About Applied

Autonomy is one of the leading technological advances of this century that will come to impact our lives. The work you’ll do at Applied will meaningfully accelerate the efforts of the top autonomy teams in the world. At Applied, you will have a unique perspective on the development of cutting-edge technology while working with major players across the industry and the globe.

Applied Intuition provides software solutions to safely develop, test, and deploy autonomous vehicles at scale. The company’s suite of simulation, validation, and drive log management software enables development teams to create thousands of scenarios in minutes, run simulations at scale, and verify and validate algorithms for production deployment. Headquartered in Silicon Valley with offices in Los Angeles, Detroit, Washington, D.C., Munich, Stockholm, Seoul, and Tokyo, Applied consists of software, robotics, and automotive experts with experiences from top global companies. Leading autonomy programs and 17 of the top 20 global OEMs use Applied’s solutions to bring autonomy to market faster.

About the role

As a Sr. Product Designer on Applied’s design team, you will be responsible for designing new products from the ground up as well as new features for our flagship products. You’ll lead the design process from concept through implementation, proactively engaging with our customers for their feedback every step of the way. You’ll collaborate closely with PMs, engineering, and other designers to ensure we’re solving the technically complex engineering challenges of our users with elegant UX solutions.

At Applied you will:

• Lead the end-to-end design of new features across multiple products with continual releases

• Shift seamlessly between creating whiteboard sketches, wireframes, implementation-ready designs, and GitHub issues

• Work closely with engineers to quickly iterate on functionality and ensure implementation meets design spec

• Run usability studies with our customers, collaborating with PM to incorporate customer feedback into product roadmaps

• Build a culture of trust, critique, and inspiration within the design team through thoughtful contributions

We're looking for someone who has:

• 5+ years of relevant product design experience

• Shipped software in fast-paced, technical environments

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

Nice to have:

• Experience in the autonomous vehicle industry and/or enterprise software

• Experience creating user research studies and strategy