SkyGrid
Product
SeniorProductDesigner
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“Senior Product Designer at SkyGrid. Skills: UX/UI design, Figma, Design systems. Lead UX strategy for design system. Develop design artifacts for product lifecycle”
What You'll Achieve.
Evolve SkyGrid’s design system; Ensure scalable patterns and interface consistency; Develop UX strategy; Incorporate user-centered designs; Ensure design efforts support product and engineering goals; Improve the product; Refine the value proposition
Industry & Context.
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
5+ years of professional experience in UX/UI design, 3+ years of experience in frontend implementation such as CSS, HTML JavaScript, BS in Human Computer Interaction, Visual Design, Human Factors Engineering, Psychology, or related disciplines, Excellent proficiency with Figma and conducting UI handoffs with software engineers, Experience working with engineers on release features and products, Highly motivated to build innovative products, Ability to conduct user study sessions with customers, Proficient in industry-standard design and prototyping such as Adobe Creative Suite Visual Design software (Illustrator, XD, Photoshop, or equivalent design software), understanding of the design process, design methods, and design principles, Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills
Nice to Have
Experience developing graphical user interfaces for aviation applications, Working knowledge of human factors principles as applied to the design of aviation user interfaces
What You'll Do.
Lead UX strategy for design system
Develop design artifacts for product lifecycle
Collaborate with product managers and human factors
Define product requirements and user-centered patterns
Communicate desired product workflow
Ensure user experience meets expectations
Align with product requirements and value proposition
Support Product Roadmap refinement
Incorporate human factors principles into design
Turn wireframes into high-fidelity designs
Support research interfaces for prototype testing
Guide evolution and documentation of design system
Provide mentorship to junior designers
Foster cross-functional collaboration
Advocate for the user
Stay updated on UI design trends
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional collaboration; Communication with leadership and stakeholders; Mentoring team members; Foster cross-functional collaboration within teams
Communication Scope
Excellent communication; Presentation skills; Interpersonal skills
Full Job Description
## Description SkyGrid, a Wisk Company, exists to open the sky for autonomous flight. Based in Austin, Texas, SkyGrid builds ground-based high-assurance third-party services to enable the safe operations and airspace integration of highly automated and autonomous aircraft. SkyGrid also acts as a key operational nexus for advanced air mobility, integrating and managing data, infrastructure, access, and traffic to support seamless and efficient air traffic services. SkyGrid is looking for a Senior Product Designer to implement novel aviation graphical user interfaces based on a holistic understanding of operational objectives, safety principles, and user workload. In this role, you will lead and evolve design systems to ensure a consistent user interface design for aviation products, ensuring cohesion and usability across all interfaces, and work with customers to develop and validate user requirements. This role will involve cross-functional collaboration and communication to inform design decisions and provide rationale of design changes to leadership and other stakeholders. This is a hybrid position based in Austin, TX and will report to the Head of Product. ## Performance Objectives Provide a strategy to evolve SkyGrid’s design system, ensuring scalable patterns and interface consistency across operational tools. Gain a comprehensive understanding of SkyGrid’s product lines and develop a UX strategy that incorporates user-centered designs into the products. Facilitate design reviews, mentoring team members, and ensuring design efforts support broader product and engineering goals. Support usability tests and collect customer feedback to improve the product and refine the value proposition. ## Responsibilities Lead the UX strategy for the design system for software products. Lead the development of design artifacts to support the product lifecycle, including but not limited to high-fidelity mockups using Figma to deliver design implementation specifications. Co
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