Senior AI UI/UX Designer

Veteran Firm Seeking a AI UI/UX Designer (Senior) for a On-site with some Hybrid Assignment in Linthicum Heights, MD My name is Stephen Hrutka. I lead a Veteran-Owned management consulting firm in Washington, DC. We specialize in Technical and Cleared Recruiting for the Department of Defense (DoD), the Intelligence Community (IC), and other advanced defense agencies. At HRUCKUS, we support fellow Veteran-Owned businesses by helping them recruit for positions across organizations such as the VA, SBA, HHS, DARPA, and other leading-edge R&D-focused defense agencies. We seek to fill a AI UI/UX Designer (Senior) role in Linthicum Heights, MD The ideal candidate is a Linthicum Heights resident with 5+ years of user experience and service design, proficiency in modern design tools like Figma or Adobe XD, an analytical mindset for AI integration, and highly desired certifications in AI-focused UI/UX design. If you’re interested, I'll gladly provide more details about the role and further discuss your qualifications. Thanks, Stephen M Hrutka Principal Consultant www.hruckus.com Executive Summary: HRUCKUS is looking for an experienced AI UI/UX Designer (Senior) to bring best practices in human-centered design to holistically improve users' end-to-end experiences with state services by utilizing AI to automate, analyze, and enhance web-based applications. Position Description: This role will serve as a strategic Design Lead managing a small team of UX/UI designers. You will champion user needs, guide technical teams, and own the end-to-end design process from discovery through delivery, ensuring the holistic integration of AI models into a user-friendly and cohesive design. Position Responsibilities • Lead the end-to-end design process across the web application, from research to final visual design and delivery. • Define and execute the product design strategy in collaboration with product, engineering, and leadership teams. • Mentor and guide a team of UX/UI designers, ensuring high design quality and professional growth. • Advocate for user needs through research, testing, and feedback loops. • Create wireframes, user flows, prototypes, and high-fidelity UI designs. • Develop and maintain a scalable design system and UI component Library. • Collaborate with developers to ensure accurate implementation of design solutions. • Ensure design consistency, usability, accessibility (WCAG), and responsiveness across all devices. • Use analytics and user data to continuously improve the user experience. • Present design work to stakeholders, clearly articulating rationale and user value. • Utilize AI to automate repetitive tasks, generate design options, and create personalized, adaptive user interfaces. • Leverage AI to analyze user data, heatmaps, and behavior patterns to make evidence-based design decisions. • Plan and facilitate workshops, meetings, and interactive sessions to gather feedback from key customers. Required Qualifications: • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university (or 5 years of equivalent experience). • 5 years of experience in user experience and service design. • A strong portfolio demonstrating UX and UI design for responsive web applications. • Proficiency in modern design tools such as Figma, Adobe XD, Sketch, or similar. • Deep understanding of web design principles, usability, responsive design, and accessibility standards (WCAG 2.1). • Solid experience with user research methods, usability testing, and design validation. • Ability to guide and influence product decisions through design thinking. • Prompt Engineering: Ability to generate high-quality outputs from AI design tools. • Empathy for users and a collaborative mindset, adhering strictly to Human-Centered Design. • High attention to detail and a passion for clean, intuitive design. • Excellent communication and presentation skills. Desired Qualifications: • Specialized courses, bootcamps (e.g., Designlab, Coursera), and certifications in AI-focused UI/UX design. • Experience designing for enterprise applications or dashboards. • Familiarity with front-end frameworks (Angular) and design handoff tools (like Figma Dev Mode). • Familiarity with design tokens, versioning, and handoff tools. • Strong leadership and mentoring capabilities. Details Job Title: AI UI/UX Designer (Senior) Location: Linthicum Heights, MD 21090 Salary Range: $85.00 - $96.00 hourly rate