Orion Innovation is a premier, award-winning, global business and technology services firm. Orion delivers game-changing business transformation and product development rooted in digital strategy, experience design, and engineering, with a unique combination of agility, scale, and maturity. We work with a wide range of clients across many industries including financial services, professional services, telecommunications and media, consumer products, automotive, industrial automation, professional sports and entertainment, life sciences, ecommerce, and education.

Purpose of Job

The UI Designer and Developer, will work in the Software Engineering team to create User Interfaces for the planning and operation of the Telesat Lightspeed system.

Main Responsibilities:

Develop in-depth knowledge of application requirements, software architecture, and design specifications
Actively participate in the development and review of system requirements to obtain a thorough understanding of user needs
Advise on User Experience design and User Interface development practices and tools
Provide development activities level of effort and duration estimates for planning and scheduling
Work with development leads to design user interfaces that meet system requirements and provide outstanding user experiences. Create wireframes, mock-ups and prototypes.
Develop UI source code following established company standards and development guidelines
Conduct interface usability assessment, quality assurance, and debugging support
Provide regular updates to management on work in progress, work completed, work planned and issues potentially impacting the timely completion or quality level of work
Contribute to user documentation

Education & Experience Required

Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering or equivalent practical experience
8+ years of relevant industry experience working in UI/UX and software development
Strong programming skills in relevant industry standard languages (e.g. Java, Javascript, Python, C#, etc.)
Experience with UI frameworks, in particular Angular and React
Familiarity with User Experience best practices
Knowledge of multi-lingual interfaces
Familiarity with agile development and software lifecycles
Creative problem-solving skills and strong analytical and decision-making skills
Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
Strong written and oral English communication skills

Specialized Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Javascript, Angular, React
Balsamiq, Figma, Adobe suite, etc.
Visual Studio Code or some other Integrated Development Environment
Web-hosted applications
Unit tests

Equipment Used

Computers with Windows or Linux operating system

Decision Making & Supervision:

Decision Making

In this role, the incumbent will have influence on the design and implementation of user interfaces for Lightspeed System Operations software tools. They will need to make recommendations and decisions based on their knowledge and experience.

Supervision Exercised

This role has no direct reports, but will work and interact with multi-disciplinary engineering and commercial teams.

EEO Statement

Orion is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, citizenship status, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.