Senior User Experience Designer

Join TuSimple and help change the way the world moves. Together we're making freight transportation safer, more efficient, and more environmentally friendly.

About the Role:

We are looking for a Senior UX Researcher who can work on strategic initiatives across product teams to identify research opportunities and deliver insights in a data-dense, complex space. In this role, you will work closely with other researchers, designers, product managers, engineers and on-the-ground drivers to develop a deep understanding of user journeys, identify pain points, craft and execute research plans, and synthesize the collected data into actionable insights. You will explore user behaviors and motivations by conducting primary research such as contextual inquiries, interviews, workshops, usability testing, surveys and other experiments. You will use your stellar communication skills to present research findings to a range of stakeholders - from UX teammates to senior-level leadership. You will play a critical role in creating useful, usable, and delightful products and have impact at all stages of product development.

This role will support our HMI / Autonomy Visualization teams in optimizing the way we collect data from the road, extract and verify the data to feed our algorithms, and edit map data to accommodate new information.

What You Will Do:

• Lead strategic research initiatives to clarify end-to-end user journeys and identify novel opportunities.
• Document and disseminate research findings to diverse audiences through written reports and in-person presentations.
• Partner with an interdisciplinary team of UX researchers, designers, product managers, data scientists and engineers to support data-driven feature design and development.
• Mentor early-career researchers.
• Collect and analyze user behavior through a variety of research methodologies (i.e. usability studies, contextual inquiry, surveys, benchmark studies, online experiments such as A/B testing, etc.)

What You Will Need:

• Portfolio of work that includes research case studies utilizing various methodologies.
• At least a Bachelor's Degree is required.
• At least 6 years of professional experience as a User Experience Researcher.
• Ability to work in TuSimple's San Diego Office three days a week.
• Product research experience with complex developer tools and / or other enterprise applications.

What's Preferred:

• Experience in automotive
• Experience working with Artificial Intelligence (AI) / Machine Learning (ML)
• Degree in HCI, Human Factors, Anthropology, Psychology, or other Computer Science / Engineering field.
• Experience contributing to design systems.

About TuSimple:

We're building the world's most advanced self-driving truck system to address the truck freight industry's most pressing challenges. We believe self-driving trucks will deliver reliable, low-cost capacity while setting a new standard for safety, fuel efficiency, and emission.

TuSimple's Benefits:

• 100% employer-paid healthcare premiums for your family, your domestic partner or spouse, and for you!
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Gym membership reimbursement
• Employer-paid long and short disability
• Full kitchens on every floor with unlimited snacks, drinks, special treats, fruits, meals, and more
• Employer-paid life insurance
• Breakfast and lunch are available every day

TuSimple is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This company does not discriminate in employment and personnel practices on the basis of race, sex, age, handicap, religion, national origin, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. Hiring, transferring and promotion practices are performed without regard to the above-listed items.

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Pay Transparency

Please note: Individual salaries will vary within the following range based on factors such as location, business needs and candidate's skills, education, and experience.

Salary Range

$114,000—$143,000 USD