Principal Interaction Designer - Design System

Posted 9 Days Ago
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Bedford, MI
Senior level
Software • Energy
The Role
As a Principal Interaction Designer at AspenTech, you will drive the vision and evolution of the Design System, collaborate across teams, create high-quality design components, advocate for Accessibility, and mentor junior designers to uphold design standards.
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The driving force behind our success has always been the people of AspenTech. What drives us, is our aspiration, our desire and ambition to keep pushing the envelope, overcoming any hurdle, challenging the status quo to continually find a better way. You will experience these qualities of passion, pride and aspiration in many ways — from a rich set of career development programs to support of community service projects to social events that foster fun and relationship building across our global community.

The RoleAs a Principal Interaction Designer, you will play a pivotal role in driving the vision and evolving AspenTech Design System. You will collaborate with design, development, product, and brand stakeholders to evolve the Design System visual language, components, patterns, documentation, and delivery. You will set the bar for design quality across the organization, and you will act as an Accessibility evangelist. Additionally, you will mentor and guide junior designers, ensuring design best practices and a high standard of quality across projects. You’ll join a team of design-thinking UX professionals revolutionizing industrial engineering software.

Your Impact

  • Designs beautiful, high-quality components and patterns in a systematic, detail-oriented way 

  • Evolve visual design language to create a modern, distinct user experience that aligns with AspenTech brand identity 

  • Act as a thought leader for Accessibility and evangelize for its importance within the organization 

  • Work hand in hand with development to ensure pixel-perfect implementation and smooth adoption in our products 

  • Engage with senior leadership and functional leaders to craft and communicate a clear vision and roadmap for the Design System 

  • Align expectations, goals, and guidelines among cross-functional teams 

  • Own and maintain the Design System documentation website 

  • Evangelize Aspen UX within the org and outwards to our industry and the world 

  • Mentor and invest in other team members 

What You'll Need

  • Degree in human-centered design, visual design, computer science, research, psychology, or related
  • 8+ years of proven experience in web or product design
  • Exceptional portfolio in visual interface design, showcasing expertise in scaling visual and motion design concepts across different applications 
  • Exceptional visual design skill focusing on clean, modern, highly interactive interfaces 
  • Expert knowledge in Accessibility and WCAG guidelines 
  • Self-driven nature with demonstrated ability to lead and collaborate well within a team 
  • A systems-thinker, able to extrapolate and extend shared patterns/behaviors 
  • Professional experience with using design tools such as Figma 
  • Deep understanding of web technology 
  • Excellent communication skills, making the complex clear and concise in writing and speaking 

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The Company
HQ: Bedford, MA
2,466 Employees
On-site Workplace

What We Do

AspenTech is a global leader in asset optimization software helping the world’s leading industrial companies run their operations more safely, efficiently and reliably – enabling innovation while reducing waste and impact on the environment. AspenTech software accelerates and maximizes value gained from digital transformation initiatives with a holistic approach to the asset lifecycle and supply chain.

By introducing effective AI modeling to traditional principles of process engineering, AspenTech delivers a faster and more accurate analysis of efficiency and performance boundaries. The real-time data and actionable insights delivered by our software help customers push the boundaries of what’s possible.

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