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Air Dominance & Strike - Senior Product UX Designer
Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.
WHY YOU ARE HERE
The Air Dominance and Strike Division is one of Anduril’s fastest growing divisions whose goal is to fundamentally reshape the way future peer to peer conflicts are fought by developing next generation software enabled collaborative air combat weapons. Our division develops, builds, and tests collaborative combat aircraft, missiles, and the software that powers these collaborative robots.
ABOUT THE ROLE
The Senior UX Designer position at Anduril involves spearheading the user experience of Air Dominance and Strike products. The role requires a strong background in UX or service design, with the ability to translate complex technical challenges into intuitive solutions. Responsibilities include leading UX initiatives, designing and prototyping innovative solutions, engaging with subject matter experts, conducting user research, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. The candidate will ensure designs meet strategic objectives and user needs while advocating for user-centric priorities in product development.
Key Responsibilities :
- Lead user experience initiatives for Air Dominance and Strike, transforming complex technical and operational requirements into easily comprehensible user flows, narratives, concepts of operation (CONOP), user interfaces, and experiences.
- Design and prototype innovative solutions, creating persuasive and functional design concepts for current and future software applications.
- Engage with SMEs, both internal and external, to drive clear decomposition of required product capabilities within the Air domain. Advocate for the prioritization of these capabilities by demonstrating their potential cross-business line utility and user impact to the Software Platform team.
- Facilitate interactive workshops and collaborative design sessions with stakeholders across disciplines to identify user needs, generate ideas, and validate design concepts.
- Develop and maintain subject matter expertise in Air Dominance-specific workflows, ensuring that user experiences are grounded in a deep understanding of operational contexts and user needs.
- Lead comprehensive user research, including interviews, usability testing, and field studies, to gather insights that drive design decisions.
- Collaborate with subject matter experts, engineers, designers, and cross-functional teams to ensure design solutions meet strategic objectives and user needs.
- Develop and maintain UX documentation such as service blueprints, journey maps, wireframes, and high-fidelity mockups.
- Champion the integration of user research findings into the product development lifecycle, influencing the strategic direction of Air Dominance Products.
- Collaborate with the Air Dominance & Strike design team to instill a user-centric design mentality within the Division.
Required Qualifications :
Preferred Qualifications :
LOCATION : Can sit in Washington D.C., Costa Mesa, CA, or Seattle, WA.
US Salary Range : $154,000 - $231,000 USD.
The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and / or training, critical skills, and / or business considerations.
Benefits :
Anduril is an equal-opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will be treated with respect and receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, uniform service, Veteran status, age, or any other protected characteristic.
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Salary : $154,000 - $231,000
