UX Designer

Job Description

KATERRA exists to help transform construction through technology - every process and every product.

We provided end-to-end building services, creating new efficiencies between design, engineering, construction, project management, and more. Our integrated teams apply the principles of technology and manufacturing to the building industry, bringing fresh minds and innovative approaches to remove unnecessary time and costs from construction projects.

At KATERRA, we lead from every seat. Our ideal team members are self-starters that embrace ambiguity, think big, and bring their own uncompromising standards of excellence.

One of KATERRA's cultural principles is Diversity. We believe different backgrounds, ideas, and skillsets result in better outcomes. KATERRA does not discriminate in employment based on race, color, creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, marital status, disability, religious or political affiliation, age, sexual orientation, or gender identity. KATERRA encourages people of all backgrounds to apply, including people of color, immigrants, refugees, women, LGBTQIA, people with disabilities, veterans and those with diverse life experiences

UX Designer

The role of the Apollo UX designer integrates a wide range of Business Analysis, User Research, Wireframing, UI Design, and User Testing skills. The UX designer needs to cover this full range of skills, but there will be a concentration in the areas of Information Architecture, Wireframing, and Interaction Design. Additionally, while not part of the primary UX skillset, basic visual design skills are required. The Apollo UX designer should have the skills to execute the following process efficiently within a time-constrained environment:

• Understand business objectives
• Efficiently perform user research and be creative in documenting and filling in the gaps
• Work with the Product Manager to derive, document and prioritize user stories easily consumed by development, and testing personnel
• Create compelling interaction designs that address use-cases using low and medium-fidelity wireframes and other forms of documentation to drive an agile software development process.
• Testing and validation of interaction designs
• Usability testing of completed implementations

To be successful, the Apollo UX designer must be pragmatic and able to define acceptable risk. There is rarely the schedule or personnel to execute the ideal UX process rigorously.

Minimum Skills:

• A minimum of 3 years of professional UX design experience. Experience with database-driven web and desktop applications is a plus.
• Ability to research, understand, and present complex problems by combining personal experience, research into a problem domain, and interviews with subject matter experts
• Work as part of a team using an agile software development process to find the best solution based on user needs, technical capabilities, and resources available
• Expertise in one of the following tools: Sketch, Adobe XD, Axure, InVision

Desired Skills:

• UX Design experience targeting Web, Desktop and touch-based application interfaces
• Experience extracting critical path workflows and deriving use-cases and user stories
• Exposure to a 3D design tool such as Autodesk Revit, SolidWorks, Rhinoceros 3D, Chief Architect, SketchUp, or other 3D modeling environments
• Productive in the use of tools such as Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator

Locations: Seattle, WA., Ann Arbor, MI., Denver, CO or San Francisco, CA

NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:
Please note that KATERRA does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Recruitment Fee Agreement, KATERRA will not consider or agree to payment of any referral compensation or recruiter fee. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement, KATERRA explicitly reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of KATERRA.