Rapid-Impact Product Designer for Defense C2 Systems

Swarm Aero; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Competitive salary

Benefits package

PTO and sick leave

Wellness stipend

Catered lunch

Parental leave

Impactful mission

Job summary

Swarm Aero is redefining air power with swarming UAVs and a versatile aircraft-network platform. The design role is highly execution-oriented, turning product concepts into polished UI quickly without heavy direction or long ceremonies.

You will work directly with the Head of Product to convert written specifications, workflows, and rough frames into coherent, buildable designs. This requires strong visual judgment and the ability to iterate with operator, engineering, and customer feedback.

Qualifications

• Unusually strong individual contributor with fast execution and strong product judgment.
• Experience designing dense, information-rich software.
• Ability to turn product direction into finished UX quickly with minimal direction.
• Excellent collaboration with engineers and product leaders.
• Independently determine layout, hierarchy, interactions from rough specs.

Responsibilities

• Translate detailed product specifications into high-quality Figma designs.
• Design workflows for complex command-and-control and operational software.
• Take rough frame descriptions and independently determine layout, hierarchy, interaction details, and edge cases.
• Build and maintain reusable Figma components and patterns.
• Maintain consistency across the product as new capabilities are introduced.
• Work closely with engineering to ensure designs are understood and implementable.
• Review implemented functionality and identify discrepancies between design intent and the built product.
• Help evolve the overall UX architecture as the product expands.
• Rapidly iterate based on feedback.

Job description

Swarm Aero is redefining air power with swarming UAVs and a versatile aircraft-network platform. The design role is highly execution-oriented, turning product concepts into polished UI quickly without heavy direction or long ceremonies.

You will work directly with the Head of Product to convert written specifications, workflows, and rough frames into coherent, buildable designs. This requires strong visual judgment and the ability to iterate with operator, engineering, and customer feedback.