UX Designer

Job title:

UX Designer

Company

Futura Design

Job description

Our OEM Client based in Gaydon, is searching for a UX Designer to join their team, Inside IR35. This is a contract position until 31st March 2026.Umbrella Pay Rate: £33.64 per hour.This role exists to generate and deliver high-quality interaction design for future automotive products. It focuses on the conception and design of user interface systems across the vehicle, including instrument clusters, centre screens, passenger screens, voice, gesture and other emerging interaction modalities.The UX Designer will translate operational and informational requirements into intuitive and elegant user experiences that support the driving task and align with industry standards and regulatory guidance.A key part of this role is working within an established Design System and Figma-based component library, ensuring consistency and efficiency across all digital touchpoints. You will contribute to the evolution of the design system by identifying gaps, proposing new components and collaborating with DesignOps and engineering teams to ensure seamless implementation.You will work closely with research and behavioural science specialists to develop, validate and refine interface concepts from early ideation through to real-world testing.Key Responsibilities:

• Design user interfaces for in-vehicle systems, grounded in human-centred design principles and aligned with usability and industry standards.
• Translate complex requirements into clear, testable interaction concepts using Figma and prototyping tools.
• Work within and contribute to the Design System, ensuring consistent use of components, patterns and interaction models.
• Collaborate with DesignOps to evolve the component library, ensuring it supports current and future UX needs.
• Partner with researchers and behavioural scientists to plan and interpret user testing, iterating designs based on insights.
• Participate in agile ceremonies, sprint planning and design reviews as part of a cross-functional team.

Essential Skills Required:

• Proven experience designing user interfaces through a human-centred design process, ideally in complex or embedded systems.
• Strong portfolio showcasing end-to-end UX design, including research, prototyping, testing, and delivery.
• Proficiency in Figma, including prototyping, use of components, variants, auto layout, and libraries.
• Experience working within and contributing to a design system and component library.
• Strong understanding of usability, accessibility, and user experience principles.
• Ability to design and deliver user stories, journeys, and prototypes that reflect customer needs and business goals.
• Comfortable working in agile, multi-disciplinary teams and fast-paced environments.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, with the ability to engage stakeholders at all levels and present complex ideas clearly.
• Confident facilitating workshops and synthesising feedback into actionable design improvements.
• Familiarity with the automotive or consumer electronics landscape, including awareness of UX/UI consistency across platforms.
• Ability to incorporate customer feedback, usage metrics, and research insights into design decisions.

Desirable Skills Requested:

• Experience designing for automotive, mobility, or embedded systems.
• Familiarity with Agile and Scrum methodologies.
• Exposure to behavioural research methods and interpreting qualitative and quantitative data.
• Experience conducting various forms of user research and synthesizing the data to inform design decisions.

Education Required:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in UX Design,

Expected salary

Location

Gaydon, Warwickshire

Job date

Fri, 25 Jul 2025 22:00:06 GMT

To help us track our recruitment effort, please indicate in your email/cover letter where (tendersglobal.net) you saw this job posting.