Senior UX Designer
Apptronik · Austin, TX · 5 days ago
HybridArt & CreativeFull-time
JOB SUMMARY
Apptronik is seeking a Senior UX Designer to help define the operational workflows and end-to-end user experiences surrounding our humanoid robots.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES or KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
- Define operational workflows and end-to-end user experiences surrounding humanoid robot deployment, onboarding, servicing, maintenance, training, and day-to-day operation
- Design and map user journeys, workflow definitions, interaction flows, and operational concepts across physical and digital touchpoints
- Collaborate closely with Product, Industrial Design, UX Research, and Engineering teams to define human-centered operational experiences
- Help shape interaction moments that influence trust, communication clarity, user mental models, and robot legibility within real-world environments
- Translate ambiguous requirements, technical constraints, and operational needs into actionable workflow definitions and experience concepts
- Create design artifacts including workflow maps, storyboards, behavioral definitions, prototypes, and future-state concepts
- Contribute to evaluative and generative research efforts by helping identify workflow assumptions, operational risks, and opportunities for improvement
- Collaborate with UX Research to better understand user behaviors, operational needs, and experience quality across deployment and usage scenarios
- Work effectively in a fast-moving environment where workflows, product requirements, and operational assumptions may evolve rapidly as robotic systems mature
- Up to 10% travel may be expected to participate in research at customer sites
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
- 6+ years of experience in UX design, service design, workflow design, interaction design, or related experience-focused disciplines
- Strong portfolio demonstrating systems thinking, workflow architecture, service design, and operational experience design across complex environments
- Experience designing end-to-end workflows involving physical products, operational systems, or multi-touchpoint user experiences
- Ability to think critically about user mental models, communication clarity, trust, onboarding, and operational usability
- Strong communication and collaboration skills across multidisciplinary technical teams
- Experience working through ambiguity and helping define structure within evolving problem spaces
- Ability to create clear workflow definitions, journey maps, interaction concepts, and operational experience frameworks
- Experience collaborating closely with product managers, engineers, researchers, and designers
Nice to Have
- Experience working in robotics, automation, industrial systems, logistics, mobility, healthcare, or other operationally complex environments
- Experience with service design, operational workflow design, or cross-touchpoint experience design
- Familiarity with human-robot interaction concepts, behavioral systems, or embodied interaction design
- Experience contributing to prototyping or concept development for physical and digital experiences
- Exposure to usability testing, evaluative research, or operational validation workflows
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
- Ability to perform physical tasks throughout the workday, including standing, walking, bending, kneeling, climbing, and reaching
- Ability to lift, carry, push, or pull up to 50 pounds as required
- Ability to safely use ladders, lifts, power tools, and other facility equipment
- Ability to work in mechanical rooms, warehouses, offices, and other facility spaces
- Vision and hearing sufficient to safely perform job duties and communicate effectively
- Ability to respond to facility emergencies, including outside of normal business hours, as required