Senior Human Factors Engineering; UX​/HCI, GUI Design

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At General Dynamics Mission Systems–Canada, we’re not just engineering technology. we’re shaping the future of defence and security. Our teams design and deliver advanced, mission‑critical solutions that enhance national security, strengthen communities, and protect the people we serve.

If you’re looking for meaningful work that contributes to a safer, more secure world, you’ll find purpose here. Every day, your skills will directly impact programs that matter.

GDMS-C currently has a requirement for a senior Operator Interface and Graphical User Interface (GUI) Designer within the Land & Joint Solutions Business Area. This role will act as a technical lead and mentor within the UX, Human Factors + Design group, providing hands‑on design expertise, coaching, and guidance to more junior designers while remaining an individual contributor role without direct people‑management responsibilities.

The responsibilities and range of activities will vary, but in general will include:

• Provide technical leadership and guidance in human computer interaction as it applies to application and product development roadmaps and life cycles, best practices, and innovation in coordination with User Experience and Human Factors leaders and Product Owners.
• Coach, train, and mentor junior GUI designers by sharing design practices, reviewing work, providing constructive feedback, and helping build capability across the team.
• Participate in an interdisciplinary integrated project team environment and support designers in understanding project context, user needs, design rationale, and development constraints.
• Work within the UX, Human Factors + Design group to develop specialized Graphical User Interface (GUI) firmware on military embedded hardware devices or software designs for complex applications using the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) development process.
• Ability to understand and create a cohesive approach to information management of complex systems.
• Lead aspects of concept exploration and development by facilitating design discussions, guiding design approaches, and helping junior designers translate user needs into practical interface concepts.
• Understand how to employ and champion machine learning, AI, and automation in applications, with the ability to coach others on appropriate use, design implications, and user‑centred implementation.
• Identify and create software user interface requirements and analysis of implementation.
• Employs a user centred design philosophy that focuses on designs that meet the needs of the end users, that employs and understands usability testing.
• Prepare, review, and provide feedback on design documents, prototypes, and interface specifications to support quality, consistency, and knowledge transfer across the team.
• Develop and share training materials, design examples, standards, and reusable guidance to help junior designers build confidence and deliver consistent, high‑quality GUI and UX outputs.
• Document the analysis, design and test activities in accordance with development standards.

• Passion for GUI design, UX, and/or Human Computer Interaction, with experience providing technical guidance, coaching, and mentorship to designers.
• Experience designing front‑end user interfaces for complex software or firmware products, from concept through low‑ to high‑fidelity designs.
• Ability to build shared design practices, reusable standards, and team capability to improve quality and consistency.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, including the ability to explain design rationale and influence without direct supervisory authority.
• Experience working with human factors or…