Junior UX Product Designer

Simpson Strong-Tie is a leader in engineered structural connectors, software, and solutions for the building industry. We maintain a reputation as a trusted manufacturer, partner, and corporate citizen committed to our customers and employees.

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Our founder, Barc Simpson established 9 Principles of Business we live out as company values and have made Simpson Strong-Tie an inspiring place to work since 1956.

Our team of talented people are dedicated to our shared mission : to provide solutions that help people design and build safer, stronger structures.

We are looking for an innovative designer to join our team and help us shape the future of our design at Simpson Strong-Tie.

As a Junior UX Product Designer, you will be responsible for the design of complex user experiences and interfaces, ensuring that our product is intuitive, functional, and visually appealing.

You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including product management, engineering, and user research to define and deliver exceptional user experiences that meet the needs of our customers.

You’ll demonstrate your creativity, analytical skills, and knowledge of user-facing technologies to enable efficient, high-quality execution and communications as well as launch innovative features for a diverse product portfolio.

This position reports to the Team Manager, UX Product Design.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING (% of Time)Product Design (40%)

• Support the design of user experiences and interfaces, ensuring they are intuitive and visually appealing.
• Participate in the entire design process from ideation, research, prototyping, to testing.
• Employ design thinking methodologies to brainstorm and iterate on creative solutions.
• Assist in prototyping design concepts in collaboration with senior designers and cross-functional teams.
• Help create user flows, wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity designs that effectively communicate design solutions.
• Contribute to user testing and research to validate designs.
• Stay up to date with emerging trends and best practices in UX design and technology.
• Engage in design critiques, providing and receiving feedback to refine designs.

Cross-Functional Teams Collaboration (40%)

• Collaborate with senior designers and cross-functional teams to understand business and customer requirements.
• Support the integration of UX solutions, ensuring compatibility across multiple browsers and devices.
• Participate in discussions with product management, engineering, and user research to align on exceptional user experiences.

Design System (20%)

• Assist in the development and maintenance of a design system to ensure consistency and scalability across products.
• Support senior designers in creating reusable UX patterns and frameworks for user tasks.
• Contribute to establishing and maintaining design standards and guidelines.

Desired Skills And Experience

• Up to 2 years of experience in UX design.
• A foundational understanding of design principles and a desire to solve complex user problems.
• A portfolio showcasing your design process and ability to produce engaging user interfaces.
• Familiarity with Figma and other design tools.
• Basic knowledge of design systems, typography, layout, color, and interaction design.
• Experience in collaborating on design projects and ability to work effectively in a team.
• Strong communication skills, capable of articulating design concepts and solutions.
• A degree or certification in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

Physical Requirements And Work Environment

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Requirements

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, talk and hear, and sometimes walk and stand.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee may occasionally push or lift up to 25 lbs.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

This job operates in a professional office environment where standard office equipment such as computers, phones, printer / scanner, etc. are frequently used.

Travel Required

This job requires 5% domestic travel.

WORK STATUS & LOCATION

This full-time, exempt position is located in Pleasanton, CA and is open to fully remote within the US.

RELOCATION

Relocation is not available for this position.

$76,200 - $121,900 / year

Posted pay range is based upon national average and may vary depending on geographical work location.

REWARDS AT SIMPSON STRONG-TIE

We recognize and reward employees with a carefully designed and comprehensive rewards package, including competitive compensation, quarterly bonuses or commission and first-rate benefits.

May exclude some positions, such as seasonal jobs.

• Quarterly Bonuses / Commission : You will be eligible for either a bonus or commission, paid on a quarterly basis. We believe all employees affect customers, sales and revenue directly or indirectly and should be rewarded by sharing the company profits.
• Benefits : We provide a wide range of benefits for eligible full-time employees including : medical, dental, vision, retirement contributions, employee stock purchase and bonus plans, pay for holidays, vacation, sick days, funerals and jury duty, years of service awards, employee discounts, employee referral bonuses, charitable contribution matching, education reimbursement and more.

In keeping with the Company's commitment to the communities in which it does business, we are an equal opportunity employer.

This means that to the fullest extent required by local law, employment decisions are based on merit and business needs and not on race, color, citizenship status, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion, creed, physical or mental disability, genetic information, medical condition, covered marital status, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

Please note all job offers are contingent upon a successful background investigation and drug test. Simpson Strong-Tie's drug policy is based upon Federal Law, and therefore will screen applicants for amphetamines, including methamphetamines, cocaine, phencyclidine, opiates, and marijuana.

Where applicable, drug testing for marijuana may be modified to conform with state and local laws.

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