Sr. User Experience Designer, Maps

Company: TuSimple, Inc.
Location: Hutchins
Posted on: June 25, 2022

Job Description:

Join TuSimple and help change the way the world moves. Together we're making freight transportation safer, more efficient, and more environmentally friendly.

Company Overview

We are TuSimple - a highly ambitious team with deep technical expertise and audacious vision. We are building products that will change the world. Our mission is to develop the world's most advanced self-driving technologies specifically designed to meet the unique demands of heavy-duty trucks.

And we deliver. As the first AV to market, we are commercializing autonomous freight capacity that is safer, more efficient, and on-demand. In pursuit of our goals, we are looking for the best and brightest to join us on this exciting journey and be part of a fast-moving, highly execution-oriented team.

As a multi-national Artificial Intelligence Technology Company, we are at the epicenter of the Autonomous Vehicle Universe. Our breakthroughs are leading the industry in autonomous trucking.

While inventing the framework of Autonomous Driving, our current fleet of autonomous Trucks are helping communities receive much-needed supplies and medical equipment around the clock. Our people are some of the most talented engineers and contributors who are leaving behind a historic legacy.

TuSimple was founded half a decade ago with the goal of bringing the top minds in the world together to achieve the dream of a driverless truck solution. With a foundation in computer vision, algorithms, mapping, and Artificial Intelligence, TuSimple is working to create the first global commercially viable autonomous truck driving platform!

Team Overview

The TuSimple UX team is growing! We are focused on grounding-breaking work in autonomous vehicle design and research. We seek to build beautiful, usable products that empower our engineering teams to build better, smarter, safer self-driving technology.

Job Overview

We are looking for a well-rounded Sr. UX designer who can define, articulate, and deliver innovative design solutions in a data-dense, complex space. You will be responsible for developing a deep understanding of the user journeys, identifying pain points, and transforming those insights into actionable UX design initiatives. You will use your stellar communication skills to present designs to a range of different stakeholders - from UX teammates to senior-level leadership. You will work closely with other designers, researchers, product managers, engineers and on-the-ground drivers to meticulously execute ideas into production.

This role will support our Maps teams in creating innovative features and interactions to optimize the way we collect data from the road, extract and verify the data to feed our algorithms, and edit map data to accommodate new information.

Who you are

You have a proven track record of successfully leading product design in complex, technical problem spaces.
You use a scenario-based approach to think horizontally and connect the dots across product lines.
You are a strategic thinker with solid information architecture skills.
You are energized by fast-paced environments that allow you to regularly ship product.
You are interested in scaling your influence across the organization by contributing to our design system.
You have strong communications skills, as demonstrated by your ability to clearly articulate design decisions and processes to any stakeholder.
You are enthusiastic to learn about new data-dense technologies, tools, and ideas.
You are a team player, enjoy supporting your fellow UX teammates, and seek feedback with low ego.
You have an entrepreneurial spirit and enjoy taking ownership of your work.
You are self-driven with an analytical mind and a bias toward action.

Responsibilities

Partner with an interdisciplinary team of designers, UX researchers, product managers, data scientists and engineers to drive features from concept to implementation for mapping scenarios.
Create user flows, wireframes, polished mockups, and click-through prototypes to effectively communicate interaction and design ideas.
Apply a data-driven approach to improving user experience and influencing product strategy at scale.
Evaluate the usability of features and make constructive suggestions for improvements.
Contribute to the design system.
Advocate for accessible design.
Mentor early-career designers.

Qualifications

Essential

5+ years of professional experience as a UX Designer.
Degree in HCI, Human Factors, Design, Psychology or other Computer Science / Engineering field.
Portfolio of work that includes end-to-end designs from concept to finish demonstrating design rationale and business impact.
Proven experience in creating low to high-fidelity experiences with standard design tools (especially Figma).
Experience with complex developer tools and / or other enterprise applications.

Preferred

Experience contributing to design systems.
Experience in automotive
Experience working with AI / ML

TuSimple Benefits

100% employer-paid healthcare premiums for you and your family
Work visa sponsorship available
Relocation assistance available
Breakfast, lunch, and dinner served every day
Full kitchens on every floor with unlimited snacks, drinks, special treats, fruits, meals, and more
Stock options / equity
Gym membership reimbursement
Monthly team building budget
Learning/education budget
Employer-paid life insurance
Employer-paid long and short disability

TuSimple is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This company does not discriminate in employment and personnel practices on the basis of race, sex, age, handicap, religion, national origin or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. Hiring, transferring and promotion practices are performed without regard to the above-listed items.

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