User Experience and User Interface (UX/UI) Designer - Liferay(Temporary Contract)

Telespazio Belgium can count on almost 40 years of experience in the field of Space Operations Service & Engineering activities.

We provide a significant contribution to the most major Space programs of the European Space Agency. Our core business is to work on the ground to build bridges into space, contributing to the success of ambitious missions.

The European Space Agency is our biggest client and we provide highly qualified employees to many sites of ESA but mainly for ESTEC in the Netherlands, and we provide a permanent contract with great benefits, a good salary, a relocation package along with genuine support to our employees.

On behalf of the European Space Agency, we are looking for a highly skilled User Experience and User Interface (UX/UI) Designer - LifeRay to work in ESTEC, in the Netherlands.

Background

A Telespazio team is responsible for providing technical IT services to the Science Directorate within ESA and is based out of both ESAC, Spain and ESTEC, Holland. The team works on-site for ESA and delivers cross-mission, centrally managed IT services to the teams supporting the various scientific satellite missions. These services include two Liferay portals delivering the web presence of the directorate. One of these portals has been effectively frozen for some time and needs redevelopment.

The team will be working on a new project to redevelop this web portal, and we now require a new team member to work with the existing Liferay portal experts based onsite for ESA in ESTEC, Holland.

What is expected from you:

The role will be for a user experience and user interface (UX/UI) designer with experience in designing enterprise level Liferay web content. They will work closely with the 3 existing Liferay experts in the team and will primarily be responsible for designing a new, modern look and feel. They will also work with scientists on the design of new web content for showcasing ESA Science activities.

The candidate will be responsible for creating user-centred designs for the existing web portals and software interfaces. The primary focus of this role will be on enhancing user satisfaction, and usability by improving the accessibility, efficiency, and aesthetics of the existing web portal.

The successful candidate’s responsibilities will include:

• Collaborate with other team members and end-users, ESA scientists & engineers, to gather and assess user requirements
• Visualize design concepts through storyboards, process flows, and sitemaps
• Create graphic elements for the user interface, such as menus, tabs, and widgets
• Construct navigation buttons and search fields for a seamless user experience
• Develop UI mockups and prototypes that showcase site functionality and appearance
• Present initial design drafts to internal team members and key stakeholders
• Identify and resolve UX issues, such as responsiveness and usability challenges
• Make layout adjustments based on user feedback
• Maintain consistency with style standards within the costraints of ESA’s design standards
• Maintain consistancy across the various mission-specific websites within the portal

What you offer:

• Master’s degree or equivalent qualification in Software Engineering, Computer science, Space Systems Engineering, Physics or related specialisation.
• Experience of UX/UI design, with experience in designing enterprise level Liferay web content.
• Design skills
• Information architecture
• Wireframing
• Prototyping
• Research
• Usability testing
• A/B testing
• User flow
• Mockups
• Coding skills
• Analytics tools
• Follow corporate guidelines
• Digital Experience Platform
• Design for multiple resolutions
• Problem solving
• Communication
• Collaboration
• Time management
• Agile

• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Pro-active attitude to problem solving and customer focus
• Good Collaboration skills
• Excellent time management
• Comfortable in an international working environment
• Fluent in written and spoken English
• Should be willing to travel to ESA establishments and/or other European locations, if needed
  

What we offer

• A competitive salary
  
• 30 days of paid annual leave, plus the days ESTEC is closed including public holidays (~12 days) based on a 40-hour working week;
• Hybrid working scheme (3 days in the office and 2 days remote in the Netherlands)
• Fully paid collective extensive health insurance scheme;
• A good pension scheme with no personal contribution;
• A career development (Coursera membership + training budget);
• Commuting allowance;
• Extensive relocation package

Where

You will be working within ESTEC, the European Space Agency’s offices in the Netherlands as a contractor for Telespazio Belgium. We don’t expect the employees to be on-site full time however you will still have to relocate to the Netherlands for this position.

Check out the ESTEC site here: esa.int/About_Us/ESTEC

When

Deadline to apply: 21/11/2024

Expected starting date: To be defined with ESA after a recruitment process of about 3 months

Please note that interviews will be held either via skype, webex, other digital platforms or onsite in ESTEC

We look forward to receiving your application for this position!