Associate User Experience Designer

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.; Pullman (WA); On-site; USD 82,000 - 123,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee ownership

Job summary

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL) seeks an Associate User Experience Designer to shape intuitive, accessible digital experiences for customers. You will collaborate with designers, developers, writers, and business stakeholders to apply user-centered design, wireframing, prototyping, and visual design to help customers find information, solve problems, and interact with SEL.

Location is Pullman, WA.

Qualifications

• BA/BS in interaction, graphic or visual communications design, HCI, or related field.
• Basic experience with graphic, interaction, and display design principles.
• Basic experience with UX design methodologies and techniques.
• Basic understanding of user experience research methods.
• Strong writing, documentation, and speaking skills.
• Ability to learn new skills and assume new responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Assist in development of products with world-class user experience.
• Participate in open collaboration, critique, and communication.
• Apply basic UX design, visual design and research principles.
• Work under supervision following established procedures.
• Follow SEL values and manufacturing principles.

Skills

Graphic design

Interaction design

Display design

UX research

Writing and documentation

Communication skills

Education

BA/BS in interaction, graphic or visual communications design, HCI

MA/MS in related field (a plus)

Job description

At Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL), our website serves as a critical connection point between our customers, products, solutions, and mission to make electric power safer, more reliable, and more economical. The User Experience Designer helps shape intuitive, accessible, and engaging digital experiences that enable customers find information, solve problems, and interact with SEL. Working closely with designers, developers, content writers, business stakeholders, and other cross-functional teams, this role applies user-centered design principles, research, wireframing, prototyping, and visual design to create experiences that support customer needs while advancing the SEL brand and business objectives. This position offers opportunities to learn, grow, and contribute to meaningful work that supports critical infrastructure around the world.

A typical day as an Associate User Experience Designer might include:

• Assisting in the development of products with world-class user experience
• Participating in an environment of open collaboration, critique, and communication
• Utilizing basic application of user experience design and validation principles & techniques, basic application of visual design and communications principles & techniques, and basic level of participation with user experience research
• Work under close supervision, following established procedures.
• Follow and apply SEL Values, Principles of Operations, and World Class Manufacturing Principles

This job might be for you if:

• You possess a BA/BS degree in interaction, graphic or visual communications design, human computer interaction, or a related field
• You have basic experience with graphic design, interaction design and display design principles
• You have basic experience with the methodologies and techniques of user experience design
• You have basic understanding of user experience research methods.
• You have strong writing, documentation, and speaking skills
• You have the ability to learn new skills, assume new responsibilities, and learn sophisticated problem domains

It is a plus if you have:

• An MA or MS degree in interaction, graphic or visual communications design, human computer interaction, or a related field.
• Experience with UX design in sophisticated problem domains.
• Experience with UX design in a business-to-business environment.

Location

Pullman, WA – This position is located in Pullman, WA. Nestled in Eastern Washington, offering an exceptional quality of life. Embrace the charm of small-town living with spacious surroundings, no traffic hassles, and easy access to outdoor adventures in nearby mountains, rivers, and forests. Plus, benefit from excellent schools and universities in the area.

Compensation and Benefits

Competitive pay.

Superior benefits.

Inspiring work.

People are at the core of our company and we hire employee-owners. We welcome you to learn more about how we support employees. We’re 100% employee owned.

Retirement benefits include an employer funded stock ownership plan (ESOP) and personal 401(k) options.

We offer top tier medical, prescription, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.

We recognize the importance of a healthy life balance and offer: 10 paid holidays, annual vacation accrual starting at 12 days, 9 paid sick days, and paid family and medical leave that covers 90% of your pay.

We foster growth and development of our employees through avenues such as STEM courses, apprenticeships, tuition assistance, and engineering development programs.

Ask our team about other benefits including wellness, fertility, adoption, and flexible spending benefits.

Pay Range Data: $82,000 - $122,900 annually. We set starting pay based on job-related factors such as your experience, training, knowledge, and skills. We are looking to fill this position at the Associate User Experience Designer level, and we welcome applicants with a range of experience. Depending on your background, we may consider you for a different level, with compensation aligned accordingly.

Equal Opportunity Employer

SEL is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Vets/Disabled. SEL invents, designs, and builds digital products and systems that protect power grids around the world. This technology prevents blackouts and enables customers to improve power system reliability and safety at a reduced cost. A 100 percent employee-owned company headquartered in Pullman, Washington, SEL has manufactured products in the United States since 1984 and now serves customers worldwide. Our mission is simple: to make electric power safer, more reliable, and more economical.