Quartermaster AI

Quartermaster AI

Senior Design Engineer

Arlington, VA · Senior

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 20 days ago
JavaScriptTypeScriptReactHTMLCSSTailwind CSSData VisualizationFigmaUX ResearchUI DesignDesign SystemsMotion DesignAccessibilitySensorsResearch

About the role

  • WORK ENVIRONMENT - Distributed team environment working asynchronously. - Start-up atmosphere with autonomy given to engineers. - In office and flexible hours.

Responsibilities

  • Build and ship production-ready UI components from design specs, prioritizing performance, reusability, and scalability across our web portal.
  • Develop and maintain our design system as living code-keeping design tokens, component libraries (React/TypeScript), and documentation in sync across our maritime intelligence applications.
  • Bridge design and engineering by implementing high-fidelity features like map interfaces and radar overlays that preserve design intent in high-density data environments.
  • Build tooling and automation that accelerate the design-to-development workflow between product and core engineering.
  • Conduct and synthesize user research to inform technical design decisions, turning complex maritime workflows into highly performant and clear user journeys.
  • Establish and enforce accessibility standards (WCAG), performance optimization guidelines, and responsive design practices across the front-end repository.
  • Strong front-end engineering competencies: Deep fluency in HTML, CSS/Tailwind, and modern JavaScript/TypeScript, with hands-on experience building components in React.
  • A strong visual design foundation-typography, color, layout, and hierarchy-especially when designing for dense, operationally critical environments where information clarity and software performance are non-negotiable.
  • Fluency in UX principles: interaction design, information architecture, and the technical ability to translate complex data workflows into simple, intuitive interfaces.
  • Experience designing and building geospatial or map-based interfaces; comfort handling layered, overlapping data visualizations and Canvas/WebGL rendering paradigms.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience in product design, UI/UX engineering, or front-end design engineering, paired with a designer's eye and a portfolio demonstrating mastery of data-rich web application interfaces.
  • Deep proficiency in Figma, including advanced component libraries, auto-layout, token management, and the tooling that keeps code components consistent with their design source of truth.
  • Experience with motion design, micro-interactions, or advanced layout automation for operational interfaces.

Benefits

  • In office and flexible hours.

Company info

  • Quartermaster is building the world's most comprehensive maritime intelligence platform. Our SmartMast™ system transforms commercial and civilian vessels into a persistent, distributed sensing network-combining HD video, AI, radar, RF sensing, and AIS to deliver real-time maritime domain awareness at global scale. With 600+ sensors deployed across 25+ countries and more than 400,000 vessels identified outside of AIS, we are setting a new standard for what ocean surveillance and safety can look like. We are a mission-driven, high-velocity team building dual-use technology for defense agencies, coast guards, and commercial maritime operators.
  • We are looking for a Senior Design Engineer who thrives at the intersection of operational complexity, user interface design, and front-end engineering. Reporting to the CTO and working cross-functionally with the Head of Product, you'll live at the intersection of design and engineering-translating high-fidelity design intent into production-quality interfaces that empower analysts and operators in complex maritime environments. You'll build the components, tooling, and prototypes that make mission-critical experiences feel seamless and perform under pressure. Good design here is not cosmetic-it is operationally significant, and requires production-grade technical execution.
  • Quartermaster is building the world's most comprehensive maritime intelligence platform.
  • Our SmartMast™ system transforms commercial and civilian vessels into a persistent, distributed sensing network-combining HD video, AI, radar, RF sensing, and AIS to deliver real-time maritime domain awareness at global scale.
  • With 600+ sensors deployed across 25+ countries and more than 400,000 vessels identified outside of AIS, we are setting a new standard for what ocean surveillance and safety can look like.
  • We are a mission-driven, high-velocity team building dual-use technology for defense agencies, coast guards, and commercial maritime operators.
  • We are looking for a Senior Design Engineer who thrives at the intersection of operational complexity, user interface design, and front-end engineering.
  • Good design here is not cosmetic-it is operationally significant, and requires production-grade technical execution.
  • Iterate on implementations based on direct operator feedback, field testing, and rigorous performance insights from defense and government customers.
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