Principal Interaction Designer - Design System

The driving force behind our success has always been the people of AspenTech. What drives us, is our aspiration, our desire and ambition to keep pushing the envelope, overcoming any hurdle, challenging the status quo to continually find a better way. You will experience these qualities of passion, pride and aspiration in many ways — from a rich set of career development programs to support of community service projects to social events that foster fun and relationship building across our global community.

The Role
As a Principal Interaction Designer, you will play a pivotal role in driving the vision and evolving AspenTech Design System. You will collaborate with design, development, product, and brand stakeholders to evolve the Design System visual language, components, patterns, documentation, and delivery. You will set the bar for design quality across the organization, and you will act as an Accessibility evangelist. Additionally, you will mentor and guide junior designers, ensuring design best practices and a high standard of quality across projects. You’ll join a team of design-thinking UX professionals revolutionizing industrial engineering software.

Your Impact

Designs beautiful, high-quality components and patterns in a systematic, detail-oriented way

Evolve visual design language to create a modern, distinct user experience that aligns with AspenTech brand identity

Act as a thought leader for Accessibility and evangelize for its importance within the organization

Work hand in hand with development to ensure pixel-perfect implementation and smooth adoption in our products

Engage with senior leadership and functional leaders to craft and communicate a clear vision and roadmap for the Design System

Align expectations, goals, and guidelines among cross-functional teams

Own and maintain the Design System documentation website

Evangelize Aspen UX within the org and outwards to our industry and the world

Mentor and invest in other team members

What You'll Need

Degree in human-centered design, visual design, computer science, research, psychology, or related

8+ years of proven experience in web or product design

Exceptional portfolio in visual interface design, showcasing expertise in scaling visual and motion design concepts across different applications

Exceptional visual design skill focusing on clean, modern, highly interactive interfaces

Expert knowledge in Accessibility and WCAG guidelines

Self-driven nature with demonstrated ability to lead and collaborate well within a team

A systems-thinker, able to extrapolate and extend shared patterns/behaviors

Professional experience with using design tools such as Figma

Deep understanding of web technology

Excellent communication skills, making the complex clear and concise in writing and speaking