User Experience Designer
Company: The MathWorks, Inc.
Location: Natick, Massachusetts
Posted on: September 13, 2023
Job Description:
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. Education and Experience: Masters degree in Human Factors, Human Factors in Information
Design, Information, Human-Computer Interaction, Interactive
Design, Engineering, Computer Science, or a closely related field
(or foreign education equivalent) and no experience. OR Bachelors degree in Human Factors, Human Factors in Information
Design, Information, Human-Computer Interaction, Interactive
Design, Engineering, Computer Science, or a closely-related field
(or foreign education equivalent) and three (3) years of experience
as a User Experience Designer (or closely related occupation)
performing user-centered research or design. Special Requirements: Demonstrated expertise programming in MATLAB; and creating and
modifying Simulink models. Demonstrated expertise performing high and low fidelity
prototyping to inform design decisions that address user
requirements using Figma, Sketch and Principle, according to UI
design principles; and developing user friendly visual
representations of product features and workflows. Demonstrated expertise managing content and design projects,
including scoping and defining technical requirements and
architecture and executing user-centric designs. Demonstrated expertise interpreting and analyzing user feedback
to understand user workflows and translating user requirements to
actionable items and specifications for design and functionality
improvement of software applications; 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. [Expertise may be gained during Graduate program.] For the position listed above, interested candidates may search
by job code 32484 for specific job details and requirements and
apply online on the Careers Page at
https://www.mathworks.com/company/jobs/opportunities.html
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