UX Designer II

THIS POSITION IS ELIGIBLE UNDER THE TERMS OF THE EMPLOYEE REFERRAL PROGRAM (ERP):

SUMMARY

ANSYS, Inc. seeks UX Designer II to work in Canonsburg, PA

RESPONSIBILITIES

The User Experience Designer II creates easy and delightful experiences for users interacting with ANSYS products and services. The UX designer assesses the functional and content requirements of a product, develops storyboards, creates wireframes and task flows based on user needs, and produces visually detailed mockups. A passion for visual design and familiarity with UI trends and technologies are essential in this role, enabling the UX designer to bring fresh and innovative ideas to a project. This is an intermediate role, heavily focused on content production and communication. It is intended to expose the UX professional to the nuts-and-bolts aspects of their UX career; while building on presentation, communication, and usability aspects of the design role. Specific job duties include: Designs, develops, and evaluates cutting-edge user interfaces with increased independence; Reviews UX artifacts created by other UX team members; Utilizes prototyping tools and UX toolkits; May create, review, and manage submissions to development code streams with high quality; Creates and delivers usability studies; Communicates design rationale across product creation disciplines and personnel; Records usability/UX problems with clear explanations and recommendations for improvement; and Works closely with product managers, development teams, and other designer.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Masters degree or foreign equivalent in Human-Computer Interaction, Design Engineering, or Industrial Design, or a related field of study.
• Alternate Acceptable Education and Work Experience Requirement: Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Human-Computer Interaction, Design Engineering, or Industrial Design, or a related field of study, and two (2) years of experience in a related position.
• Work experience or academic coursework must have included:
• Experience with CAD/CAE sketching, modeling and simulation applications including SpaceClaim, Creo, Solidworks, Fusion360 / Inventor, or Rhino;
• Experience with tools and technologies for UI implementation, including Visual Studio/VS code, WPF, HTML, CSS, or JavaScript;
• Experience with UX design and collaboration tools including Figma, Sketch, Adobe Suite, 3DS Max, InVision, or Zeplin;
• Experience with user research in a complex domain such as medical environment;
• Experience creating intuitive interfaces for managing tasks, resources, and data within engineering or enterprise environments; and
• Experience designing workflow-driven or enterprise web applications for platforms that manage complex, multi-step processes and user workflows

ANSYS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics.

ANSYS does not accept unsolicited referrals for vacancies, and any unsolicited referral will become the property of ANSYS. Upon hire, no fee will be owed to the agency, person, or entity.