Senior Visual/Interaction Designer – Ion Design System

Intuitive; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 157,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

Intuitive in Sunnyvale, CA is seeking a Senior Visual/Interaction Designer to own the Ion Design System, defining visual language, components, and patterns across Ion’s clinical workflows and touchpoints, including PlanPoint laptop and robotic interfaces.

You will partner with engineers, product and clinical teams to translate design-system foundations into production-ready specs, build Figma libraries, mentor others, and ensure accessibility, consistency, and feasibility across devices and

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience in visual design, product design, production design, design systems, or a related discipline.
• Advanced Figma expertise, including component libraries, variables, component properties, conditions, variants, and auto layout.
• Strong visual design skills and experience creating detailed specifications for engineering implementation.
• Experience designing responsive interfaces, working directly with Engineers, and conducting visual QA.
• Experience designing for technically complex products is preferred; experience with QML, medical devices, robotics, or other safety-critical products is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Interaction Designers to develop clear, polished interfaces for Intuitive’s robotic surgical systems.
• Define and maintain visual rules, patterns, and conventions for the Ion product.
• Build and maintain Figma component libraries, including components, states, variants, and responsive behaviors.
• Create production-ready Figma files and specifications for Engineering.
• Partner with Engineers throughout implementation and conduct visual QA.
• Design across screen sizes and support localization, translation, and consistent implementation.
• Contribute to the continued evolution of the Ion Design System and mentor other designers.

Skills

Visual design

Figma

Design systems

Technical collaboration

Accessibility

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Visual Design

Equivalent experience considered

Tools

Figma

Auto layout

Component libraries

Job description

Intuitive in Sunnyvale, CA is seeking a Senior Visual/Interaction Designer to own the Ion Design System, defining visual language, components, and patterns across Ion’s clinical workflows and touchpoints, including PlanPoint laptop and robotic interfaces.

You will partner with engineers, product and clinical teams to translate design-system foundations into production-ready specs, build Figma libraries, mentor others, and ensure accessibility, consistency, and feasibility across devices and