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Sr UX UI Product Designer

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Pay
$117,000 – $150,000 a year
Where
Portland, OR US
Work mode
Hybrid
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Inside the Role

About the Role As a Sr. UX/UI Product Designer in our Design Center, you’ll lead on real production vehicles and next-generation HMI concepts from day one; contributing to in-cabin digital experiences across Freightliner, Western Star, and our global brands. You’ll own significant product areas, set the quality bar for the team, and bring a strong point of view to HMI design decisions that impact millions of professional drivers worldwide. This is a high-impact role for a Sr. Designer who can still execute at the highest level while shaping direction, mentoring junior talent, and driving alignment across a global team. A career-defining opportunity for a hungry designer ready to push the boundaries of UI craft and help shape the future of mobility. Why Daimler Truck North America At DTNA, you’re not designing for a screen, you’re designing for the road. Our vehicles support critical industries around the world, and the experiences you create will be used by professionals every day. We’re a high-performing, globally distributed design team driven by Respect, Tenacity, and Excellence. We foster a culture built on trust and collaboration, where design quality matters and your growth as a designer is actively supported. If you’re hungry to do meaningful work and be part of a team that pushes for excellence, this is the place. Together we shape the future.

Posting Information

We provide a scheduled posting end date to assist our candidates with their application planning. While this date reflects our latest plans, it is subject to change, and postings may be extended or removed earlier than expected.

We Take Care of Our Team

Position offers a starting salary range of $117,000 – $150,000 USD

Pay offered dependent on knowledge, skills, and experience.

Benefits include annual bonus program; 401k company contribution with company match up to 6% as well as non-elective company contribution of 3 - 7% depending on age; starting at 4 weeks paid vacation; 13+ calendar holidays; 8 weeks paid parental leave; employee assistance program; comprehensive healthcare plans and wellness programs; onsite fitness (at some locations); tuition assistance and volunteer paid time off; short-term and long-term disability plans.

What You Drive at DTNA

Design & Craft

  • Lead the design high-quality in-vehicle UIs: typography, color, iconography, layout, and motion across global brands.
  • Deliver pixel-perfect, implementation-ready specs, assets, and reusable components for our global design system as well as set standards.
  • Build high-fidelity prototypes to communicate visual, motion, and interaction intent.
  • Craft glance-based interfaces that balance driver safety, brand expression, and system complexity at scale.
  • Raise the bar for design quality and consistency across work streams, sharing best practices and guiding the broader team.

Strategy & Thinking

  • Translate product requirements, user needs, and brand intent into cohesive UX/UI solutions.
  • Proactively identify design gaps, experience inconsistencies, and opportunities across the in-vehicle ecosystem.
  • Bring a clear point of view to cross-functional conversations; advocating for the driver experience with confidence and evidence.
  • Partner with human factors and research teams to test concepts with drivers, evaluate usability, and refine designs based on findings.
  • Synthesize research insights, technical constraints, and domain knowledge into design decisions that hold up under scrutiny.

Collaboration & Impact

  • Lead cross-functionally with engineering, product strategy, and truck technology across a global team.
  • Communicate design rationale with clarity and conviction; present work to senior stakeholders and iterate with purpose.
  • Own complex workstreams end-to-end, from ambiguous brief to production handoff, with a high degree of autonomy.
  • Mentor and support junior and mid-level designers; elevating craft, providing structured feedback, and helping grow the team.

Knowledge You Should Bring (Minimum Requirements)

Experience

  • Bachelor’s degree in UX, Interaction Design, Product Design, Industrial Design, or related field.
  • 7+ years of UX/UI or product design experience with a track record of owning and shipping complex digital products
  • Proven hands-on experience designing automotive HMI and in-vehicle digital systems including cluster, infotainment, and HUD.
  • An attached resume is required
  • Required: Portfolio demonstrating strong visual design, interaction design, and problem-solving, with clear ownership of work. Applications without an included portfolio will not be considered

Skills

  • Strong visual design fundamentals: typography, color, layout, and motion.
  • Expert-level proficiency in Figma and Adobe Creative Suite.
  • Proficiency in 3D modeling and rendering for UI concept visualization.
  • Ability to prototype at multiple levels of fidelity and communicate complex interaction decisions to technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Deep systems thinking: designing coherently across features, states, flows, and brands at scale.
  • Proven ability to mentor designers and elevate team craft through feedback, documentation, and example.
  • Proactive, autonomous, and execution-driven with uncompromising passion for craft and quality that raises the bar for everyone around you.

Exceptional Candidates Might Have (Preferred qualifications)

  • Familiarity with automotive HMI/prototyping tools (Kanzi, Qt, Unreal Engine, ProtoPie, Rive, etc.)
  • Experience working with systems engineering teams to translate system requirements and constraints into user-centered design solutions.
  • Familiar with in-vehicle physical components and other interaction modalities.
  • Exposure to AR/VR spatial interfaces.
  • Experience using AI in design workflows.
  • Basic proficiency with AI-enabled workplace tools and technologies.

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Where We Work

This position is open to applicants who can work in (or relocate to) the following location(s)-

Portland, OR US. Relocation assistance is not available for this position.

Schedule Type:

Hybrid (4 days per week in-office / 1 day remote). This schedule builds our #OneTeamBestTeam culture, provides an unparalleled customer experience, and creates innovative solutions through in-person collaboration.

At Daimler Truck North America, we recognize our world is changing faster than ever before. By listening to the needs of today, we’re building to solve with cutting-edge solutions in sustainability and future driving technology across electric, hydrogen and autonomous. These solutions, backed by years of innovative success and achievement, continue DTNA’s legacy as the undisputed industry leader. Our evolving brand portfolio is second to none, including Freightliner Trucks, Western Star, Demand Detroit, Thomas Built Buses, Freightliner Custom Chassis, and Financial Services. Together, we work as one team towards our envisioned future – building a cleaner, safer and more efficient tomorrow for all.

That is what we are working toward - for all who keep the world moving.

Additional Information

  • Visa sponsorship will only be open to current Daimler Truck North America employees working under an existing U.S. Daimler Truck North America Visa
  • All other applicants must be legally authorized to work permanently in the country the position is located in at the time of application
  • Final candidate must successfully complete a criminal background check
  • Final candidate may be required to successfully complete a pre-employment drug screen
  • Contractors, professional services, or other contingent workers should confirm with their local agency if they are eligible to apply for FTE positions
  • EEO - Disabled/Veterans

Daimler Truck North America is committed to workforce inclusion and providing an environment where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, sex (including pregnancy), religion, national origin, age, marital status, family relationship, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression (including transgender and transitioning status), genetic information, or veteran status.

For an accommodation or special assistance with applying for a posted position, please contact our Human Resources department at 503-745-8982 or toll free 800-206-3369. For TTY/TDD enabled call 503-745-2137 or toll free 866-355-6935.

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