Product Designer at Fox Robotics

Fox Robotics is at the leading edge of warehouse automation, with a focus on autonomous forklifts. As the leader in this space, Fox has clear product market fit and is scaling fast, with plans to nearly double from ~90 employees in the next year. With this growth, employees have a once-in-a-career opportunity to learn, all while working as part of a mission-driven team focused on making robots that work. 

Job Title:    Product Designer (UX/UI Designer)

Worksite(s):   4101 Smith School Rd Bldg 2 Ste 100, Austin, TX, 78744 (Travis County)

Job Duties:

• Design a wide range of products and services that make up a self-driving forklift. 
• Possess key ownership over all decisions that affect the look, feel and usability of the product.
• Responsible for travelling to customer warehouses as needed to understand how the products are used.
• Pursue understanding of customers and develop user personas through user research.
• Understand capabilities and limitations of automation functions.
• Provide conceptual design ideas, information architecture, interaction and visual designs for physical forklift user interfaces.
• Design sitemaps, layouts and user interaction flows for web and mobile services.
• Create wireframes and mockups to aid in in-person and remote testing for design validation.
• Collaborate with engineers to understand, inspire and expand further possibilities of the product.
• Prepare sketches of conceptual design ideas or blueprints using computer-aided design equipment.
• Use computer software to develop virtual models of different self-driving forklift designs.
• Modify and refine designs, using working models, to conform with customer specifications, production limitations, or changes in design trends.
• Evaluate feasibility of design ideas, based on factors such as appearance, safety, function, serviceability, budget, production costs/methods, and market characteristics.
• Work with mechanical engineers and manufacturers to evaluate whether design concepts will fill needs at a reasonable cost.
• Confer with customers to establish and evaluate design concepts for self-driving forklift.
• Present designs and reports to customers for approval and discuss need for modification.

Minimum Requirements:    

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Design, Graphic Design, Computer Science, Information Technology, Human-Computer Interaction, any other related field required.
• 2 years of experience:
  • Designing and prototyping tools
  • Collaborating with cross functional teams, including product managers, engineers, and other stakeholders to define and implement innovative solutions for product direction, visuals or user experience
  • Developing mockups and prototypes that illustrate design concepts
  • Experience with web and/or mobile layouts and visual design
  • Identifying product needs and decision making to serve best interests of customers
  • Experience with user research techniques such as discovery interviews, usability testing and survey designs required; or any occupation where above experience was acquired.

Travel Requirements:       Up to 10% domestic travel required.

Benefits and perks:

• A once in a career opportunity to build, alongside colleagues who deeply care (plus robots that aren’t bad, either!)
• Competitive salary and stock options
• Generous healthcare options
• 401k match
• Unlimited PTO
• Other perks that connect us, including lunch on Fridays, team building activities, and more!