JUNIOR UX PRODUCT DESIGNER

$76,200 - $121,900/Yr

Simpson Strong-Tie - Pleasanton, CA

Full-time - Entry Level

Remote - Pleasanton, CA

Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing

About the position

Simpson Strong-Tie is a leader in engineered structural connectors, software, and solutions for the building industry. We maintain a reputation as a trusted manufacturer, partner, and corporate citizen committed to our customers and employees. Our founder, Barc Simpson, established 9 Principles of Business that we live out as company values, making Simpson Strong-Tie an inspiring place to work since 1956. Our team of talented people is dedicated to our shared mission: to provide solutions that help people design and build safer, stronger structures. We are looking for an innovative designer to join our team and help us shape the future of our design at Simpson Strong-Tie. As a Junior UX Product Designer, you will be responsible for the design of complex user experiences and interfaces, ensuring that our product is intuitive, functional, and visually appealing. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including product management, engineering, and user research to define and deliver exceptional user experiences that meet the needs of our customers. You'll demonstrate your creativity, analytical skills, and knowledge of user-facing technologies to enable efficient, high-quality execution and communications as well as launch innovative features for a diverse product portfolio. This position reports to the Team Manager, UX Product Design.

Responsibilities

• Support the design of user experiences and interfaces, ensuring they are intuitive and visually appealing.
• Participate in the entire design process from ideation, research, prototyping, to testing.
• Employ design thinking methodologies to brainstorm and iterate on creative solutions.
• Assist in prototyping design concepts in collaboration with senior designers and cross-functional teams.
• Help create user flows, wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity designs that effectively communicate design solutions.
• Contribute to user testing and research to validate designs.
• Stay up to date with emerging trends and best practices in UX design and technology.
• Engage in design critiques, providing and receiving feedback to refine designs.
• Collaborate with senior designers and cross-functional teams to understand business and customer requirements.
• Support the integration of UX solutions, ensuring compatibility across multiple browsers and devices.
• Participate in discussions with product management, engineering, and user research to align on exceptional user experiences.
• Assist in the development and maintenance of a design system to ensure consistency and scalability across products.
• Support senior designers in creating reusable UX patterns and frameworks for user tasks.
• Contribute to establishing and maintaining design standards and guidelines.

Requirements

• Up to 2 years of experience in UX design.
• A foundational understanding of design principles and a desire to solve complex user problems.
• A portfolio showcasing your design process and ability to produce engaging user interfaces.
• Familiarity with Figma and other design tools.
• Basic knowledge of design systems, typography, layout, color, and interaction design.
• Experience in collaborating on design projects and ability to work effectively in a team.
• Strong communication skills, capable of articulating design concepts and solutions.
• A degree or certification in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Retirement contributions
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Quarterly bonuses or commission
• Paid holidays
• Vacation days
• Sick days
• Paid leave for funerals and jury duty
• Years of service awards
• Employee discounts
• Employee referral bonuses
• Charitable contribution matching
• Education reimbursement