UX Designer - Engineering Development Group

The MathWorks, Inc.; Natick (MA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The MathWorks, Inc. is seeking a UX Designer within the Engineering Development Group (EDG) to grow leadership and technical skills while working on UX projects with the MathWorks UX Design team.

You will gain experience with MathWorks products and workflows through direct customer interaction and mentoring, guiding projects from sketches to polished pixel-perfect designs released to users globally. The role focuses on leading the full design process, collaborating with cross-functional

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 3+ years of professional experience or relevant equal
• Master's degree or Ph.D. in STEM with HCI/Design specialization is a plus
• Experience crafting user experiences in technical/engineering domains

Responsibilities

• Contribute to high impact UX Design projects with teams across Development organizations to strengthen technical and professional skills
• Understand detailed requirements and design complete user experiences meeting user needs and project vision
• Promote standard methodologies in design, usability, and accessibility within design and engineering teams
• Provide technical support to MathWorks customers for complex issues in MATLAB, Simulink, and other products
• Develop and demonstrate leadership through coaching and mentoring others and leading process improvements

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree + 3 years experience

Master's or Ph.D. in STEM with HCI/Design

Tools

Figma

Sketch

Adobe

Axure

Job description

Job Summary

MathWorks has a hybrid work model that enables staff members to split their time between office and home. The hybrid model provides the advantage of having both in-person time with colleagues and flexible at-home life optimizations. Learn More: https://www.mathworks.com/company/jobs/resources/applying-and-interviewing.html#onboarding.

The Engineering Development Group (EDG) is a key leadership development program in MathWorks, enabling candidates from a variety of technical backgrounds to develop and demonstrate their skills for a successful and rewarding career.

As a team member in EDG with a focus on UX Design, you will enhance your leadership and technical skills, and work on projects with the MathWorks UX Design team. You will gain experience with MathWorks products and user workflows through direct interactions with customers. You will receive mentoring and coaching to prepare for a UX Designer role within the MathWorks UX organization. UX Designers at MathWorks lead projects through the full design process, from early ideas and sketches to wireframes and prototypes, and into active development until pixel-perfect designs "go live" to delight our users across the globe.

MathWorks nurtures growth, appreciates inclusivity, encourages initiative, values teamwork, shares success, and rewards excellence.

Responsibilities

In this role, you will be part of a diverse and inclusive team, contribute to meaningful UX projects and provide technical support assistance to customers. This unique blend of work is designed to provide an opportunity for continuous learning and technical development to prepare you for future success. More specifically, you will:

• Contribute to high impact UX Design projects with teams across Development organizations to strengthen your technical and professional skills and help advance your career.

• Work with project partners to understand detailed requirements and design complete user experiences that meet user needs and the project partners’ vision.

• Help promote standard methodologies in design, usability, and accessibility within the design and engineering teams and across the company.

• Provide technical support to MathWorks customers for highly complex technical issues in MATLAB, Simulink, and other MathWorks products.

• Specialize and develop technical skills in your domain and MathWorks product suite.

• Develop and demonstrate leadership skills through opportunities to coach and mentor others, and contribute to, initiate or lead process improvement projects.

Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree and 3 years of professional work experience (or a master's degree, or equivalent experience) is required.

Additional Qualifications

• Master’s degree or Ph.D. in a STEM discipline with HCI, Design, or similar specialization

• Experience with relevant design and prototyping tools (e.g., Figma, Sketch, Adobe, Axure)

• Portfolio available for viewing, highlighting multiple projects and your direct contributions linked in your resume

• Experience crafting user experiences in technical/engineering domains

• Programming experience in any programming language (MATLAB, R, Python, C++, Java, JS, etc.)