and sophisticated digital products.
• Proven ability to operate as a senior UX expert on large-scale and strategically important projects.
• Strong skills in translating complex business requirements and user needs into scalable design strategies and practical solutions.
• Experience establishing design systems, reusable components, shared interaction patterns, and UX governance across multiple teams.
• Ability to influence senior leaders and collaborate effectively with business and technical stakeholders.
• Excellent understanding of interaction design, information architecture, accessibility, usability, and enterprise UX principles.
• Experience conducting user research, usability testing, and feedback analysis.
• Proficiency in Figma or comparable design and prototyping tools.
• Strong communication, presentation, facilitation, and documentation skills.
• Ability to independently manage multiple complex assignments and deliver high-quality results.
• Experience working with Palantir Foundry.
• Background designing data-intensive applications, analytics dashboards, and decision-support platforms.
• Experience working in Agile or other iterative development environments.
• Understanding of front-end development concepts, technical limitations, and design handoff processes.
• Ability to use analytics, user feedback, and adoption metrics to guide UX improvements.

Salary and Benefits

The advertised annual salary depends on the employee’s work location:

$153,000 – $284,000: California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Washington, Greater D.C., Denver, and NYC areas.

$133,000 – $247,000: Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, New York State, Cleveland (Ohio), Vermont, and Virginia.

Actual compensation will depend on factors such as experience, qualifications, and geographic location.

Additional employee benefits include:

• Health and disability insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company matching.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Education assistance.
• Parental leave.
• Paid time off and company-paid holidays.

Benefit eligibility and available programs may vary depending on employment date, work schedule, and applicable agreements.