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Associate UX Designer - Engineering Development Group

🇺🇸 Natick, MA

🕑 Full-Time

💰 TBD

💻 Product Development

🗓️ September 16th, 2025

Python

Edtech.com's Summary

MathWorks is hiring an Associate UX Designer for the Engineering Development Group. The role involves collaborating with customers and cross-functional teams to design user experiences, leading projects through the full design process from concept to deployment, and developing leadership and technical skills through mentoring and hands-on projects.

Highlights
  • Collaborate with customers to understand their needs and deliver user-centered designs.
  • Work with engineering, quality, and marketing teams to produce consistent design solutions aligned with product goals and branding.
  • Lead projects from early sketches to pixel-perfect designs implemented in active development.
  • Develop leadership skills by initiating process improvements and mentoring peers.
  • Stay current with industry trends across mobile, desktop, and web platforms.
  • Promote design methodologies, usability, and accessibility standards across teams.
  • Engage with complex technical issues related to MATLAB, Simulink, and other MathWorks products.
  • Participate in training, mentorship, and knowledge-sharing activities.
  • Require a bachelor's degree, experience in user experience, and authorization to work full-time in the U.S. without restrictions.
  • Preferred qualifications include a STEM degree with a focus on HCI or Design, a project portfolio, programming experience, and prior UX design experience.

Associate UX Designer - Engineering Development Group Full Description

Associate UX Designer - Engineering Development Group


Job Summary
The Engineering Development Group (EDG) is a key leadership development program in MathWorks, enabling candidates from a variety of technical backgrounds to develop and demonstrate their skills for a successful and rewarding career.

As a team member in the EDG for User Experience Designers program, you will enhance your leadership and technical skills, and work on projects with the MathWorks UX Design team. You will contribute to collaborative work with our customers and cross-functional development teams.  You will receive mentoring and coaching to transition into a successful role within the MathWorks UX organization. As a UX designer, you will lead projects through the full design process, from early ideas and sketches to wireframes and prototypes, and into active development until your pixel-perfect designs "go live" to delight our users across the globe.

Responsibilities
As a member of the EDG for UX Designers program, you will engage with customers across industries to gain the customer perspective and a deeper understanding of MathWorks' suite of products. More specifically, you will:

  • Sharpen your technical skills to better understand our platforms and how to leverage them when collaborating with customers.
  • Work with quality engineering, development, and marketing teams to understand MathWorks product and branding directions and develop appropriate and consistent design solutions.
  • Work with project partners to understand detailed requirements and design complete user experiences that meet user needs and the project partners’ vision.
  • Demonstrate technical and leadership skills. Develop leadership skills through opportunities to show initiative, lead process improvements, as well as coach and mentor others.
  • Research and showcase knowledge in industry trends and the latest technologies across mobile, desktop, and web.
  • Help promote standard methodologies in design, usability, and accessibility within the design and engineering teams and across the company. 
  • Connect with customers on complex technical issues in MATLAB, Simulink, and other MathWorks products.
  • Benefit from extensive learning opportunities through training, mentorship, and knowledge-sharing forums.

Minimum Qualifications
  • A bachelor's degree is required.
  • Candidates for this position must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis for any employer without restriction.
  • Visa sponsorship will not be provided for this position.
  • Experience with user experience

Additional Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline with HCI, Design, or similar specialization
  • Portfolio available for viewing, highlighting multiple projects and your direct contributions linked in your resume
  • Experience crafting user experiences in technical/engineering domains
  • Programming experience in any programming language (MATLAB, R, Python, C++, Java, JS, etc.)
  • Excellent communication and time management skills
  • Prior UX Design experience is a plus