Job Description

Position Summary:

We are seeking a skilled, detail-oriented, and passionate UX Designer to join our dynamic team and contribute to the development of Energy Management System (EMS) for utility grade systems. The ideal candidate will play a key role in crafting intuitive and visually appealing user interfaces for real-time controls and historian type monitoring applications. You'll work closely with cross-functional teams to enhance user experience and ensure our digital products are user-friendly and engaging. Further, you are passionate about advancing clean energy initiatives and working collaboratively in a dynamic startup like environment.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct user research and usability testing to gather insights and feedback.
• Create wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity mockups for websites.
• Develop and maintain design specifications and style guides.
• Collaborate with developers to ensure accurate and frictionless implementation of designs.
• Stay up to date with industry trends and best practices in UI/UX design.
• Work with product managers and stakeholders to define and capture user requirements and project goals.
• Audit existing web properties for quality assurance and compliance with best practices.
• Drive UAT testing and verification. Champion automated system to UI/UX validation.
• Conduct A/B testing to evaluate design choices and optimize user experience.
• Collect metrics and survey stakeholders to ascertain the success of UX components and application as a whole

Required Qualifications and Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in design, human-computer interaction, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 3-5 years of experience as a UI/UX Designer, preferably in SCADA/HMI applications and web design for Energy or similar IoT devices (in-field systems).
• Proficiency in design tools such as Figma, Lucid chart, Miro, Adobe suite of tools (InDesign, Illustrator) nor similar.
• Strong understanding of user-centered design principles and methodologies.
• Familiarity with accessibility standards and best practices.
• Good problem-solving and learning abilities, and focus on cutting-edge technology
• Good understanding of power electronics, battery management systems, and energy storage technologies.
• Able to work independently on assigned tasks and escalate to surface roadblocks and risk mitigation.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams and communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Passion for clean technology innovation and building systems from scratch.
• Have domain experience with software for utility scale photovoltaic or battery energy storage systems is plus
• Have keen attention to detail and navigation of dependencies between user web behaviors/click patterns and user-interface artifacts/components.
• Prepare user manuals and document UI/UX design elements for marketing and other stakeholder engagements
• Familiar with Model–view–controller methodologies.
• Experience with web development utilizing HTML, CSS, and JavaScript is plus

Additional Requirements:

• Familiarity with energy industry regulations, standards, and protocols.
• Experience with agile development methodologies and modern software engineering practices.
• A willingness to travel as needed to support customer engagements, and team collaboration.

Location:

• Kitchner, Ontario
• Hybrid work options applicable

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