Staff Designer (R
On-siteDallas, Texas, United States
Job Summary
Lead design efforts for key GCS capabilities, ensuring user needs are met across the full development lifecycle. Collaborate with engineering, autonomy, product, and test teams to translate system constraints into user-centered design solutions. Drive the end-to-end design process from concept and wireframes to detailed UI specs and implementation support. Regularly test and iterate on designs with real users to improve usability and mission effectiveness. Help define a coherent visual language supporting real-time control and situational awareness while advocating for operator experience in high-stakes environments. Contribute to design systems, tooling, and cross-platform interface strategy. Travel to test flights for operator research and support new GCS feature rollouts. Requires 7+ years of design experience, proficiency in Figma, and a background in complex interactive systems.
Required Qualifications
- Minimum of 7 years of design, HCI, or related experience with a Bachelor's degree; or 6 years and a Master's degree; or a PhD with 4 years of experience; or equivalent experience.
- 3+ years of experience leading end-to-end product design across complex features or products.
- Proven track record designing complex, interactive systems—especially in domains involving spatial data, control interfaces, or high information density.
- Demonstrated expertise in Figma as a primary design tool for creating scalable, system-driven designs.
- Deep experience working within cross-functional teams, synthesizing and input from Product Management and Engineering.
- Experience conducting usability testing and integrating user feedback into iterative design cycles.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate design rationale and tradeoffs.
- Ability to work efficiently, demonstrating bias for action in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment.
Desired Qualifications
- Experience designing interfaces for real-time control systems (e.g., UAS, robotics, vehicles, or aviation platforms).
- Familiarity with military or mission-critical systems and operator workflows.
- Understanding of design constraints imposed by low-latency or high-performance software systems.
- Exposure to 2D/3D mapping, telemetry visualization, or command-and-control interfaces.
- Familiarity with web-based frontends (React, WebGL, etc.) or embedded UI technologies.
- Familiarization with, and experience implementing, Military Standards (MIL-STDs) to product design.
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