Senior User Experience Designer - Expression of Interest

About Re:Build Manufacturing and Re:Build Tekna:

Tekna was founded in 1988 in the heart of Southwest Michigan where creative vision and hard work laid the foundation for a business that continues to grow in a rapidly evolving industry. The rigor and attention to detail that comes with designing for the medical industry has awarded us success in supporting both major companies and start-ups from early stage development to commercialization. The same principles apply as we've expanded to serve customers in a wide variety of other industries including consumer and industrial goods, electronics, and appliances. Tekna's project portfolio is incredibly diverse covering medical, life science, consumer and industrial product categories. Tekna is largely client focused offering design consulting, contract manufacturing and original equipment manufacturing services. Tekna's cross functional teams include Design Engineering, Industrial Design, CAD, Procurement, Production and Quality which offers a friendly and supportive team atmosphere.

Re:Build Manufacturing is a family of industrial businesses combining cutting-edge enabling technologies, operational superiority, and strategic M&A to build America's next-generation industrial company. Re:Build leverages deep expertise in operations management and technology to supercharge the performance of its subsidiaries by implementing core technologies across industrial platforms in diversified growth markets. Our goal is to help revitalize the U.S. manufacturing base over the coming decades, creating substantial opportunities for our employees and the communities where we operate.

If you like a fast-paced environment where individuals can stretch and be challenged with a diverse set of projects, we offer a great deal of variety and empower our staff to take on as much responsibility as they can handle, offering a helping hand and experienced-based coaching and the support of a highly competent team. Our goal is to enable our employees to achieve their fullest potential, and through our association with Re:Build, provide avenues for personal and professional growth.

Who we are looking for

A Senior User Experience Designer capable of providing user interface strategies and solutions that meet user needs and help our clients meet their business objectives. This individual will be expected to support numerous objectives, including crafting of user flows and wireframes, research planning and execution, creation of user interface mockups and prototypes, performing usability studies, and delivering final documentation and assets to Software Engineering.

What you'll get to do

• Assist in the development of the strategy for achieving client and project objectives within the time and budget allowed.
• Work in a closely collaborative team environment to design the user experience including user workflow, information architecture, content, and other aspects.
• Participate/lead research activities designed to gain a deeper understanding of user wants to inspire and refine interface concepts on both digital and physical targets.
• Develop sketches, flow charts, wireframes, interactive prototypes, storyboards, journey maps, and other UX artifacts to optimally communicate the expected design and user experience.
• Validate workflow ease-of-use and meet end-user needs by collecting feedback from actual users through formal and informal usability testing techniques.
• Provide clear documentation and final assets to Software Engineering while ensuring design intent is met.
• Provide design direction to internal UX/UI Designers and external consultants as needed to support UX/UI activities.

What you bring to the team

• Bachelors degree in HMI, Design, or related field
• 5+ years of professional experience in Interaction Design, UX or UI Design (Consultant/Corporate).
• Strong interpersonal communication skills, written and verbal
• Exceptional organizational skills and demonstrated ability to meet deadlines
• Please note - a portfolio of you work will be required for interviews. 

We want to work with people that reflect the communities in which we operate

Re:Build Manufacturing is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, marital status, parental status, cultural background, organizational level, work styles, tenure and life experiences. Or for any other reason.

Re:Build is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at [email protected] or you may call us at 617.909.6275.