At CoLab, we help engineering teams bring life-changing products to the world years sooner. Our product, CoLab, is the world’s first Design Engagement System (DES) - a category defining product that Engineering teams use to engage in meaningful, productive design conversations, catch preventable mistakes, and get to market faster. Our customers include the largest engineering organizations in the world such as Ford, Johnson Controls, Komatsu, and Polaris in the industrial equipment, consumer products, automotive, aerospace & defense, and shipbuilding industries.
We’re not just offering a job; we’re inviting you to join a groundbreaking team that drives innovation in the tech industry. In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects with a team that values your unique skills and perspectives. Our team based and collaborative environment is designed to foster your professional growth and creative problem-solving. With competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and a strong commitment to work-life balance, CoLab Software is where your career can truly thrive and make a meaningful impact.
Frequently cited statistics show that people who identify with historically marginalized groups are likely to apply to jobs only if they meet 100% of the qualifications. We encourage you to help us break that statistic and apply even if you don’t meet every single qualification—your potential is what matters most to us.
This position will require occasional travel for on-site team meetings in Newfoundland Canada, at least twice per year (primarily in December and June). We recognize that travel can involve personal commitments, and we strive to accommodate individual circumstances, however the expectation is that travel to, and attendance at, the majority of these events is mandatory. Details about travel arrangements and covered expenses will be discussed during the hiring process.
As a Product Designer on our team, you will play a key role in crafting and championing user focused UI and UX design solutions. Working with cross functional partners, you will advocate for the end user experience and contribute to many creative outputs. This role may be a good fit for you if you are passionate about use
What you’ll do:
- Work with with cross-functional teams to research complex problems, brainstorm solutions, and then translate those solutions into simple, elegant experiences
- Work with the product team to identify opportunities and define requirements, and not just translate them to designs
- Partner closely with the development team to understand technology capabilities, and deliver strong outcomes collaboratively
- Build wireframes, prototypes, and visual designs to tackle difficult UI/UX challenges
- Obsess over the details of every interaction and motion, and not just the visual design
- Partner closely with our sales and success teams to better understand the needs and wants of our users
What you’ll need:
- 2+ years of Product Design experience implementing user experience across devices, platforms, and interaction paradigms
- Master of the Figma-verse - developing design systems, variants, smart plugins, components etc
- Strong attention to detail with a passion for pixel-perfection
- Strong knowledge of how complex designs get implemented; ability to work closely with technical members of product development and ui/design system teams
- A compelling portfolio of work that demonstrates high-quality design work that also tells a story that you are a deep design thinker
The extra details:
- Compensation: This is a full-time, permanent position with a competitive compensation package that includes a stock options package.
- Benefits: This role offers an extended health and benefits package that includes unlimited paid vacation and RRSP matching.
- Remote/Hybrid Work: Our main office location is in St. John’s, NL where we offer hybrid and remote opportunities. This role has the flexibility to work from anywhere within Canada.
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What We Do
Engineers need better tools for working together. CAD and PLM systems aren’t built for the design conversations where collaboration truly happens. So engineers go outside of them, using emails and slideshows to get the job done. But when these critical design discussions live in siloed, manual tools, you’re missing vital insights on why engineering decisions are being made, what needs to improve, and how to steer your people in the right direction.
After struggling with the traditional email, PowerPoint, and screenshot-driven collaboration process used by over 90% of manufacturing teams today, our founders made a decision: if better tools didn’t exist, they’d build them. And so CoLab began.
CoLab is a web-based collaboration tool that lets your team share CAD, provide feedback with full mechanical context, and capture the critical design data that your other systems don’t—giving you a design review and collaboration process that’s standardized, simplified, and twice-as-fast.
Today CoLab is trusted by Fortune 500 companies like Johnson Controls and Hyundai Mobis, who use the platform to accelerate design cycles by 51%, drive continuous improvement, and reduce product costs and changes.
See how we’re changing the way engineers work together at www.colabsoftware.com