UI/UX Designer

Posted 11 Days Ago
Ames, IA, USA
In-Office
Entry level
Agriculture
The Role
Design and improve user experiences for Sabanto’s Vehicle Mission Control React and React Native applications. Responsibilities include creating user-centered designs, prototypes, icons, illustrations, usability tests, heuristic evaluations, friction logs, and design documentation. The designer will collaborate with product managers and engineers, own the Figma and Storybook design system, and conduct visual quality assurance using Chromatic.
Summary Generated by Built In

Sabanto is a venture-backed technology company on a mission to bring autonomy into agriculture.

We believe the agriculture industry’s lack of labor will drive the adoption of autonomous equipment. It’s this very spirit that drives us to build a robotic machinery platform, delivering a system that brings unprecedented efficiency, productivity, and cost savings to farmers. Join our fast-growing, industrious, and passionate team of innovators as we continue to disrupt the multi-billion-dollar agriculture industry.

We are looking for a UI/UX Designer to be on the forefront of defining, prototyping and implementing software experiences that increase the productivity and safety of vehicle automation within the agricultural industry. Specifically, this role will be focused on Sabanto’s Vehicle Mission Control (vMC) products, which consists of a React application and a React Native application. 

Responsibilities and Outcomes
  • Deliver User-Centric Designs: Take ownership of the end-to-end design process for Sabanto’s Vehicle Mission Control (vMC) products, ensuring a seamless and intuitive user experience for both the React web application and React Native mobile application.
  • Draw, Illustrate & Be Creative: Develop custom icons, graphics, and illustrations that convey a high level of thoughtfulness and professionalism for customers using Sabanto Steward™.
  • Collaborate with Product Team: Work closely with product managers, engineers, and other stakeholders to gather requirements, validate assumptions and translate them into user-centric design solutions. Collaborate on the overall product vision, ensuring design aligns with business objectives and user needs.
  • Prototype & Test with Customers: Create interactive prototypes within Figma to validate design concepts for both web and mobile applications. Conduct usability testing to gather feedback and insights for iterative design improvements.
  • Communicate & Document: Effectively communicate design concepts and decisions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Provide clear and concise design documentation. Collaborate with the broader design team to share knowledge and best practices.
  • Conduct Heuristic Evaluations & Audits: Perform regular heuristic evaluations and friction logs of Vehicle Mission Control (vMC) to identify points of friction and confusion in an effort to reduce the cognitive load during the customer’s experience.
  • Own the Sabanto Design System: Own the design system that will help enforce Sabanto Design System standards and guide our product and engineering teams using Figma and Storybook. Conduct regular visual design quality assurance of the Sabanto Design System using Chromatic to ensure consistency and reliability.
Qualifications
  • Education and Experience: Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Industrial Design, Human-Computer Interaction, or a related field. Proven experience as a UI/UX Designer, with a focus on web and mobile applications.
  • Agricultural Familiarity: Familiarity with the agriculture industry or a keen interest in agricultural technologies is preferred. Experience working on projects related to precision agriculture or autonomous machinery is a significant advantage.
  • Design Tools: Strong proficiency in design prototyping tools such as Figma, Adobe XD or Sketch. Showcase a portfolio that demonstrates your ability to design for both web and mobile applications.
  • Technical Proficiency: Proficiency in web technologies, including HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, to create designs that are technically feasible and aligned with development capabilities. Ability to understand and work within the technical constraints of web development.
  • Agile Design Processes: Understands agile methodologies and iterative design processes. Work collaboratively in sprints to deliver high-quality designs that meet project timelines and objectives.
  • Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Ability to articulate and document design decisions clearly and concisely. Strong collaboration skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
  • Adaptability: Thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. Demonstrate adaptability and the ability to handle evolving project requirements and priorities.
Benefits

At Sabanto, every member of our team moves the needle. With a firm footing in our core company values, we’ve built a fast-paced, demanding work culture that allows for the flexibility, autonomy, and career opportunities you’d expect from a growing company. We offer competitive benefits including:

  • Working on a concept that will forever disrupt the agriculture industry
  • The chance to make an immediate impact and do the best work of your life
  • Vacation and flexible time
  • 401k, medical, dental
Our Core Values
  • Own It: Be self-driven, entrepreneurial, and efficient
  • Raise the Bar: Challenge complacency and mediocrity; be adaptable and agile; details matter
  • Be As One: Trust, collaborate, and support; invest in co-workers and customers
  • Embrace Curiosity: Always be learning, be curious and share; be humbled but not embarrassed by mistakes
  • Do the Right Thing: Act with integrity, even when no one is looking; be transparent
  • Empower Farmers: Create solutions where our customers (farmers) win
Additional Information

At Sabanto, we value diversity of culture and background for the benefit of our employees, our products, and our community. Sabanto is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. This position is open to applicants who are legally authorized to work in the United States. We are not able to sponsor work visas at this time.

Skills Required

  • Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Industrial Design, Human-Computer Interaction, or a related field
  • Proven experience as a UI/UX Designer focused on web and mobile applications
  • Proficiency with design prototyping tools such as Figma, Adobe XD, or Sketch
  • Portfolio demonstrating web and mobile application design
  • Proficiency in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
  • Understanding of agile methodologies and iterative design processes
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Strong cross-functional collaboration skills
  • Adaptability in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
  • Familiarity with agriculture or interest in agricultural technologies
  • Experience with precision agriculture or autonomous machinery
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