Digital Icon Artist / Illustrator

Siemens Digital Industries Software; Milano; Hybrid; EUR 42,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

Siemens Digital Industries Software is seeking a Digital Icon Artist / Illustrator to join our internal product design team. You will create polished 2D and 3D icons, glyphs, and UI artwork for our commercial engineering software portfolio and help translate complex engineering concepts into clear visuals.

You’ll collaborate with product managers, developers, designers, QA testers, and field teams across multiple internal groups, presenting design rationale and incorporating feedback.

Qualifications

• Validated experience in traditional art, illustration, and 3D modeling.
• Portfolio demonstrating strong visual craftsmanship and iconography.
• Proficiency in Photoshop, Illustrator, and Figma; Blender or similar 3D tool.

Responsibilities

• Create polished 2D and 3D icons, glyphs, technical drawings, and UI artwork for software products.
• Translate technical and engineering concepts into intuitive visuals.
• Apply established visual systems to ensure consistency across assets.
• Gather requirements from product teams and stakeholders to understand design needs.
• Collaborate with product managers, developers, designers, QA testers, and other stakeholders.
• Present design rationale clearly and incorporate feedback.

Skills

Traditional art

Illustration

2D rendering

3D modeling

Adobe Photoshop

Illustrator

Figma

English proficiency

Tools

Blender

Adobe Photoshop

Illustrator

Figma

Job description

Siemens Digital Industries Software is a leading provider of solutions for the design, simulation, and manufacture of products across many different industries.

Formula 1 cars, skyscrapers, ships, space exploration vehicles, and many of the objects we see in our daily lives are being conceived and manufactured using our Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software.

We're hiring a Digital Icon Artist / Illustrator to join our internal product design team and help develop clear, polished, and visually compelling experiences for our portfolio of commercial engineering software. You'll be part of a globally distributed UX team that brings together diverse expertise across engineering, graphic design, illustration, 3D modeling, UX, and software development. Our dedicated UI and UX teams partner closely with engineering throughout the product lifecycle, helping build products from early concept through delivery.

If you're looking for a place where design craft is respected, collaboration is deep, and your work directly improves sophisticated, real-world software, this is a team where you can grow and make a significant impact.

Key Responsibilities

• Create polished 2D and 3D icons, glyphs, technical drawings, and other UI artwork for commercial engineering software products
• Translate technical, industrial, and engineering concepts into intuitive, visually clear icons and artwork
• Apply established visual systems and art direction to produce consistent,high-quality design assets
• Gather requirements from product teams and stakeholders to understand design needs, workflows, use cases, and constraint
• Collaborate with product managers, developers, designers, QA testers, field teams, documentation writers, and other stakeholders across multiple internal teams
• Present design rationale clearly and confidently to internal stakeholders and incorporate feedback thoughtfully

Qualifications

Required

• Validated experience in traditional art, illustration, and 3D modeling
• Portfolio demonstrating strong visual craftsmanship, attention to detail, and relevant examples of iconography, illustration, sketching and 2D rendering
• Examples of problem-solving through ideation using traditional or digital sketching and renderings, as well as personal artwork that shows your unique creativity when there are no restrictions or requirements
• Proficiency in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and Figma
• Experience with Blender or a similar 3D modeling tool
• Ability to present work clearly, gather requirements, and communicate optimally with multi-functional collaborators
• Advanced written and verbal communication skills in English

Would be helpful

• Some background in Industrial Design, Mechanical Engineering, or another engineering-related field
• Experience working with technical or engineering-focused products

WHY US

At Siemens Software, flexibility is how we work. Hybrid by default, our culture is built on trust, accountability, and collaboration.

Join more than 30,000 colleagues who are developing technology used to design, build, and operate products across a wide range of industries. You'll have opportunities to learn, take on new challenges, and work with people from different backgrounds and areas of expertise.

We are committed to helping everyone contribute, grow and succeed. Bring your ideas, curiosity, and experience as we shape the future together!

The primary locations for this oportunity are Belgium, Spain, Italy and Romania

The applicable salary ranges for this position are:

• Belgium: 53.500€ - 96.300€
• Spain: 42.100€ - 67.100€
• Italy: 41.600€ - 68.600
• Romania: 145.300€ - 276.000€

This role is eligible to earn incentive compensation. The actual compensation offered is based on the successful candidate's job-related skills, experience, and relevant education/training.

Siemens offers health and wellness benefits to employees; you can access the benefits available in your country via the SIEMENS Benefit link .

Our Commitment to Equity and Inclusion in our Diverse Global Workforce

We value your unique identity and perspective. We are fully committed to providing equitable opportunities and building a workplace that reflects the diversity of society, while ensuring that we attract the best talent based on qualifications, skills, and experiences. We welcome you to bring your authentic self and transform the everyday with us.

Siemens Software. Transform the everyday with us.