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Primary Location: United States (US) - Iowa - Urbandale, IA
Function: User Experience (CA)
Title: UX Designer, Construction - 121594
Onsite/Remote:Onsite Position
This position is eligible for a flexible work schedule arrangement at the present time. The arrangement may be delayed for training or other job acclimation purposes and remains subject to change.
Your Responsibilities
As an Earthmoving User Experience (UX) Designer for the John Deere Intelligent Solutions Group (Based in Urbandale, IA or Dubuque, IA), you will support projects of moderate complexity through the development of User Interaction task flows, wireframes, prototypes through to final production for new and existing products. In addition, you will:
- Apply knowledge of usability, human factors, and UI processes to create intuitive user experiences and assist in pre and post-development usability testing
- Create and maintain project and overall system design artifacts
- Make strategic design and user-experience decisions related to features and develop user-centered system requirements
- Plan, coordinate, and perform UX interaction design and validation activities for a variety of projects
- Work closely with engineering and development teams to ensure features are implemented according to specification
- Develop and implement process improvements and enhancements
Note: A portfolio demonstrating ability to prototype and design elegant UX solutions (website URL or attachment) is required upon application.
VISA Sponsorship is NOT available for this position
What Skills You Need
- Two or more years experience applying User-Centered Design principles to moderately complex interface problems
- Two or more years of visual interface design as applied to web, mobile, or in-vehicle displays
- Two or more years experience working with cross-functional teams, such as: engineering, software development, marketing and business leaders
- Two or more years experience translating customer needs into design and articulating that design to technical and non-technical team members
- Two or more years experience with technology and product development processes
- High proficiency with at least two design and rapid-prototyping tools, such as: Sketch, Figma, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe XD, or InVision to create user interfaces
What Makes You Stand Out
- A strong portfolio of UI visual design, task flows, and designing to solve user problems
- Two years experience with Sketch and Figma
- Experience using UX metrics and a user-centered design process to provide insights to product engineering groups
- Experience applying design principles in terms of user flows, accessibility, visual hierarchy, and brand influence
- Demonstrated ability to utilize prototyping, user flows, storyboards and/or existing research to provide insights to design ahead of high-fidelity design delivery
- Experience designing for construction or agriculture in-vehicle interface
Education
Ideally, you will have a degree or equivalent work experience in the following:
- Bachelor's degree in a Human Factors, Graphic Design, Interaction / Visual Design, related field discipline or equivalent practical experience.
What You'll Get
At John Deere, you are empowered to create a career that will take you to where you want to go while working in an inclusive team environment. Here, you'll enjoy the freedom to explore new projects, the support to think outside the box and the advanced tools and technology that foster innovation and achievement. Additionally, we offer a comprehensive reward package to help you get started on your new career path, including:
- Flexible work arrangements
- Highly competitive base pay
- Savings & Retirement benefits (401K and Defined Contribution)
- Healthcare benefits with a generous company contribution in the Health Savings Account
- Adoption assistance
- Employee Assistance Programs
- Tuition assistance
- Fitness subsidies and on-site gyms at specific Deere locations
- Charitable contribution match
- Employee Purchase Plan & numerous discount programs for personal use
- Vacation and Holiday Pay
$86,892.00 - $130,332.00 + Benefits
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Must be 18 years of age or older to apply
The information contained herein is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and qualifications required of individuals performing the job. The qualifications detailed in this job description are not considered the minimum requirements necessary to perform the job, but rather as guidelines.
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