Sr Product Designer

Company Overview: Dedrone is the world’s most trusted smart airspace security company. Hundreds of commercial, government and military customers around the world rely on Dedrone’s comprehensive, command and control (C2) solution to protect against the persistent and escalating threat from drones while enabling “good” drones to fly. By leveraging AI/ML, Dedrone is the only solution that provides continuous, autonomous interrogation and verification of drones that enables both multi-sensor and multi-mitigation options onto a single fused "pane-of-glass". Whether on-premise / air-gapped or in the cloud, Dedrone customers can easily detect, track, identify, analyze, and mitigate drone threats.

Your Impact

As Product Designer at Dedrone, you will support cross-functional teams to develop cutting-edge counter-drone technology that protects critical infrastructure and human life. Your role will be focused on developing rapid technically complex prototypes, design system implementation and management and iterating on specific roadmap initiatives.

What You’ll Do

Location: Sterling, VA | Hybrid
We believe in being together when it matters and empowering our team to work where they’re most effective. Regular in-person collaboration is essential for hardware development, prototyping, and key team activities, while the rest of the time offering the flexibility to work where you are most productive.
Reports to: Principal Product Designer
Direct Reports: N/A

• Expertise in creating and maintaining a design system that enables engineering independence and supports incredibly complex software solutions.
• Rapidly create prototypes intended for iteration, customer feedback and stakeholder alignment.
• Support engineering and product teams with specific product design initiatives driven by customer needs and sales/product priorities.
• Work collaboratively with engineering teams to continually optimize design operations for scale through design tokenization, artificial intelligence and code.

 

What You Bring

• 5+ years of experience in product design, UX, or HCI, with a proven ability to execute high-craft, technically informed solutions.
• Expertise in visual and interaction design, with the ability to craft elegant solutions for complex workflows.
• Systems thinking mindset, capable of mapping workflows across multiple user types and operational contexts.
• Strong prototyping skills to drive clarity in decision-making.
• A breadth of work demonstrating having navigating complex stakeholder requirements across engineering, product, and business teams.
• The ability to take direction from leadership and execute successfully with minimal oversight.
• The ability to deal with ambiguous problems in a complex problem space.
• Strong writing and comprehension skills.
• A maker’s mindset and attitude.
• Portfolio demonstrating high attention to craft and interaction details.
• Defense or aerospace industry experience is not required, but helpful.

Benefits that Benefit You 

• Competitive salary and 401k with employer match 

• Discretionary paid time off 

• Paid parental leave for all 

• Medical, Dental, Vision plans 

• Fitness Programs 

• Emotional & Mental Wellness support 

• Learning & Development programs 

• And yes, we have snacks in our offices 

Benefits listed herein may vary depending on the nature of your employment and the location where you work. **

Don’t meet every single requirement? That's ok. At Dedrone, we Aim Far. We think big with a long-term view because we want to reinvent the world to be a safer, better place. We are also committed to building diverse teams that reflect the communities we serve.

Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they check every box in the job description. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification listed here, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

The above job description is not intended as, nor should it be construed as, exhaustive of all duties, responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working condi