Product UX/UI Specialist

Overview

We seek a specialist who combines marketing insight with UX expertise to ensure our graphical user interface is intuitive and requirements are R&D-ready. You will transform customer feedback into actionable design requirements, validate usability, and shape the interface roadmap in close collaboration with R&D and global stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

·       Gather and analyze customer input through interviews, surveys, and internal collaboration to identify usability pain points and UX/UI needs.

·       Define and document UX/UI requirements as clear, actionable, and testable specifications, supported by annotated wireframes, prototypes, and acceptance criteria.

·       Maintain ease of use and consistency by advocating intuitive design principles and ensuring consistency across all user touchpoints.

·       Develop and prioritize the GUI roadmap in collaboration with product management, aligning improvements with business goals.

·       Monitor market trends and benchmark competitors to keep our interface innovative and competitive.

·       Collaborate cross-functionally with marketing, R&D, and product teams to integrate UX strategies and maintain alignment throughout development.

·       Prepare clear documentation of requirements, guidelines, and best practices for internal teams

·       Own the requirements definition process for new and evolving GUIs, including drafting MRDs/FMRDs with SMART criteria.

·       Validate feasibility with R&D to ensure requirements are implementable and aligned with technical constraints.

·       Support alpha and beta testing phases, capture structured feedback, and communicate findings for continuous improvement.

Required:

·       3+ years experience in translating customer needs into R&D-ready requirement documents and developing prototypes as either UX designer, software product manager or similar (including research, design, testing, and handoff to R&D)

·       Experience in the motion control, industrial automation or high-tech equipment field.

·       Proficiency with design tools and methods (wireframing, prototyping).

·       Ability to balance aesthetics with functionality and align with strategic roadmaps.

·       Analytical and customer‑centric mindset to translate feedback into actionable design requirements.

·       Bachelor’s degree in UX Design, Human-Computer Interaction, or related field.

·       Strong communication and collaboration skills for cross‑functional and global teams.

·       Organized, self‑driven, and able to manage multiple initiatives.

·       Growth mindset with adaptability and process improvement focus.

·       Willingness to travel (30%)

·       Located in Karlsruhe or home office in Germany with regular visits to the office in Karlsruhe.

Preferred:

·       Portfolio demonstrating UX research, design, and successful handoff to R&D.

·       Knowledge of GUI development processes and constraints.

·       Bachelor’s degree in Marketing with specialization on UX/UI.