Lead User Experience Designer at Eaton in Coraopolis, PA

Job description

Eaton’s Corporate Sector division is currently seeking a Lead User Experience Designer. The expected annual salary range for this role is $122000 - $179000 a year. Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations. About Eaton: Eaton is a power management company made up of over 99,000 employees, with business in more than 175 countries. Our energy-efficient products and services help our customers effectively manage electrical, hydraulic, and mechanical power more reliably, efficiently, safely, and sustainably. Eaton’s products – transformers, circuit breakers, electric vehicle chargers, just to name a few – power critical infrastructure and technology like airports, hospitals, factories, data centers, vehicles, and the electrical grid. The functionality and design of our products and services impact millions of people every day, and our customers depend on us to help solve incredibly complex power management challenges. About Studio Blue Our team, Studio Blue, is responsible for growing the practice of Human-Centered Design at Eaton and empowering employees to be more collaborative and creative. We function as an internal design consultancy and educational hub, collaborating with Eaton teams based all over the world. Through our expertise in design thinking, industrial design, and digital user experience design we are working to make Eaton a more design-minded company. Eaton is over 100 years old and many of its products and processes are rooted in industrial manufacturing. Our team is central to the modernization and digital transformation of the company. Every day, we are helping internal teams from engineering, marketing, finance, sales, etc., create meaningful experiences for users through connected services, hardware, and software. It’s an exciting time to be a creative at Eaton because every contribution we make has a significant impact on the future of the company, and the opportunities for innovation are never-ending. About this role We are looking for a Lead User Experience Designer to help lead at the bleeding edge of datacenter and user experience design, specifically for Boyd Thermal products. You’ll work across the entirety of grid-to-chip, researching and designing end-to-end experiences across Boyd Thermal’s range of digital and physical products. You’ll work closely with a global team of engineers, marketing, and sales roles and must be able to represent the user and their needs, translating requirements and complex workflows into clean, intuitive design. The ideal candidate will possess exceptional problem solving, communication, and visual design skills. You’ll be part of a multi-functional, global enterprise, and must be a team player. A defining opportunity in Eaton’s data center strategy is the recent acquisition of Boyd Thermal, a global innovator and manufacturer of engineered materials and thermal management solutions, including liquid and air cooling. By bringing together Eaton’s grid-to-chip power expertise with Boyd’s thermal-management portfolio, this work creates the opportunity to shape connected experiences across and beyond the data center ecosystem. Digital portfolio link should be included at the time of submission. Candidates must be able to travel up to 25% of the time, internationally and domestically. This role is on a hybrid schedule, which requires 3 days in-office in Moon Township, Pittsburgh and 2 days remote. What you will do: • Lead UX execution for products within Boyd Thermal’s portfolio • Plan and conduct research with customers, operators, engineers, sales partners, and other subject-matter experts to understand data center thermal management decisions, workflows, and unmet needs • Design low and high fidelity wireframes, interactive prototypes, and UI • Independently scope, project plan, and review incoming work with stakeholders and