Raymarine is a major supplier of electronic navigation and other equipment for marine use. The company principally targets the recreational market, but also serves first responder and light commercial markets. The middleweight UX Designer works within a team of designers on the south coast of England, solving complex UX challenges and creating beautiful, distinctive, and simple interfaces. The team designs products and services across a range of platforms – from embedded interfaces in dedicated hardware (navigation displays, VHF radios, autopilots, remote controls, etc.) to mobile applications and web services. Each of our products presents unique and interesting user interface design challenges.
We sit in an increasingly competitive sector, but one where user experience plays a key differentiating role. Our products are used worldwide, helping hundreds of thousands of boaters enjoy their time on the water with safety and confidence, using the latest technology.
Responsibilities
- Work closely with project stakeholders to gather requirements and drive embedded, web, and mobile UX projects from concept to delivery.
- Conduct a user‑centered design process including research, user journeys, sketches, wireframes, and interactive prototypes.
- Create (or source) graphic designs and assets.
- Engage with end‑users to understand their needs, aspirations, mental models, and gather in‑depth insights.
- Maintain awareness of competitive offerings, industry trends, new technologies and similar market segments.
- Identify opportunities for differentiation and competitive advantage.
- Provide support to developers to ensure design intent is correctly implemented; to test teams to ensure intent is validated; to sales and marketing to ensure benefits are communicated.
- Constantly push for a user‑centric approach.
- Stay up‑to‑date with industry trends and best practices, and apply them to enhance our design processes and deliverables.
- Advocate for the user and ensure that their needs are at the forefront of all design decisions.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Design, Human‑Computer Interaction, or a related field.
- Hands‑on experience of user‑centered design process and a strong portfolio of successful user interface design implementation.
- Proficiency in UX software (e.g., Figma) and graphic tools (e.g., Illustrator, Photoshop).
- Proficiency in OA tools.
- Ability to think critically and solve complex design problems.
- Experience working with development teams following an agile process.
- Excellent verbal, written and graphic communication skills.
- Creativity and flair for visual design.
- Excellent presentation skills.
- Experience with user research and usability testing.
- Ability to negotiate with product managers and developers to achieve the best outcome, and where necessary compromise or rework designs.
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