Product Designer (Physical Engineering)

Quick Facts

• Role: Product Designer (Physical Engineering)

• Focus: AI-powered physical-engineering experiences in/with ChatGPT and engineering tools

Description

You will be the first dedicated designer on the Physical Engineering team, defining the product and design vision for AI-powered tools that support engineering workflows. You’ll lead design from discovery and early prototyping through detailed execution, launch, and iteration, creating intuitive interfaces for complex designs, simulations, and model outputs. You’ll prototype new interaction models for visual and spatial, technically complex work while building reusable design patterns and a high bar for craft and reliability.

Responsibilities

• Define the product and design vision for AI-powered physical-engineering experiences

• Lead design end-to-end: customer discovery, prototyping, detailed execution, launch, and iteration

• Design interfaces that help engineers inspect and refine complex designs, simulations, and AI outputs

• Collaborate with mechanical, electrical, and other physical engineers to understand tools, constraints, and workflows

• Partner with product, engineering, research, and data science to translate emerging AI capabilities into usable products

• Prototype new interaction models for visual, spatial, and technically complex tasks

• Balance speed and exploration with high standards for interaction design, visual craft, reliability, and user trust

• Establish foundational, scalable design patterns and practices

Requirements

• Independently led substantial zero-to-one products from early exploration through launch

• Exceptional product judgment, interaction design, and visual craft for complex professional software

• Highly autonomous: comfortable defining both the problem and the path forward

• Strong ability to learn quickly, make pragmatic decisions, and stay accountable for outcomes

• Enjoys working with highly technical users and translating specialized workflows into product experiences

• Can move between long-term vision, systems thinking, rapid prototyping, and detailed execution

• Builds alignment through compelling prototypes, clear narratives, and cross-functional collaboration

• Interested in establishing design culture and foundations for a new team

Relevant Experience

• Designing CAD, CAE, eCAD, simulation, chip-design, manufacturing, or other engineering software

• Building interactive tools for visual, spatial, data-intensive, or technically complex workflows

• Designing professional/enterprise products that integrate with established tools and systems

• Working as a founding designer / first designer in a new product area

• Designing AI-powered products and assessing whether outputs are understandable, useful, and reliable