Sr UX Designer

VW. Two letters. Endless opportunities. A bright future.

Innovation. Sophistication. Optimization. This is our Passion.

Worldwide, the Volkswagen Group has a long tradition of dramatic innovations. The Volkswagen Group with its headquarters in Wolfsburg is one of the world’s leading automobile manufacturers and the largest carmaker in Europe. The Group comprises twelve brands from seven European countries: Volkswagen Passenger Cars, Audi, SEAT, ŠKODA, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, Porsche, Ducati, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, Scania and MAN.  Here in the US, we are blending German engineering with American ingenuity.

At the Innovation & Engineering Center California (IECC), we represent the Volkswagen Group in applied research and development. Located in the heart of Silicon Valley, we create bold new ideas for the Volkswagen, Audi, Bentley, Lamborghini, Bugatti and Porsche brands. We’re a team of engineers, designers, scientists, and psychologists looking to develop innovations for future generations of cars, and to transfer technologies from many industries and research institutions into the automotive domain. Our mission is to drive change which means we are not only impacting one of the world’s largest car makers, but also the lives of millions of people. Are you ready to join us?

Sr. UX Designer

Role Summary

The ICC focuses on research and development of leading-edge technologies with the goal to meet the future mobility needs of the Volkswagen Group customer.

Usability (“UX”)  / Design (“UI”) work at the ICC has always spanned these diverse goals of the ICC teams. Our value as UX/UI designer to the ICC is to support the customer experience at all stages of the product development process, from blue-sky concept ideation to benchmark usability testing of our products on market versus competitors’ products. The goal of the ICC UX/UI program centers on a core aspect of the ICC’s mission statement: “improving the customer experience.” 

Role Responsibilities

Usability Program Development and Management – (60%)

·         Leads field of work at the ERL to sustainably bring ideas to life

·         Defines scope, timeline, and deliverables

·         Tracks project timeline and resources

·         Lead the interaction with project partners/mentors within VW Group to ensure proper knowledge transfer with proper documentation for the relevant parties within VW Group

·         Aligns individual goals with team goals, and ERL vision/mission

·         Takes ownership of ERL design specific cluster performance metrics.

·         Drives work with Team Leaders at ERL to insert best-practices UX/UI into team roa