Ux Engineer

About the role

The Infotainment UX Engineer designs and refines in-vehicle infotainment solutions, features, and interfaces that are intuitive, visually engaging, and aligned with customer needs. This role leverages user-centered research and competitive benchmarking to create high-quality infotainment experiences that enhance usability, safety, and satisfaction. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to translate insights into interactive prototypes and production-ready designs that keep products competitive in a fast-evolving market.

Responsibilities

• Conduct user-centered research in educational or professional settings to understand user behaviors, needs, and pain points related to infotainment systems.
• Utilize existing research and data to define and refine infotainment features, interaction patterns, and visual design concepts.
• Perform product benchmarking to evaluate competitor infotainment solutions and identify opportunities for differentiation and improvement.
• Create GUI prototypes using tools such as Figma, Protopie, Axure, and Kanzi to explore, communicate, and validate design concepts.
• Collaborate with technical and business stakeholders to align infotainment UX solutions with product requirements and strategic objectives.
• Prepare clear, visually compelling presentation documents that communicate research findings, design rationale, and proposed solutions.
• Participate in design reviews and workshops to gather feedback, iterate on concepts, and ensure a cohesive user experience across the infotainment ecosystem.
• Apply critical and innovative thinking to solve complex UX challenges and propose creative, user-focused solutions.
• Contribute to a culture of teamwork by valuing relationships, sharing knowledge, and supporting collaborative problem-solving.
• Demonstrate results orientation by managing priorities, meeting deadlines, and delivering high-quality UX outputs.
• Develop yourself and others by actively seeking feedback, mentoring peers when appropriate, and staying current with UX and infotainment trends.
• Lead with purpose by advocating for the user, championing UX best practices, and influencing decisions that improve the overall infotainment experience.

Essential Skills

• Experience conducting user-centered research in educational and/or professional environments.
• Proficiency in GUI prototyping tools such as Figma, Protopie, Axure, and Kanzi.
• Strong design skills with a focus on user experience for digital interfaces.
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to create clear and compelling presentation documents.
• Ability to perform product benchmarking and analyze competitive infotainment solutions.
• Demonstrated critical and innovative thinking in solving UX and design problems.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with technical and business stakeholders.
• Results-oriented mindset with the ability to prioritize tasks and deliver high-quality work.
• Capability to lead with purpose by advocating for user-centered design within cross-functional teams.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Degree or qualification in UX or a related design discipline.
• Experience working on infotainment or automotive digital interfaces.
• Strength in developing self and others through continuous learning and knowledge sharing.
• Skill in communicating with impact and influence to gain alignment on UX decisions.
• Ability to foster teamwork and build strong working relationships across disciplines.
• Understanding of both technical and business considerations when designing user experiences.

Pay

The pay range for this position is $35.00 – $45.00/hr. Individual compensation offered within this range will depend on qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Benefits

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)