Senior UX Designer

Cubic Corporation • Austin, TX

4d

About The Position

When you join Cubic, you become part of a company that creates and delivers technology solutions in transportation to make people’s lives easier by simplifying their daily journeys, and defense capabilities to help promote mission success and safety for those who serve their nation. Led by our talented teams around the world, Cubic is committed to solving global issues through innovation and service to our customers and partners. We have a top-tier portfolio of businesses, including Cubic Transportation Systems (CTS) and Cubic Defense (CD).
The Engineering function is responsible for all engineering activities within a firm to ensure that business objectives are met. Includes the creation, development, design, and improvement of products, equipment, facilities, services, standards, and procedures in all engineering fields.
The Software Engineering area is responsible for the development of computer programming systems and applications including the design, coding, testing and deployment of products and solutions to meet firm obligations.
Role Knowledge and Application
Complete knowledge and full understanding of area of specialization, principles and practices within a professional discipline. Assesses unusual circumstances and uses sophisticated analytical and problem solving techniques to identify cause. Resolves and assesses a wide range of issues in creative ways and suggests variations in approach. Uses evaluation, judgment, and interpretation to select right course of action. This job is the fully qualified, experienced professional, journey-level position.
Complexity and Problem-Solving
Works on problems of diverse scope where analysis of information requires evaluation of identifiable factors. Devises solutions based on limited information and precedent and adapts existing approaches to resolve issues. Uses evaluation, judgment, and interpretation to select right course of action.
Supervision
Work is done independently and is reviewed at critical points.
Collaboration and Interaction
Enhances relationships and networks with senior internal/external partners who are not familiar with the subject matter often requiring persuasion. Adapts style to differing audiences and often advises others on difficult matters.
Recommended Background and Experience
The education/experience information should only be used for requisitions/external postings in accordance with local regulations

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of related design experience, or Master’s degree with 3+ years of related design experience, or equivalent practical experience
• Experience working in a UX/UI practitioner role within agile product teams
• Experience designing responsive web and mobile applications
• Proficiency with modern wireframing, UI, and prototyping tools (e.g., Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD)
• Experience identifying user research needs and conducting formal or informal usability studies to inform and validate designs
• Demonstrated ability to incorporate feedback from users, internal stakeholders, and external customers
• Ability to integrate best practices, data, and available research to inform design decisions
• Experience working across both B2C and B2B product environments
• Experience building, growing, and/or implementing a design system
• Effective communicator and cross-functional collaborator

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with WCAG accessibility standards and inclusive design practices
• Experience designing internal tools or SaaS platform products
• Experience with data visualization and dashboard design
• Working knowledge of HTML and CSS for design feasibility and handoff
• Experience using Figma collaboratively in a team environment

Benefits

• Cubic is dedicated to providing a comprehensive employee benefits program.
• All regular, full-time and part-time employees (working an average of 20 hours per week) are eligible for benefits that are effective on the first day of employment.
• Cubic offers medical, dental and vision insurance, company-paid disability (company continues full pay and benefits for up to six weeks), life insurance options, critical illness and accident coverages, Flexible Spending Accounts, a pre-paid legal plan, travel accident insurance, an award-winning well-being program which includes an employer-funded lifestyle spending account, up to six weeks of paid parental leave, and a 401k Retirement Plan with a company match.
• Employees can also take advantage of backup childcare, pet care, pet insurance, virtual tutoring, and a tuition reimbursement program.
• Many locations follow a 9/80 work schedule with time-off policies to help encourage employees to take time for rest and relaxation.
• Full-time salaried employees are eligible to participate in Cubic’s flexible time-off arrangement.
• Part-time and hourly employees accrue paid time-off (PTO)/Sick leave at a rate of 5.23 hours bi-weekly.
• Lastly, Cubic provides its employees 11 paid holidays throughout the calendar year.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level