Product Designer - 3D UX Lead

Description

Join our team of exceptional software engineers to design novel user experiences in 3D editing and visualization. The Esri R&D Center–Zurich is seeking a skilled lead designer for our Web 3D solution and Esri CityEngine software, a groundbreaking 3D city modeling tool used in film production, architecture, urban design, planning, and other 3D/GIS industries.

Responsibilities:

• Design interaction models, workflows, and user interface specifications to bring beauty and ease-of-use to the CityEngine and ArcGIS user experience
• Create wireframes and visual designs, work closely with the engineers implementing your designs, test designs to see what works well, and refine the designs to sort out any problems and to polish the final pixels
• Take high level concepts and synthesize them into clean, modern, and clever product specifications
• Interact with users to identify and articulate their needs; research 3D UX practices and push the state of the art; brainstorm with internal stakeholders, set directions, and drive specification and development initiatives
• Help define both long and short-term vision and roadmap for CityEngine and the ArcGIS 3D platform
• Give high level presentations regarding CityEngine and 3D user experience on behalf of Esri at external conferences and in other forums/venues; evangelize the Esri 3D user experience practices externally and internally

• Solid intuition and strong passion for detailed, innovative, and empathic design; excellent spatial sense
• Well-rounded design skills (interaction, UI, visual, and motion design) for taking on multiple aspects of a project
• Strong working knowledge of commercial 3D software tools such as AutoCAD, Maya, SketchUp, or Rhino; proficient in Photoshop, Illustrator, and other design or mockup tools
• Minimum of two years of industry experience in a software development company, including hands-on product design leadership; experience with building and shipping software products
• Excellent communication skills—you can clearly articulate the reasoning for deciding from among multiple explorations
• Ability to work in a fast-paced team environment that sparks ingenuity and encourages innovative ideas
• Understand how to think about product strategy and vision alongside user needs to define what we build before jumping to how we build it
• CV or portfolio featuring examples of your product design work
• Bachelor’s in computer science, computer engineering, cartography, architecture, or a related field

Recommended Qualifications:

• Experience with SCRUM and software development processes in general
• Experience with JIRA, GitHub, or similar issue tracking and project management software
• Familiarity with Esri CityEngine or ArcGIS
• HTML and CSS knowledge; current on latest responsive design techniques