UI/UX Engineer

Every minute of every day, Smiths Detection’s threat detection and security screening technology helps to protect people and infrastructure, making the world a safer place.

Smiths Detection is a global leader in the development, manufacture and management of security and detection solutions designed to make the world a safer place. Our technology provides threat detection and screening solutions for customers in our key markets: aviation, ports and borders, defence, and urban security.

Our expertise spans 21 global offices, seven manufacturing sites and five R&D centres, with a global network of 3,000 dedicated colleagues contributing towards over 40 years at the frontline of advances in safety and security.

This results in careers built on variety and the opportunity to work on a range of state-of-the-art solutions, where you can develop your knowledge and experience every day.

Duties:

• Create user-centered designs for ELECTORA applications through understanding business requirements, user needs, and operational workflows.
• Develop user journeys, task flows, wireframes, mockups, and interactive prototypes for web and mobile applications.
• Collaborate with Product Managers and Engineering teams to define and refine product requirements and user experience solutions.
• Create intuitive and visually appealing user interfaces that align with Smiths Detection branding and design standards.
• Conduct user research, stakeholder interviews, usability reviews, and competitive analysis to identify improvement opportunities.
• Participate in usability testing activities and translate findings into actionable design improvements.
• Ensure responsive and accessible design standards are applied across all digital products.
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of ELECTORA design systems, UI component libraries, and interaction patterns.
• Work closely with developers to ensure accurate implementation of designs and provide clarification during development.
• Produce design documentation, specifications, and assets required for implementation.
• Support Agile development processes by participating in planning sessions, sprint reviews, and team workshops.
• Stay current with emerging UX/UI trends, technologies, and best practices to continuously improve product experiences.
• As per company policy, this role requires presence in the office 4 days per week.

Education/Training:

• Bachelor's degree in User Experience Design, Human Computer Interaction (HCI), Graphic Design, Product Design, Computer Science, or a related discipline.
• Proven experience (2-5 years) in UI/UX design for digital products, web applications, or software platforms.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating user-centered design projects and problem-solving capabilities.

Technical Expertise:

• Proficiency in design and prototyping tools such as Figma, Adobe XD, Sketch, or similar tools.
• Strong understanding of UX methodologies, including user research, wireframing, prototyping, and usability testing.
• Experience designing responsive web and mobile interfaces.
• Good knowledge of information architecture, interaction design, and visual design principles.
• Understanding of accessibility standards and inclusive design practices.
• Experience creating user flows, customer journeys, wireframes, mockups, and high-fidelity prototypes.
• Familiarity with design systems, style guides, and reusable UI components.
• Working knowledge of HTML, CSS, and modern web technologies is desirable.
• Experience designing dashboards, data visualization interfaces, or enterprise software applications is considered an advantage.
• Understanding of Agile software development methodologies and collaborative product development processes.
• Familiarity with tools such as Jira, Confluence, Miro, or similar collaboration platforms.
• Exposure to front-end frameworks and component-based design approaches is considered beneficial.

Skills and Experience:

• A self-starter with the ability to manage your time effectively, keen attention to detail and use your own initiative
• Effective communication skills at all levels of the organization and collaborative abilities.
• Excellent communication skills particularly in English (fluently spoken and written) in addition to any local language spoken at the place of work.
• The ability and motivation to persistently pursue and achieve effective results which drive the business forward.
• Collaboration and Influencing with a Global mindset, cultural awareness.
• Proven matrix and stakeholder management skills/experience working virtually in diverse teams.
• The ability to make effective, timely decisions in a complex, global market by sourcing and analysing critical information.
• The understanding and recognition of the organisation’s commercial environment and positioning themselves, their role and their actions in order to support the organisation’s commercial success.
• The ability to engage, challenge and work effectively with others.
• The ability to build an effective network of relationships both internally and externally, understanding their customers’ needs.
• Willing and able to identify and support change and continuous improvement in own and wider business environment.
• Ability to interact with cross functional teams in a matrix environment.
• Ability to work in an international and multi-cultural environment

Professional competencies

• User-centered design thinking.
• Strong visual design and interaction design capabilities.
• Ability to transform complex workflows into intuitive user experiences.
• Effective stakeholder engagement and collaboration.
• Continuous improvement mindset.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Solid knowledge in design tools (such as Figma, Adobe XD, or Sketch), accessibility standards (WCAG), usability principles and user-centred design
• Responsive design

Join us and we’ll help build your career, with excellent training and opportunities for career growth across the business, both locally and globally. You’ll experience an inclusive environment, with strong leadership and a focus on safety and wellbeing. You’ll also have the flexibility to choose from a wide range of benefits to suit your lifestyle, offering you and your family support from a health and wellbeing, financial and lifestyle perspective.

Join us and work for a world-leader, with the benefits and training to reward your dedication and skills. Be part of a team where we are making the world a safer place.

We believe that different perspectives and backgrounds are what make a company flourish. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment regardless of color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, economic status, disability, age, or any other legally protected characteristics. We are proud to be an inclusive company with values grounded in equality and ethics, where we celebrate, support, and embrace diversity.

At no time during the hiring process will Smiths Detection, nor any of our recruitment partners ever request payment to enable participation - including, but not limited to, interviews or testing. Avoid fraudulent requests by applying jobs directly through our career’s website.