Product Designer

Swarm Aero is at the forefront of redefining air power, developing swarming UAV and aircraft networks. They are seeking a Product Designer to create and maintain a scalable design system, improve usability through operator feedback, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure design implementation aligns with user needs.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain a scalable design system
• Elevate visual and interaction consistency across the platform
• Refactor complex UI panels for clarity and consistency
• Travel on-site to work with operators and capture feedback
• Conduct structured usability testing with operators and incorporate findings design improvements
• Translate field observations and operator behavior into design improvements
• Design intuitive workflows across a variety of mission profiles and user roles
• Prototype new interaction patterns for multi-domain, heterogeneous control
• Improve information hierarchy in dense, data-rich environments
• Work with the Product Manager and the Director of Product to prioritize work
• Collaborate closely with engineering to ensure implementation matches the design
• Articulate design decisions clearly with stakeholders

Requirements:

• 8+ years designing complex software applications
• Experience designing real-time control software
• Led end-to-end design from discovery through implementation
• On-site usability testing with operators
• Powerhouse Figma user
• Phenomenal communication skills
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret security clearance
• Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State
• Exposure to command-and-control systems
• Familiarity with defense or government program environments
• Experience designing for hardware-integrated software