Product Designer HMI / Automotive Focus: UI (m/f/x)

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Your mission

We are entering a multi-year collaboration with a major vehicle manufacturer to design advanced in-vehicle digital experiences. Our work spans early R&D exploration through to production-grade design delivery, supporting several parallel development tracks and working closely with internal product and engineering teams. Description

Your Tasks

• Design intuitive, future-oriented HMI interfaces across multiple (in-vehicle) displays
• Create excellent UI designs for complex (in-vehicle) displays
• Develop components, icons, visual elements and screen layouts aligned with the design system
• Translate UX requirements and interaction flows into clear, production-ready visual concepts
• Collaborate with UX designers, prototypers, motion designers and engineering teams
• Maintain visual consistency across multiple surfaces, resolutions and themes
• Support handover by preparing documentation, specs and visual assets for development

Your profile

• Automotive & HMI Experience (such as Android Automotive OS, infotainment, navigation, ADAS, HMI, connected services, mobility or other future mobility services)
• Experience with complex, scaled product development or delivery programs (ideally Automotive & Mobility experience working with OEM, Tier1 or Agency/Consultancy)
• Understanding of driver context, cognitive load and specific test conditions
• Quality, Safety and Compliance Mindset (Commercial Vehicles HMI ≠ Consumer Apps)
• Strong visual design skills and a portfolio demonstrating complex UI work
• Excellent proficiency in Figma, including components, variants and design systems
• Ability to create clean, scalable visual assets suited for embedded or automotive environments
• Strong understanding of typography, color, layout, contrast and hierarchy

Bonus• Basic familiarity with ISO standards 

• Experience with commercial vehicles 
• Ability to create iconography or illustration tailored to HMI contexts
• Familiarity with motion design for functional transitions
• Understanding of automotive constraints (legibility, luminance, themes, day/night modes)
• Experience preparing assets for embedded or real-time rendering systems
• Experience designing for VR/AR

Tech Stack

We Offer

• A central role in a dynamic, independent design consultancy with an international portfolio spanning enterprise product design, city identity, design systems, and regulated industries
• Direct access to partners and senior leadership - flat hierarchies, real autonomy, and room to shape how we do product strategy
• A dedicated team of high-profile designers and strategists driven by a no-ego, high-craft culture
• Personal responsibility, space for your own ideas, and the opportunity to grow with the company and the practice
• 30 days paid vacation, hybrid work, and a dog-friendly Berlin office
• Work-life balance support including a potential four-day week if needed
• Benefits including Urban Sports Club, food club, and ESPI cuisine
• Regular team gatherings and in-house coaching and mentoring

We are pleased to meet you!

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About us

Who we are    As an ambitious design consultancy we collaborate with our clients and see our work together as a partnership. We aim for high quality standards while staying humble. We are unconventional. Sometimes a detour is the fastest way to the goal. We are constantly striving to improve. We leave our comfort zones and grow together as a team and individuals because we support each other. And also we have a lot of fun together and give everyone the chance to contribute to our vibrant team culture. Everyone’s input is valid and appreciated.

How we work Our interaction designers work in agile and interdisciplinary teams on websites and platforms for major brands as well as for startups. Our teams combine conceptual thinking, a sophisticated understanding of design and a deep knowledge of web and app development to develop a digital product or service with a user-centric approach. In doing so, we advise and coach our clients' teams to provide the best customer experience for their customers.

We’re looking forward to hearing from you! One more thing, never fear to apply initiative. We understand: a lack of confidence can sometimes keep us from applying for a job. But guess what?!  There is no such thing as the perfect applicant. That's why we encourage you to apply to us.