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MathWorks is seeking an Associate UX Designer for their Engineering Development Group, offering a hybrid work model to enhance leadership and technical skills while contributing to UX design projects.

Responsibilities: Engage with customers to understand their needs, collaborate with cross-functional teams, develop user experiences, and promote best practices in design and usability.

Skills: Experience in user experience design, proficiency in programming languages like MATLAB, R, Python, C++, Java, or JavaScript, and excellent communication and time management abilities.

Qualifications: A bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline, and experience in HCI, Design, or related fields is preferred. A portfolio showcasing multiple projects is required.

Location: Natick, US

Compensation: Not provided by employer. Typical compensation ranges for this position are between $70,000 - $100,000.

Job Summary

<p>MathWorks has a hybrid work model that enables staff members to split their time between office and home. The hybrid model provides the advantage of having both in-person time with colleagues and flexible at-home life optimizations. Learn More: https://www.mathworks.com/company/jobs/resources/applying-and-interviewing.html#onboarding.</p>

The Engineering Development Group (EDG) is a key leadership development program in MathWorks, enabling candidates from a variety of technical backgrounds to develop and demonstrate their skills for a successful and rewarding career.

As a team member in the EDG for User Experience Designers program, you will enhance your leadership and technical skills, and work on projects with the MathWorks UX Design team. You will contribute to collaborative work with our customers and cross-functional development teams. You will receive mentoring and coaching to transition into a successful role within the MathWorks UX organization. As a UX designer, you will lead projects through the full design process, from early ideas and sketches to wireframes and prototypes, and into active development until your pixel-perfect designs "go live" to delight our users across the globe.

MathWorks nurtures growth, appreciates inclusivity, encourages initiative, values teamwork, shares success, and rewards excellence.

Responsibilities

As a member of the EDG for UX Designers program, you will engage with customers across industries to gain the customer perspective and a deeper understanding of MathWorks' suite of products. More specifically, you will:

• Sharpen your technical skills to better understand our platforms and how to leverage them when collaborating with customers.
• Work with quality engineering, development, and marketing teams to understand MathWorks product and branding directions and develop appropriate and consistent design solutions.
• Work with project partners to understand detailed requirements and design complete user experiences that meet user needs and the project partners’ vision.
• Demonstrate technical and leadership skills. Develop leadership skills through opportunities to show initiative, lead process improvements, as well as coach and mentor others.
• Research and showcase knowledge in industry trends and the latest technologies across mobile, desktop, and web.
• Help promote standard methodologies in design, usability, and accessibility within the design and engineering teams and across the company. 
• Connect with customers on complex technical issues in MATLAB, Simulink, and other MathWorks products.
• Benefit from extensive learning opportunities through training, mentorship, and knowledge-sharing forums.

Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree is required.
• Candidates for this position must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis for any employer without restriction.
• Visa sponsorship will not be provided for this position.
• Experience with user experience

Additional Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline with HCI, Design, or similar specialization
• Portfolio available for viewing, highlighting multiple projects and your direct contributions linked in your resume
• Experience crafting user experiences in technical/engineering domains
• Programming experience in any programming language (MATLAB, R, Python, C++, Java, JS, etc.)
• Excellent communication and time management skills
• Prior UX Design experience is a plus