UX Designer

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La Jolla, CA
Hybrid
Junior
Cloud • Enterprise Web • Other • Productivity • Software • Analytics • Design
Altium is transforming how electronics are designed with the industry’s most collaborative EDA/ECAD software platform.
The Role
The UX Designer will create and visualize user experience solutions through prototypes and mockups. Responsibilities include user research, analyzing user feedback, collaborating with product teams, and ensuring high-quality user interface designs that align with brand standards. The role requires strong communication skills and proficiency in Figma, along with an emphasis on user-centric design principles.
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  ⚡️ Why Altium?

Altium is transforming the way electronics are designed and built. From startups to world’s technology giants, our digital platforms give more power to PCB designers, supply chain, and manufacturing, letting them collaborate as never before.

  • Constant innovation has created a transformative technology, unique in its space
  • More than 30,000 companies and 100,000 electronics engineers worldwide use Altium
  • We are growing, debt-free, and financially strong, with the resources to become #1 in the EDA industry

About the role: 

We are looking for a motivated UX Designer with at least two years of experience in UX design or relevant education who has excellent time management and prioritization skills. The ideal candidate should have strong communication skills and be able to convey design solutions effectively. They should understand research, user flow, and prototyping and have in-depth knowledge about composition, colors, typography, grids, and layouts. High-level proficiency in Figma, including libraries, auto layouts, and prototypes, is also required. The candidate should have an intermediate or higher level of written and spoken English and a portfolio of their work.

To be successful as a UX Designer, you should possess strong design, communication, time management, research skills, technical expertise, and a passion for user experience and actioning user feedback. In this role, you will work with a team of designers, developers, and product managers to provide the best user experience for customers. You will be responsible for researching, designing, and prototyping based on product requirements. Deliverables include mockups, prototypes, visual assets, and documentation required for proper implementation.

  • You should possess graphic and user interface design skills, an affinity for consistency, color use, typography, and a keen eye for detail. Strong communication skills and the ability to stay highly organized are essential. It would be helpful if you were a self-starter, self-motivated, and able to work independently and perform multiple tasks with minimal supervision.
  • An interest in design trends, new technologies, and electronics is a plus.
  • The work you design will be seen and experienced by people worldwide daily.

 A day in the life of our UX Designer:

  • Create and visualize solutions based on user requirements, including prototypes, mockups, and other visual designs and user flows
  • Clearly communicate the vision with your rationale to the product team and stakeholders
  • Define standards by preparing and maintaining Ul style guides, visual strategies, page layouts, processes, icons, and color palettes in accordance with Brand standards
  • Analyze and improve user experiences and functionality offered by both our legacy and modern software, providing wireframes and storyboards for UX improvements
  • Utilize data from end-user feedback, business requirements and technical considerations to deliver an exceptional user experience
  • Work closely with software engineers to ensure designs are implemented and functionally complete

Who We’re Looking For:

  • Knowledge in deciphering and documenting user requirements
  • Knowledge across a range of design approaches and methodologies, using prototyping and wireframing using industry standard tools
  • Proven communication skills with the ability to clearly articulate a problem space with verbal, written, and presentation skills to a variety of audiences and stakeholders
  • At least 2 years of experience in UX design or relevant education
  • Excellent visual, written, and verbal communication skills
  • Strong time management and prioritization skills
  • Understanding of research, user flow, and prototyping
  • Real passion for user experience and actioning user feedback
  • In-depth knowledge of composition, colors, typography, grids, and layouts
  • High-level proficiency in Figma, including libraries, auto layouts, and prototypes
  • Strong portfolio showcasing graphic and user interface design skills, consistency, color use, typography, and attention to detail
  • Intermediate or higher level of written and spoken English

The salary range for this role is $136,000 to $145,000. Actual compensation packages within this range are based on a wide array of factors unique to each candidate and role requirements, including but not limited to skill set, years and depth of experience, certifications, and specific location.

Our Benefits

  • 🏥 Healthcare coverage 
  • 🤓 Prescription drug, vision, and dental plans
  • 💸 HSA and FSA accounts
  • ❤️ Life and AD&D insurance; disability coverage where applicable   
  • 🌅 Retirement 401(k) Plan Option with Altium match
  • 🧘 Calm App and Employee Assistance Program 
  • 🏖 Paid holidays plus a “Choice Day” off per quarter       
  • ✈️ Paid time-off rising schedule upon key milestones
  • 🤒 Sick time for Dr. appointments or family health needs
  • 👶 Family medical, maternity, paternity, and military leave
  • 🏡 Flexible working arrangements available based on role and location
  • 🖥 Home internet allowance
  • 🥪 Free lunch, snacks and drinks every day in office
  • 🚗 Free parking
🎯 What Matters to Us
  • Big-thinking in pursuit of purpose
  • Diversity of thought
  • Courage of conviction
  • Transparency of intent
  • Ingenuity of AND
  • Agility in action
  • Adaptability of approach
  • Grit in pursuit of mission

🌍 Also, we would like you to knowWe are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

💡 Learn more about why a career at Altium is an opportunity like no other: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAYCOLpPLPE 

✈️ Altium Benefits: https://careers.altium.com/#s-benefits 

👏 Are you already an Altium employee? Please apply directly through our internal Greenhouse job board. If you have questions, please contact HR.

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The Company
HQ: San Diego, CA
900 Employees
Hybrid Workplace
Year Founded: 1985

What We Do

Altium is transforming the way the electronics industry designs new products with the most advanced, most collaborative EDA/ECAD software that design engineers have ever worked with. We are the first and only company to enable the entire electronics value chain — design, supply chain, and manufacturing — to work together easily and fluidly on a digital platform.

Our work, and yours, will impact nearly every industry around the globe. We are the world's most widely used electronics design solution. More than 100,000 engineers and 30,000 businesses in clean energy, transportation, communications, healthcare, computing, research, manufacturing and more are all creating new products faster and more efficiently than ever using Altium software innovations.

Why Work With Us

Altium is the most agile company in our industry. We think big and move fast and change direction when needed. It’s the only way to transform and speed the way electronics are designed. If you have a passion for new ideas, discussion, exploration, and results, you’ll be in excellent company at Altium as you make your impact on the world.

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