Senior User Experience Designer
Posted 1 week ago by Nixor
£50,000 Per year
Undetermined
Hybrid
England, United Kingdom
Summary: The UX Designer role focuses on creating innovative digital experiences for next-gen Jaguar Land Rover vehicles, emphasizing human-centered design and collaboration. This position involves translating technical requirements into intuitive designs, utilizing Figma for prototyping, and contributing to a robust Design System. The role is hybrid and offers a contract with potential for extension or permanent placement. Candidates should have experience in designing for complex systems and a strong portfolio showcasing their UX process.
Key Responsibilities:
- Translate functional and technical requirements into intuitive, testable interaction designs.
- Use Figma to develop interaction flows, prototypes, and pixel-perfect components.
- Work within and improve the Design System by adding new patterns and refining usability.
- Partner with research teams to validate ideas through user testing and behavioral insight.
- Contribute to agile ceremonies and cross-functional design reviews with engineers and product owners.
Key Skills:
- Experience designing interfaces for embedded or complex systems (automotive, aviation, consumer electronics, etc.).
- Portfolio showcasing end-to-end UX process – from research and ideation to final delivery.
- Expertise with Figma, including prototyping, variants, auto layout, and component libraries.
- Confidence designing within and contributing to established Design Systems.
- Strong understanding of usability, accessibility, and behavior-driven design.
- Ability to clearly communicate design decisions to technical and non-technical audiences.
- A collaborative mindset – comfortable working in agile, multi-disciplinary teams.
Salary (Rate): £50,000.00/year
City: undetermined
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: IT
UX Designer – Shape the Future of In-Car Digital Experiences
Location - Gaydon / Hybrid working
7 month Contract till end of March - Then 1 year extension or flipped to permanent if you decide.
The Role is paying £256. (£32hr)
Join the team designing the future of automotive UX – where innovation meets elegance. We’re looking for a talented and forward-thinking UX Designer to craft high-quality digital experiences across next-gen Jaguar Land Rover vehicles. You'll be at the forefront of redefining how drivers and passengers interact with technology inside the car – from instrument clusters and centre displays to voice, gesture, and emerging interaction modalities. If you're passionate about human-centred design, thrive in collaborative environments, and want to build products used by millions globally, this is your opportunity to help shape the digital soul of iconic vehicles.
Why this role?
- Work on real vehicles, not just wireframes – Your designs will influence how people experience driving tomorrow’s cars.
- Join a UX-first culture – Collaborate with researchers, behavioural scientists, and engineering to validate, test, and refine elegant interaction systems.
- Advance an award-winning Design System – Help evolve our robust Figma-based component library that scales across all digital touchpoints in the car.
- Solve meaningful problems – You'll work on complex, safety-critical experiences that balance innovation, usability, and regulatory needs.
What you’ll do:
- Translate functional and technical requirements into intuitive, testable interaction designs.
- Use Figma to develop interaction flows, prototypes, and pixel-perfect components.
- Work within and improve our Design System – adding new patterns, refining usability, and ensuring scalable consistency.
- Partner with research teams to validate ideas through user testing and behavioural insight.
- Contribute to agile ceremonies and cross-functional design reviews with engineers and product owners.
What you’ll bring:
- Experience designing interfaces for embedded or complex systems (automotive, aviation, consumer electronics, etc.).
- Portfolio showcasing end-to-end UX process – from research and ideation to final delivery.
- Expertise with Figma, including prototyping, variants, auto layout, and component libraries.
- Confidence designing within and contributing to established Design Systems.
- Strong understanding of usability, accessibility, and behaviour-driven design.
- Ability to clearly communicate design decisions to technical and non-technical audiences.
- A collaborative mindset – comfortable working in agile, multi-disciplinary teams.
Bonus if you have:
- Automotive or mobility UX experience
- Exposure to behavioural research methods
- Familiarity with Agile/Scrum and iterative product development