User Experience (UX) Designer

Epitec is seeking an experienced UX professional to help shape future product concepts, services, and customer experiences by transforming research insights into innovative digital and physical experience solutions. This role supports an innovative advanced design team in Dearborn, MI.

About the role

This is a short-term contract (approximately 12 weeks) with a hybrid schedule (4 days onsite per week). The ideal candidate will be comfortable working in ambiguous, early-stage design environments and creating compelling concepts, prototypes, and user experiences that influence future products and services.

Responsibilities

• Transform customer insights, research findings, and business objectives into innovative product and experience concepts
• Create user journeys, user flows, wireframes, information architecture, and interaction designs
• Develop interactive prototypes to communicate design concepts and validate ideas
• Collaborate with researchers, industrial designers, and cross-functional stakeholders to shape future experiences
• Facilitate workshops, co-creation sessions, concept reviews, and feedback discussions
• Refine concepts and prototypes based on stakeholder and user feedback
• Design holistic experiences that connect physical products and digital touchpoints
• Contribute to design documentation and experience requirements
• Present concepts and design strategies to leadership and project teams

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree required
• 7+ years of UX, Product Design, Experience Design, Service Design, or related experience preferred
• Strong expertise in Figma and Adobe Creative Suite
• Experience with user flows, wireframing, information architecture, interaction design, and prototyping
• Portfolio demonstrating concept development and UX design work is required
• Experience working on innovation, advanced design, or future-state product concepts
• Ability to work independently within ambiguous and evolving project environments
• Strong communication, presentation, and stakeholder engagement skills
• Experience designing experiences that connect physical and digital products is highly desired
• Automotive, mobility, consumer technology, or product innovation experience is a plus

Pay

$50-57 per hour

Schedule

Regular work hours (e.g., 8 AM–4 PM or 9 AM–5 PM), 4 days onsite per week.