Job Description:

Years of Relevant Experience: Minimum years of relevant experience needed to perform the job

• 5+ years of experience in UX/UI design (or equivalent)

Education

Required

• Bachelor’s Degree in Interaction Design, Human Computer Interaction, Human Robot Interaction, Human Factors Engineering, Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology, Fine Arts, Digital Arts, Graphic Design, Digital Design, 3D Design, Motion Design or a wide range of related fields.

• A strong portfolio showing competence in both UI and UX; please upload your portfolio during your submission.

Desired

• Master’s Degree in Interaction Design, Human Computer Interaction, Human Robot Interaction, Human Factors Engineering, Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology, Fine Arts, Digital Arts, Graphic Design, Digital Design, 3D Design, Motion Design or a wide range of related fields.

Skills: General skills needed to perform the job

• Profound skill with Figma and related design tools

• User research

• Conceptual thinking skills

• Problem solving skills

• Ability to coordinate with stakeholders and make trade-offs

• Effectively work with others across a broad range of technologies, processes, and systems.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required given our distributed and diverse team.

• The ideal candidate will have a strong command on design and workflow management

Specialized Skills: Knowledge or certifications unique to this role

Required

• Proven experience supporting all stages of the product development process with UX testing, from early-stage ideation (i.e. generative UX testing) to evaluative testing of late stage infotainment system samples or products on market

• Solid understanding of human-computer interaction and UI/UX best practices.

• High level of engagement and self-initiative

• Human-centered Design Methods; systematically and collaboratively ensure that interactions, experiences & principles are grounded in research and refined based on the real needs of diverse users.

• Strong communication skills, problem solving abilities, and influencing and negotiation skills

Desired

• Visual Language, Styleguide & Asset Design using Figma, Photoshop, Illustrator, Sketch, etc

• Human Factors, Cognitive Psychology & Ergonomics.

• Research & Synthesis Methodologies including Contextual Inquiry, Data Analysis, Competitive Analysis, User Personas, User Interviews, Usability Testing, Heuristic Analysis, Affinity Diagrams, etc

• Domain knowledge across the transportation, mobility, and sharing-economy ecosystems.

• Strong communication skills, problem solving abilities, and influencing and negotiation skills

Work Flexibility: Physical requirements, travel requirements, work schedule, etc.

• Travel to suppliers and VW facilities

Role Summary: Brief summary which describes nature and level of work

As a UX Designer you combine UI/UX Design and Research expertise into an integrated creative discipline, focused on designing digital user experiences for future Volkswagen vehicles. Through your craft, you tell visual & interactive stories and design unique solutions that have purpose and address real needs of our North American Customers.

You work as a core member of multi-disciplinary teams (internal, external, and international) to design, prototype, test, and iterate innovative UI/UX solutions that blend design, technology, strategy, and customer value, to open up the boundaries and inspire development teams and leaders to invest in new ideas. In doing so, you partner with strategists, researchers, designers, developers and outside partners to guide the execution from and interaction design perspective and ensure our interactive work is beautifully made.

Role Responsibilities: List essential functions in order of importance; include percentage of time spent performing each function (total should equal 100%)

HMI Design (70%)

• Translate our customers’ needs into clearly defined designs

• Measure our success and improve our products using principled methods and metrics

• Coordinate with stakeholders and developers to create achievable experiences that meet the needs of the organization

• Plan for the long-term vision while meeting short-term goals.

HMI Development and Integration (30%)

• Find innovative ways to accelerate our development, reduce risk, and improve the overall product experience; work with the company to implement these initiatives and fully realize them

• Deeply engage with engineering and product teams to build mockups, prototypes, high-fidelity final designs for small and large features

EOE (Veteran/Disability)