Senior Designer - UX

Stellantis; Auburn (AL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Stellantis is seeking an Advanced UX/UI Designer to create the interactive interfaces for the next generation of vehicles. This role involves collaborating with a global team to ensure user needs are met through innovative design and testing methodologies.

The ideal candidate has at least 5 years in UX/UI design, a Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field, and proficiency in prototyping tools. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and have a passion for technology, join us in driving interactive automotive innovation.

Qualifications

• 5 years of professional work experience in a UX-related role.
• Excellent command of interface design and evaluation.
• Ability to write and conduct User Interface Testing.

Responsibilities

• Design and build interactive graphical interfaces for vehicles.
• Lead working groups, creativity sessions, and user tests.
• Collaborate with a global, cross-functional team on user experience.

Skills

User experience design

Interaction design

Prototyping tools (InVision, Sketch, Figma)

User-centered design

UX research methodologies

Education

Bachelor's Degree in UX/UI Design or comparable education

Tools

Adobe Creative Cloud

Job description

At Stellantis, Creative Designers are influential in driving our pride and passion for world‑class products across our wide portfolio of brands, including Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram, and SRT. Our designers help set the pace for the company by developing concepts for new and exciting driving experiences. Designers at Stellantis are encouraged to think bigger, push harder, continually invent, and reinvent automotive technologies and designs. Stellantis offers designers unrivaled career opportunities in the center of automotive innovation. As our product evolves, so do our Designers.

The Advanced User Experience (UX) / User Interface (UI) Designer will help to design and build the interactive graphical interfaces for the vehicles of tomorrow. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of excellence and a thorough working knowledge of UX/UI Design.

They will be responsible for supporting advanced UX/HMI related projects -- defining, developing, implementing, executing, validating, and delivering new use cases, interaction concepts and functions in collaboration with Brand, Technology, Innovation, and Design colleagues. Scope includes defining and proposing new HMI concepts and functions from a user‑centric approach, ensuring user needs are met. Actively leading working groups, creativity sessions, expert evaluations, and orchestrating user tests. Work in close collaboration with a global, cross‑functional team to deliver products with best‑in‑class user experience that is intuitive and a pleasure to use.

We’re looking for people who thrive in a fast‑paced environment, deliver as a way of life and are inspired to make a positive impact. Team members are expected to establish effective working relationships, founded on trust and transparency, with our internal and external partners. Sound judgment, excellent communication skills and the ability to drive decisions through consensus and influence change are a must.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in the technical field of UX/UI Design (e.g., Human‑Computer Interaction (HCI), Product Design, Graphic Design, Human Factors, Ergonomics, Interaction Design, User‑Centered Design) or comparable education
• 5 years of professional work experience, as a user experience designer, interaction designer, Human Factors lead, information architect, graphic designer, or similar UX‑related role
• An excellent command of interface design and evaluation; thorough knowledge and experience of a range of UX research approaches and methodologies
• Thorough understanding and experience with user‑centered design processes and a deep expertise in interaction design methods, processes, tools, and best practices
• Ability to write and conduct User Interface Testing using HMI protocol
• Mastery of rapid prototyping tools (i.e., InVision, Sketch, Figma, Adobe Creative Cloud)
• Exhibit passion for emerging technologies, new interaction models, apps, and interactive interfaces of popular consumer electronics
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and analytical skills
• Proficient in both writing and speaking the English language
• Detail oriented, team player, flexible, ability to prioritize, quick learner

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in UX/UI design, Human‑Computer Interaction (HCI), Product Design, Graphic Design, or related UX/UI degree
• Ability to generate interactive prototypes in HTML, JavaScript, & CSS is a plus
• Experience in automotive, or consumer electronics industries in the capacity of design or ergonomic related fields
• Experience working within an agile development process
• Proficient in all UX/UI Design disciplines. (Visual Design, Information Architecture, Content Strategy, Interaction Design, Usability, User Research, Product Design)

Portfolio Requirements

This position requires a portfolio be submitted with your application. Applications will not be processed without meeting this requirement. Please ensure your portfolio meets the following requirements:

• Your portfolio should represent your skills as it pertains to the position to which you're applying
• Your most current work should be presented first and displayed in descending order of most current to oldest
• When appropriate, provide a brief description of your contributions to work that is submitted for review. (i.e.: if a full model is presented, provide explanation to explain you were responsible for the full model or that your involvement was limited to specific areas of the model)
• Although depictions of your professional work are needed, you're also welcome to submit work you've accomplished on a personal basis; however, the two should be separated and kept in separate sections of the portfolio
• When naming your portfolio, please use the following naming convention: Lastname-firstname-portfolio.pdf