• User Experience Designer

    MathWorks (Natick, MA)


    User Experience Designer

    Job Summary

    + Job:33969-DCOL

    + Location: US-MA-Natick

    + Department:User Experience

     

    Working under the direction of the Manager or Senior Team Lead, will be responsible for implementing user-centered design in MathWorks software products for small, self-contained projects; designing user experiences based on detailed requirements that meet user needs and product vision; understanding MathWorks’ product directions and developing design solutions; proposing design ideas based on usability testing, standard UX methodologies and technical input; using user-centered research to improve coding workflows, analyze data, build algorithms, and create applications of limited scope; assisting in design processes, from early ideas and sketches, to wireframes and prototypes, and into active development and go-live; contributing to requirements and design documents; and collaborating on low, medium and high-fidelity prototypes.

    Responsibilities

    Qualifications

    Minimum Qualifications:

    Education and Experience:

    Master’s degree in Human Factors, Human Factors in Information Design, Information, Human-Computer Interaction, Engineering, Computer Science or a closely-related field (or foreign education equivalent) and no experience.

    OR

    Bachelor’s degree in Human Factors, Human Factors in Information Design, Information, Human-Computer Interaction, Engineering, Computer Science or a closely-related field (or foreign education equivalent) and three (3) years of experience as a User Experience Designer (or related occupation) performing UX design.

    Special Requirements :

    + Demonstrated expertise conducting user research and usability assessments, including gathering user requirements, conducting heuristic evaluations, and interpreting and analyzing user feedback using UX methods -- surveys, A/B testing, and affinization; and performing qualitative and quantitative usability testing.

    + Demonstrated expertise performing high and low fidelity prototyping to inform design decisions that address user requirements using Figma according to UI design principles.

    + Demonstrated expertise developing user friendly visual assets, including creating and maintaining design systems and design standards.

    + Demonstrated expertise participating in UX content and design projects, including scoping and defining technical requirements and architecture, executing user-centric designs, and documenting design philosophy.

     

    [Expertise may be gained during Graduate program.]