Product Designer, Aircraft GCS; R3822

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Staff Product Designer, Aircraft GCS (R3822)

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• Lead design efforts for key GCS capabilities, ensuring user needs are met across the full development lifecycle.
• Collaborate with engineering, autonomy, product, and test teams to gather system constraints and translate them into user-centered design solutions.
• Influence cross-functional planning, roadmap prioritization, and long-term product vision.
• Drive the end-to-end design process—from concept, wireframes, and prototypes to detailed UI specs and implementation support.
• Regularly test and iterate on designs with real users, incorporating feedback to improve usability and mission effectiveness.
• Help define and maintain a coherent visual and interaction language that supports real-time control, situational awareness, and operational trust.
• Advocate for operator experience and usability in high-stakes environments where clarity, speed, and precision are critical.
• Contribute to the evolution of our design systems, tooling, and cross-platform interface strategy.
• Travel to test flights to perform operator research and support the rollout of new GCS features.

• Minimum of 7 years of design, HCI, or related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 6 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD with 4 years of experience; or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of experience leading end-to-end product design across complex features or products.
• Proven track record designing complex, interactive systems—especially in domains involving spatial data, control interfaces, or high information density.
• Demonstrated expertise in Figma as a primary design tool for creating scalable, system-driven designs.
• Deep experience working within cross-functional teams, synthesizing input from Product Management and Engineering.
• Experience conducting usability testing and integrating user feedback into iterative design cycles.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate design rationale and tradeoffs.
• Ability to work efficiently, demonstrating bias for action in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment.

• Experience designing interfaces for real-time control systems (e.g., UAS, robotics, vehicles, or aviation platforms).
• Familiarity with military or mission-critical systems and operator workflows.
• Understanding of design constraints imposed by low-latency or high-performance software systems.
• Exposure to 2D/3D mapping, telemetry visualization, or command-and-control interfaces.
• Familiarity with web-based frontends (React, WebGL, etc.) or embedded UI technologies.
• Familiarization with, and experience implementing, Military Standards (MIL-STDs) to product design.

$160,000 - $240,000 a year

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• Mid-Senior level

• Full-time

• Design, Art/Creative, and Information Technology

• Software Development