Product Designer - Contract
About this role:
Pickle is on the hunt for a dynamic and driven UX Designer to revolutionize the future of warehouse automation. In this role, you'll help build the end-to-end UX for our robotic truck-unloading system, translating complex hardware interactions into intuitive controls and touchscreen experiences. From deeply understanding loading dock workflows to delivering polished, production-ready UI, you'll tackle meaningful design challenges that bridge the physical and digital worlds. If you thrive on solving real-world design challenges in a collaborative, fast-paced startup environment, we'd love to hear from you.
About this role:
Pickle is on the hunt for a dynamic and driven UX Designer to revolutionize the future of warehouse automation. In this role, you'll help build the end-to-end UX for our robotic truck-unloading system, translating complex hardware interactions into intuitive controls and touchscreen experiences. From deeply understanding loading dock workflows to delivering polished, production-ready UI, you'll tackle meaningful design challenges that bridge the physical and digital worlds. If you thrive on solving real-world design challenges in a collaborative, fast-paced startup environment, we'd love to hear from you.
Responsibilities:
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Understand and document user workflows, target use environments, and typical user profiles
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Maintain a UI design system compatible with the company's brand guidelines and culture
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Create high-fidelity wireframes for a touchscreen interfacesthat controls a robotic truck unloader
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Design reusable components, icons, and animations for our app
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Work with product management to develop clickthrough prototypes that can be used to test with new users
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Work closely with our frontend engineers to ensure proper implementation of designs
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Travel occasionally to customer warehouses to test new design ideas
Skills and Experience:
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5+ years of experience designing UI for mobile devices ,web applications, or touchscreen interfaces, including industrial or ruggedized display environments
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Proficiency in Figma for wireframing, prototyping, and delivering production-ready design specs
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Experience with design tools such as Sketch, Adobe XD, or other visual design and prototyping tools
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Experience using software tools like Photoshop, Illustrator, or After Effects to generate icons, illustrations, and animations in .png, .svg, and Lottie formats
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A portfolio demonstrating a solid understanding of data-driven and user-centric UX
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Strong understanding of UX design principles and methodologies
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Experience conducting user tests and leveraging qualitative and quantitative data to support design decisions
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Some experience with hardware-based products is preferred
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Some experience with robots or robotic hardware products is a plus
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Knowledge of warehouse operations is a plus
