User Experience Designer Job Summary

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Job: 33966-DCOL Location: US-MA-Natick Department: User Experience

Working under the direction of the Manager or Senior Team Lead, will be responsible for implementing user-centered design in MathWorks software products for small, self-contained projects; designing user experiences based on detailed requirements that meet user needs and  product vision; understanding MathWorks’ product directions and developing design solutions; proposing design ideas based on usability testing, standard UX methodologies and technical input and insights from research on Simulink workflows and user preferences and behavior; assisting in design processes, from early ideas and sketches, to wireframes and prototypes, and into active development and go-live; contributing to requirements and design documents; and collaborating on low, medium and high-fidelity prototypes.

Responsibilities

    

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

Education and Experience:

Master’s degree in Human Factors, Human Factors in Information Design, Information, Human-Computer Interaction, Engineering, Computer Science or a closely-related field (or foreign education equivalent) and no experience.

OR

Bachelor’s degree in Human Factors, Human Factors in Information Design, Information, Human-Computer Interaction, Engineering, Computer Science or a closely-related field (or foreign education equivalent) and three (3) years of experience as a User Experience Designer (or related occupation) performing user-centered research or design.

 

Special Requirements:

Demonstrated expertise participating in user research and usability assessments, including gathering user requirements, conducting heuristic evaluations, and interpreting and analyzing user feedback using UX methods -- surveys, A/B testing, and affinization; and performing design research and benchmarking. Demonstrated expertise performing high and low fidelity prototyping to inform design decisions that address user requirements using Figma or Miro according to UI design principles. Demonstrated expertise developing user friendly visual representations of data sets in Simulink; and defining and developing user-centered content standards for employee education and compliance. Demonstrated expertise participating in and facilitating design projects, including scoping and defining technical requirements and architecture and executing user-centric designs.

[Expertise may be gained during Graduate program.]