UX UI Designer

Ui / UX Designer

Long term w2 contract

Required Education:
B.S. or higher in Human Computer Interaction, Human Factors, Psychology, or other UX-related field
Or substitute additional 2 3 years of experience in lieu of degree

Required Technical Skills:
5+ years of experience with a focus on Empathy (synthesizing stakeholder and user sentiment, listening with openness to learn)
5+ years with focus on Adaptive Thinking (quickly pivoting with changing requirements, seeing challenges as learning opportunities)
Thorough understanding of UI best practices and essential graphic design theory
Proficiency in UI layout, spec, and prototyping tools
Experience in Ergonomics and HMI research
Experience managing multiple projects and deadlines
Portfolio demonstrating expertise and ability to articulate your process

Desired Technical Skills:
Project management experience a plus
Experience in automotive or other adjacent fields a plus

Required Soft Skills:
Outstanding communication, organization, time management, and interpersonal skills
Exceptional data storytelling capability

Job Responsibilities:
Translate qualitative and quantitative research findings (usability testing, field studies, simulations) into clear, prioritized insights and recommendations that inform HMI, display, and overall heavy equipment UX decisions
Clarify operator, customer, and business needs and synthesize them into evidence-based interaction concepts that support safe, efficient, and intuitive operation of heavy equipment in real-world conditions
Understand research methodologies and have experience facilitating research for physical-digital systems
Integrate user research into product designs and design practices
Communicate with design and cross-functional collaborators on prototype requirements to test and iterate
Document key goals, themes, elements, and behaviors that must be implemented by downstream design teams
Create shareable UX artifacts based on the team's research and activities (such as journey maps, storyboards, and user flows)
Create and maintain shareable UX research artifacts, such as operator journeys, task flows, mental models, storyboards, and experience maps, to align cross-functional teams around operator needs and context of use
Incorporate ergonomics and human-factors considerations into UX research planning and synthesis, ensuring physical, cognitive, and interaction demands are holistically addressed in HMI and cab experience
Prioritize research needs/backlog based on product roadmap