Senior Product Designer I

Job Description

The Senior Product Designer I is part of a highly visible agile product development team, owning the design lifecycle for a defined product area of the Ignition platform. Partnering with product management and engineering, they translate defined problems into well-specified design solutions and carry them through production. This role operates with some autonomy and is expected to lead reviews, resolve blockers, work collaboratively and escalate issues as-needed. This is a full-time role with remote, hybrid, and onsite opportunities available.

Responsibilities

• Owning the design lifecycle for your product area: research, grooming, validation, and iteration

• Independently producing and communicating high-quality, production-ready work with strong autonomy, without sacrificing quality or delivery speed

• Consistently considering the holistic user experience and all potential states (errors, successes, dead-ends)

• Applying the company Automation's design systems, identifying gaps, and proposing additions or improvements

• Contributing to medium-to-large features that cross team or department boundaries, negotiating scope and technical tradeoffs with engineering and product partners

• Sharing work early, leading reviews of your own work with clarity, and giving specific, actionable feedback on peer’s work

• Escalating problems when definitions are unclear, and driving forward when they are merely incomplete

• Picking up unowned or undesirable work, and improving shared tools and processes for the whole team

• Contributing perspective on design direction in your area, and flagging decisions that conflict with broader product goals

• Staying current on design tools and paradigms, and sharing what is actually useful with the team

• Mentoring junior designers through direct feedback and pairing, and contributing to hiring when asked

Requirements

• 3-5 years of experience as a professional product designer with a portfolio demonstrating shipped, production work, including your role in research, iteration, and final outcomes

• Experience designing complex, stateful software end-to-end, with strong autonomy and without sacrificing quality or delivery speed

• Excellent communication skills, including leading design reviews and cross-functional sessions, presenting complex decisions accessibly, and giving direct, useful feedback

• Confidence to drive solution definition when requirements are incomplete, with the judgment to escalate when they are too ambiguous to proceed

• High proficiency in at least one technical area, such as data visualization, complex workflows, or accessibility

• Proficient in Figma, including building and maintaining design systems, and managing complex components across multiple projects

• Ability to quickly prototype design ideas through mockups, interactive prototypes and wireframes

• Experience collaborating cross-functionally with engineering and other stakeholders on multi-person or cross-team projects, including negotiating scope and technical tradeoffs

Preferred but not required

• Bachelor’s degree in Design, or related field

• Experience independently planning and conducting user research, and turning findings into design decisions

• Actively experimenting with generative AI in your design practice, with concrete examples of What is and is not working to improve your process or output

ABOUT US

WHO ARE WE?

Champions for industrial automation innovation and driven by a mission statement to empower our customers to swiftly turn great ideas into reality by removing all technological and economic obstacles, we create and deliver solutions that relieve pain points, bring efficiency to operations and optimize integration.

WHY CHOOSE the company AUTOMATION?

Our passion goes beyond customers. We celebrate your personal and professional milestones, and we support our teams with meaningful work in a collaborative environment.

We find that great work-life balance inspires teams to do their best work and empowers people to live their best lives. That's why diversity, fun, and flexibility are ingrained into our work culture.

The company Automation team understands the importance of personal growth and social connection. So things like time for professional development, or company and team activities are baked right into the schedule to keep us all engaged, connected, and prospering.

BENEFITS AND PERKS

• 100% Employee Covered Health Care: Don’t pay a dime for your medical, dental, and vision insurance

• Paid Time Off: Receive paid holidays, vacation, and sick time

• 401k with Match: Save for the future with our company-matching 401k program

• World-Class Headquarters: While on-site, enjoy complimentary snacks and beverages, then challenge a friend to a game of pool, table tennis, shuffleboard, or foosball

• Adjacent Nature Reserve: On-site employees enjoy breathtaking views and adventures that energize and inspire

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

At this time, we are unable to offer employment for individuals located outside of the United States and/or those who require sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H-1B visa status). We know you've got a lot of options when seeking an employer where your skills and talents will shine, so we really appreciate that you considered us.

The company Automation, LLC is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, and status as a protected veteran or individual with a disability. Verification of US employment eligibility required.