Lead UX Designer

Datacor

$90K — $130K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Enterprise Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of product design experience leading projects independently
  • Degree in engineering or related technical field, or equivalent experience in engineering-driven projects
  • Proficient in Figma for designing and building products
  • Experience with enterprise-level B2B products in a SaaS environment
  • Proven ability to develop and implement design systems
  • Skilled in clarifying ambiguous concepts through intuition and experience
  • Strong communication skills for collaboration and feedback

Responsibilities

  • Conceptualize and design product solutions balancing creativity, efficiency, and business needs
  • Craft new product features from initial ideas to polished, final designs
  • Lead projects from vision to deployment in collaboration with engineering teams
  • Work closely with product managers to align design work with customer needs
  • Mentor junior designers, providing guidance and feedback for their development
  • Establish and maintain product-specific design systems for consistent quality
  • Optimize product design operations for efficiency and team alignment
  • Advocate for user experiences that effectively address customer needs

Benefits

  • Collaborative environment with cross-functional teams
  • Opportunity to mentor and lead junior designers
  • Involvement with products impacting various industries like nuclear and aerospace
  • Access to cutting-edge design tools and methodologies
  • Potential for engaging in AI-enabled workflows
Full Job Description
The Role:

We are looking for a highly skilled and experienced User Experience Designer to support our Datacor Engineering Software Group (DESG)-which encompasses two respected product families: CHEMCAD (a chemical process simulator) and our Pipe Flow Modeling suite of tools (Fathom, Arrow, Impulse, xStream). These products are used to model systems in nuclear power generation, chemical processing plants, oil and gas, aerospace, mining, data centers, and other industrial applications.

In this role, you'll craft thoughtful product experiences from concept to execution, working closely with mechanical and chemical engineers, as well as developers. If you're passionate about reducing complexity through design and creating products with real-world impact, we'd love to hear from you.

Responsibilities:
  • Conceptualize and design product solutions that balance visionary thinking, craftsmanship, efficiency, and business potential.
  • Meticulously craft new product features - from initial ideas and user experiences to polished, pixel-perfect designs.
  • Lead projects end to end, collaborating with engineers to bring concepts from vision to deployment.
  • Work hand-in-hand with product managers to understand customer and user needs, using this data and intuition to scope design work aligned with the product roadmap.
  • Serve as a mentor to junior designers, providing guidance and feedback in support of their growth.
  • Establish and steward local, product specific design systems, defining core components, patterns, and guidelines that create consistency, quality, and scalability as our products and teams grow.
  • Expand product design operations, ensuring processes are efficient, collaborative, and aligned with team and product objectives.
  • Understand customer needs, exploring and advocating for user experiences that effectively solve their problems

Qualifications:
  • 8+ years of product design experience, with the ability to run projects independently from start to finish
  • Degree in engineering or a related technical field, or equivalent experienced working closely with engineering-driven projects
  • Experience designing and building great products using Figma
  • Experience with enterprise level business-to-business products with a product-led, SaaS environment
  • Ability to develop, scale, and socialize design systems within organizations, with a demonstrated ability to craft lean, implementation documentation
  • Ability to untangle ambiguous concepts, leveraging intuition and experience
  • Ability to balance design excellence with business impact, considering practicality and speed without getting caught up in unnecessary complexity or overly abstract solutions
  • Strong communication skills to share opinions and invite alternative perspectives, including listening to feedback and collaborating with stakeholders
  • Experience with large language modules and prompt-to-design tools such as Figma Make
  • An enthusiasm for AI-enabled workflows
  • An understanding of code and interest in engineering/technical systems


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