Sr Product Designer

Rock 'n Roll; Newington (CT); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading electronics company located in Connecticut seeks a User Experience Designer to lead the development of top-notch user experiences. Responsibilities include concept ideation, design of solutions for complex workflows, and collaborating with product management. Ideal candidates will hold a BS in Mechanical Engineering and have strong 3D CAD skills, preferably in ProE. This role emphasizes user research and demands hands-on prototyping experience, as well as the ability to communicate effectively across teams.

Qualifications

• Experience with high volume cosmetic electronics enclosure materials and manufacturing processes.
• Experience integrating electromechanical component modules.
• Strong project leadership and mentoring skills.

Responsibilities

• Uncover customer insights to create the best user experience.
• Lead concept ideation and prototype development.
• Design solutions for complex workflows.

Skills

User research

Wireframing

Collaboration

3D CAD skills

Prototyping

Education

BS in Mechanical Engineering or related field

MS preferred

Tools

ProE

Job description

At the preseason tryouts for the U.S. Boomerang Team in Greenfield, Mass., one figure stands out among the hacky sack players and pizza delivery guys gathering in the soccer fields, limbering up their throwing arms.

Eric Darnell, a soft-spoken 62-year-old Quaker and backyard inventor from South Stafford, Vt., has brought 60 of his latest handmade boomerang prototypes, along with several notebooks, two windsocks and printouts of weather forecasts. While others just hurl their rangs -- as aficionados call them -- Darnell tries to be as meticulous and scientific as possible about the objects he refers to as "my kinetic sculptures."

Job Description

• Uncover what our customers are thinking and turn those insights into the best-in-class user experience
• Lead concept ideation and iteration with sketching, wireframe development, and prototypes
• Design elegant solutions to complex workflows
• Collaborate with product management and executives to prioritize the product roadmap
• Communicate scenarios, end-to-end experiences, interaction models, and screen designs to stakeholders
• Collaborate with visual designers to maintain design consistency and coherence across the product as appropriate, collaborate with a product focused User Researcher to aid in the conduct generative and evaluative research as needed
• Work on features and products through their entire lifecycle: user research, competitive analysis, product definition, usability testing, launch, and beyond
• Integrate UX research and design into our agile development process

Qualifications

• BS in Mechanical Engineering or related field, MS preferred
• Experience with high volume, highly cosmetic electronics enclosure materials and manufacturing processes
• Experience integrating electromechanical component modules (audio, display, battery, antenna, PCB's, etc.)
• Strong 3D CAD skills (ProE preferred) including top-down design, robust parametric modelling, and advanced surface generation
• Hands-on experience with shop tools and prototyping
• Demonstrated project leadership and mentoring skills

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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