Senior UX/UI Designer - Next-Gen Car Interfaces

Braintrust; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Honda is seeking a Senior UX/UI Designer to blend creative direction with hands-on execution for in-car interfaces. You will shape strategy and produce pixel-perfect concepts for instrument clusters, center displays, HUDs, and passenger screens, collaborating with Torrance, Ohio, and Japan teams.

The role emphasizes balancing brand values with futuristic design, delivering high-fidelity UI, prototyping with ProtoPie, After Effects, and Figma Motion, and presenting design visions to senior

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in UX/UI, interaction design, or visual design.
• Experience designing multi-modal automotive UX/HMI is a plus.
• Strong visual design with a polished portfolio.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Willingness to work on-site daily in Torrance, CA.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a thought leader for UX/UI design strategy on next-gen HMI systems.
• Develop narratives, interaction concepts, and design proposals exploring new customer experiences.
• Collaborate closely with UX, Engineering, Brand, Industrial Design teams in Torrance, Ohio, and Japan.
• Design clean, modern interfaces balancing Honda and Acura brand values with futuristic expression.
• Prototype interactions and micro-animations using ProtoPie, After Effects and/or Figma Motion.
• Create polished, production-ready interfaces across instrument clusters, center displays, HUDs, passenger displays, and other digital touchpoints.
• Present and advocate for design vision across multidisciplinary teams and senior leadership with detailed documentation and presentations.
• Ensure designs meet usability, technical feasibility, and safety standards in automotive environments.
• Benchmark automotive and non-automotive experiences to identify patterns and opportunities.

Skills

UX/UI design

Interaction design

Visual design

Figma

Adobe Creative Suite

Photoshop

Multi-screen design

Typography/UI principles

Tools

Figma

Adobe Creative Suite

Photoshop

Job description

Honda is seeking a Senior UX/UI Designer to blend creative direction with hands-on execution for in-car interfaces. You will shape strategy and produce pixel-perfect concepts for instrument clusters, center displays, HUDs, and passenger screens, collaborating with Torrance, Ohio, and Japan teams.

The role emphasizes balancing brand values with futuristic design, delivering high-fidelity UI, prototyping with ProtoPie, After Effects, and Figma Motion, and presenting design visions to senior