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Jonathan Aboky-Djanty

I design complex systems electronic experiences through engineering, research, and
human-centered design.

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Jonathan Aboky-Djanty

I design complex systems electronic experiences through engineering, research, and
human-centered design.

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Jonathan Aboky-Djanty

I design complex systems electronic experiences through engineering, research, and
human-centered design.

4+ years — design & systems engineering

4+ years — design & systems engineering

UW UX & Human-Centered Design Certificates

UW UX & Human-Centered Design Certificates

CHI 2025 presenter

CHI 2025 presenter

Jonathan Aboky-Djanty, design and systems engineer

I’m an engineer who’s spent four years designing how pilots interact with safety-critical aircraft systems — down to the switch layout on the Boeing 777X flight deck. I’m now formalizing that instinct through UW’s UX and Human-Centered Design programs, and looking for the next place to apply it: consumer hardware, where the stakes are different but the discipline is the same.

I’m an engineer who’s spent four years designing how pilots interact with safety-critical aircraft systems — down to the switch layout on the Boeing 777X flight deck. I’m now formalizing that instinct through UW’s UX and Human-Centered Design programs, and looking for the next place to apply it: consumer hardware, where the stakes are different but the discipline is the same.

Growing up the only child of a Togolese father and a Jamaican mother, I frequently spent time asking my parents about how things worked - how a touchscreen knows where you're pressing, how a PlayStation puts an image on the screen.


When my parents didn't know the answer, they'd tell me to go find out. That early curiosity and permission to explore both shaped the way that I solve problems, as well as the way I design for them.

FEATURED CASE STUDY

Redesigning safety-critical flight deck hardware under fleet-wide failure risk

Redesigning safety-critical flight deck hardware under fleet-wide failure risk

A legacy flight deck switch was failing fleet-wide, with FAA compliance on the line. As the flight deck systems engineer, I led the 42-week investigation and redesign that fixed it — now flying on over 1,000 Boeing aircraft, including the brand-new 777-9.

A legacy flight deck switch was failing fleet-wide, with FAA compliance on the line. As the flight deck systems engineer, I led the 42-week investigation and redesign that fixed it — now flying on over 1,000 Boeing aircraft, including the brand-new 777-9.

42 weeks — problem to approval

3 design options evaluated

1,000+ aircraft receiving the redesign

SELECTED WORK

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Always open to connecting with new people and interesting problems.

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Let's talk about what's next.

Always open to connecting with new people and interesting problems.