Product Designer — Real-Time Defense & Edge UI

Creative People; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Creative People in Sunnyvale is seeking a seasoned product leader to own the Defense portfolio, bridging real-time operator interfaces at the edge with enterprise tooling used by engineers building autonomy. You will guide research and design, define how much autonomy is granted to systems, and ensure humans remain in the loop, while scaling a design system across fast-paced, high-stakes environments.

This role demands broad experience, clear communication, and the ability to ship complete

Qualifications

• 8+ years across genuinely different environments — no narrow specialists.
• A real track record of shipping full products, not just features.
• Strong research instincts — comfortable learning a brand-new domain fast.
• A portfolio that shows you can handle dense, complex, high-stakes interfaces.
• Curiosity about technical systems (no autonomy/defense background required).
• Sharp communication — you can brief a design review or a general officer with equal clarity.

Responsibilities

• Own products in the Defense portfolio end to end — research, design, and shipped UI
• Design real-time interfaces for the edge — fast, low-cognitive-load UI built for contested, constrained environments
• Shape the trust model for agentic autonomy — how much latitude an operator hands off to an autonomous system, and how humans stay in the loop
• Build out the enterprise tools behind the mission — the platforms engineers use to build, test, and ship autonomy
• Help scale a design system that has to work for both split-second operator decisions and dense enterprise workflows

Skills

Product ownership

Cross-environment experience

Research instincts

Complex UI design

Clear communication

Technical curiosity

Job description

Creative People in Sunnyvale is seeking a seasoned product leader to own the Defense portfolio, bridging real-time operator interfaces at the edge with enterprise tooling used by engineers building autonomy. You will guide research and design, define how much autonomy is granted to systems, and ensure humans remain in the loop, while scaling a design system across fast-paced, high-stakes environments.

This role demands broad experience, clear communication, and the ability to ship complete