Senior UX/UI Designer - Future Vehicle Experiences

General Motors
Montpelier, United States of America
4 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior
Compensation
$ 193K

Job location

Montpelier, United States of America

Tech stack

3d Models
Human-Computer Interaction
Iterative and Incremental Development
User-Centered Design
Figma

Job description

This role is categorized as hybrid or remote. Hybrid means the successful candidate is expected to report to the office three times per week or other frequency dictated by the business. The successful candidate is expected to report to the GM Mountain View Technical Center or Warren Technical Center 3x per week if located within 50 miles of this location. Remote candidates are still encouraged to apply., We are the team where industrial design meets digital. As a Senior UX/UI Designer (Level 7), you will own and deliver complex UX/UI solutions for next-generation in-vehicle experiences within defined vehicle systems and programs. This role operates as a senior individual contributor who works independently with minimal guidance and exercises sound judgment on significant design decisions. You will partner closely with engineering, industrial design, and research to translate ambiguous requirements into high-quality, user-centered outcomes that ship. This role has meaningful impact across the function without enterprise-level strategy ownership.

What You'll Do

  • Design and deliver UX/UI solutions for vehicle systems and applications across multiple display configurations
  • Own complex interaction problems across controls, input modalities, navigation flows, and driving modes within defined product scope
  • Translate ambiguous requirements into clear designs, prototypes, and documented design rationale
  • Contribute to and refine interaction patterns in collaboration with other designers and cross-functional partners
  • Partner closely with engineering, industrial design, and research to integrate digital and physical experiences
  • Conduct and apply user research and usability testing to validate design decisions and inform iteration
  • Present design recommendations, trade-offs, and rationale to senior stakeholders to support alignment and execution

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Human Computer Interaction, Industrial Design, Ergonomics, Product Design, Design Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
  • 5+ years of experience designing digital interfaces with demonstrated UX and UI craft
  • Experience owning and delivering complex design initiatives as an individual contributor
  • Strong proficiency in Figma and standard design and prototyping tools
  • Demonstrated ability to solve non-standard design problems using independent judgment
  • Strong communication and presentation skills
  • Deep understanding of user-centered design principles, accessibility, and iterative development practices
  • Portfolio submission is required
  • If a candidate does not meet the required qualifications above, they cannot be hired for this position.

What Will Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)

  • Advanced degree in HCI, Industrial Design, Ergonomics, Product Design, or a related field
  • Experience working on complex, system-level or multimodal digital products
  • Exposure to automotive, consumer electronics, or other safety-critical or regulated environments
  • Experience balancing exploratory design work with technical constraints, timelines, and feasibility considerations
  • Familiarity with 3D modeling, motion design, sound design, multimodal interaction and interactive prototyping
  • Skilled at navigating between blue-sky ideation and grounded execution, aligning design vision with engineering realities, timelines, and stakeholder priorities

Benefits & conditions

The compensation information is a good faith estimate only. It is based on what a successful applicant might be paid in accordance with applicable state laws. The actual base salary a successful candidate will be offered within this range will vary based on factors relevant to the position, as well as geography of the selected candidate.

  • The base salary range for this role is $125,200 - $192,700. The actual base salary a successful candidate will be offered within this range will vary based on factors relevant to the position.
  • Bonus Potential: An incentive pay program offers payouts based on company performance, job level, and individual performance.

Benefits

  • Benefits: GM offers a variety of health and wellbeing benefit programs. Benefit options include medical, dental, vision, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Accounts, retirement savings plan, sickness and accident benefits, life insurance, paid vacation & holidays, tuition assistance programs, employee assistance program, GM vehicle discounts and more.

About GM

Our vision is a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion and we embrace the responsibility to lead the change that will make our world better, safer and more equitable for all.

Why Join Us

We believe we all must make a choice every day - individually and collectively - to drive meaningful change through our words, our deeds and our culture. Every day, we want every employee to feel they belong to one General Motors team.

About the company

General Motors is committed to being a workplace that is not only free of unlawful discrimination, but one that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging. We strongly believe that providing an inclusive workplace creates an environment in which our employees can thrive and develop better products for our customers.

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