UX Designer

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Senior level
Cloud • Enterprise Web • Other • Productivity • Software • Analytics • Design
Altium is transforming how electronics are designed with the industry’s most collaborative EDA/ECAD software platform.
The Role
The UX Designer will conduct user research, develop personas, ensure design consistency, and create practical designs while collaborating with cross-functional teams and measuring design success based on user outcomes.
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  ⚡️ Why Altium?

Altium is transforming the way electronics are designed and built. From startups to world’s technology giants, our digital platforms give more power to PCB designers, supply chain, and manufacturing, letting them collaborate as never before.

  • Constant innovation has created a transformative technology, unique in its space
  • More than 30,000 companies and 100,000 electronics engineers worldwide use Altium
  • We are growing, debt-free, and financially strong, with the resources to become #1 in the EDA industry

Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled UX Designer to join our team, focusing on delivering exceptional user experiences that drive practical usage and meet real-world needs. In this role, you will play a crucial part in understanding user scenarios, ensuring consistency in behavioral patterns, and designing intuitive interfaces that enhance the overall user journey.


Key Responsibilities:

1. User-Centered Design:

  • Conduct in-depth user research to understand user scenarios, workflows, and pain points.
  • Develop user personas and journey maps to inform design decisions.
  • Translate user insights into actionable design solutions that enhance the practical usage of the product.

2. Consistency and Standards:

  • Ensure consistency in design patterns and behavioral interactions across the entire product.
  • Develop and maintain design systems and UI kits to standardize visual and interaction patterns.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure design consistency and adherence to best practices.

3. Practical Application:

  • Focus on creating designs that are not only visually appealing but also highly functional and practical for daily use.
  • Prototype and iterate on designs based on user feedback and usability testing.
  • Work closely with developers to ensure seamless implementation of design solutions.

4. Outcome-Oriented Design:

  • Define clear design objectives and measure the success of design solutions based on user outcomes.
  • Use data and analytics to drive design decisions and continuously improve the user experience.
  • Advocate for a user-centered approach throughout the product development lifecycle.


Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in UX Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Psychology, or a related field.
  • Proven 5-8 yrs of experience as a UX Designer with a strong portfolio showcasing successful projects.
  • Expertise in user research methodologies and usability testing.
  • Proficiency in design tools such as Sketch, Figma, Adobe XD, or similar.
  • Proficient in English (Intermediate+), including conversational skills.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
  • Experience working in agile development environments.

Personal Attributes:

  • Empathetic and user-focused, with a keen eye for detail.
  • Proactive, with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.
  • Adaptable and open to feedback, with a continuous learning mindset.
  • Passionate about creating exceptional user experiences that drive practical outcomes.

We Offer:

  • Exciting challenges in a complex, highly sought-after software product (and cloud services).
  • A comfortable office environment with the possibility of partially remote work.
  • Competitive compensation, health insurance, and educational support (books, courses, conferences).

Join our team and contribute to shaping user experiences that are not only intuitive and consistent but also practical and impactful for our users. 

🎯 What Matters to Us
  • Big-thinking in pursuit of purpose
  • Diversity of thought
  • Courage of conviction
  • Transparency of intent
  • Ingenuity of AND
  • Agility in action
  • Adaptability of approach
  • Grit in pursuit of mission

🌍 Also, we would like you to knowWe are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

💡 Learn more about why a career at Altium is an opportunity like no other: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAYCOLpPLPE 

✈️ Altium Benefits: https://careers.altium.com/#s-benefits 

👏 Are you already an Altium employee? Please apply directly through our internal Greenhouse job board. If you have questions, please contact HR.

Top Skills

Adobe Xd
Figma
Sketch
User Research
Ux Design

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The Company
HQ: San Diego, CA
900 Employees
Hybrid Workplace
Year Founded: 1985

What We Do

Altium is transforming the way the electronics industry designs new products with the most advanced, most collaborative EDA/ECAD software that design engineers have ever worked with. We are the first and only company to enable the entire electronics value chain — design, supply chain, and manufacturing — to work together easily and fluidly on a digital platform.

Our work, and yours, will impact nearly every industry around the globe. We are the world's most widely used electronics design solution. More than 100,000 engineers and 30,000 businesses in clean energy, transportation, communications, healthcare, computing, research, manufacturing and more are all creating new products faster and more efficiently than ever using Altium software innovations.

Why Work With Us

Altium is the most agile company in our industry. We think big and move fast and change direction when needed. It’s the only way to transform and speed the way electronics are designed. If you have a passion for new ideas, discussion, exploration, and results, you’ll be in excellent company at Altium as you make your impact on the world.

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Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.

Our Hubs serve as centers of expertise. Offices provide spaces for in-person collaboration. We also offer flexibility to work from home and remotely.

Typical time on-site: Not Specified
HQSan Diego, CA
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