# Product Designer, Defense

**Company:** [Applied Intuition](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/applied-intuition)
**Location:** Sunnyvale, CA
**Role:** Product Design
**Salary:** $170k – $200k/yr
**Experience:** 4+ years
**Skills:** Figma, User Research, Wireframing, Prototyping, Interaction Design, Visual Design, Design Systems, user testing, 3d visualization, geospatial data, real-time data, mobile design, desktop design, simulation interfaces, automotive products
**Posted:** 2026-08-12

> Designs developer tools and command-and-control interfaces for autonomous systems serving commercial and defense customers. The role requires 4+ years of product or UX design experience, strong interaction and visual design skills, user research expertise, and eligibility for a U.S. security clearance.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Lead the end-to-end design process from concept to launch, including user research, wireframing, prototyping, user testing, and visual design.
- Translate complex operational requirements and technical constraints into elegant, user-centered design solutions.
- Develop high-fidelity mockups and interactive prototypes to communicate design ideas and gather feedback.
- Conduct user research with commercial and defense personnel to understand workflows, pain points, and operational needs in mission-critical environments.
- Work iteratively with product management, engineering, and defense subject-matter experts to refine designs.
- Contribute to and maintain a consistent design system across multiple products.
- Advocate for users throughout product development, ensuring products are intuitive, efficient, and reliable under demanding conditions.

## Requirements
- 4+ years of professional experience as a Product Designer, UX Designer, or similar role focused on complex software applications.
- Experience working on automotive products, video game UX, or similar interactive, real-time simulation interfaces.
- Strong portfolio demonstrating user-centered design, interaction design, and visual design across desktop and mobile form factors.
- Proficiency with design and prototyping tools such as Figma.
- Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative, and technically demanding environment.
- Experience establishing, running, and collating user research.
- Must be a U.S. Citizen.
- Must hold or be eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance.

## Nice to Have
- Experience with 3D visualization, geospatial data, or real-time data display.
- Knowledge of military operations, doctrines, or defense technologies.
- Active U.S. Government security clearance.

## Compensation and Benefits
- Base salary range: **$170,000–$200,000 USD annually**.
- Compensation may also include equity, health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, 401(k) retirement benefits with employer match, learning and wellness stipends, and paid time off.
- Benefits may vary by jurisdiction and are subject to change.

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