Title
UI/UX Designer 4
Location
Green Valley, AZ 85614
Schedule
Hybrid | 2 – 3 Days Onsite | Monday–Friday, 1st Shift
Type
Full-Time, Ongoing w2, 12-Month Contract, Possible Extensions
Summary
Client is seeking a UI/UX Designer 4 to support the Machine Display and Machine Experience teams. This role focuses heavily on UX research, human-centered design, and evidence-based decision-making for heavy equipment user interfaces.
The UI/UX Designer will translate qualitative and quantitative research into actionable insights that inform interaction concepts, HMI design, and overall machine experience. This role partners closely with designers, engineers, product owners, and cross-functional stakeholders to define, test, document, and hand off preferred user experiences for real-world operating environments.
Key Responsibilities
- Translate qualitative and quantitative research (usability tests, field studies, simulations) into prioritized UX insights and recommendations
- Clarify operator, customer, and business needs to support safe, efficient, and intuitive machine operation
- Integrate user research into product designs and design practices across physical-digital systems
- Facilitate and apply a variety of research methodologies to inform interaction concepts
- Communicate prototype requirements and research findings with designers and cross-functional teams
- Document key UX goals, themes, behaviors, and design elements for downstream teams
- Create shareable UX artifacts including journey maps, task flows, storyboards, experience maps, and mental models
- Incorporate ergonomics and human-factors considerations into UX research and synthesis
- Document overall UX strategy, including UI principles, physical attributes, and guiding principles
- Prioritize UX research needs and backlog based on the product roadmap
- Support testing, iteration, documentation, and handoff of preferred user experiences
- Collaborate with designers, product owners, engineers, analytics, software, hardware, and other UX teams
- Stakeholder management and cross-functional alignment are critical components of this role
Required Education & Experience
- 8+ years of experience in UX research with strong knowledge of user experience best practices
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Human Computer Interaction, Human Factors, Psychology, or a related UX field
- Experience working in corporate or B2B environments
- Portfolio demonstrating UX research expertise and ability to clearly articulate process and outcomes
Required Technical Skills
- Strong understanding of UI best practices, UI design, and graphic design fundamentals
- Experience and proficiency with UI layout, specifications, and prototyping tools
- Experience conducting ergonomics and HMI research
- Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively
- Demonstrated strengths in:
- Empathy – capturing, synthesizing, and applying user and stakeholder insights
- Adaptive Thinking – pivoting with changing requirements and viewing challenges as learning opportunities
Preferred Skills
- Project management experience
- Experience in automotive or adjacent industries
- Choppy tenure or frequent job hopping
- Candidates with only UX design experience without UX research expertise will not be considered
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