Principal User Interface Engineer

Position Description:

Great Opportunity to be a major contributor to a Global Leader of Cutting Edge Technology for over 40 years. Contribute your talents to our remarkable Corporate Design & Brand Team and grow with us!Intermec is seeking to hire a Principal User Interface Engineer at our Global Headquarters in Everett, WA. Intermec Inc. (NYSE:IN - News) develops, manufactures and integrates technologies that identify, track and manage supply chain assets. Core technologies include RFID, mobile computing and data collection systems, bar-code printers and label media. The company's products and services are used by customers in many industries worldwide to improve the productivity, quality and responsiveness of business operations.INDIVIDUAL SUCCESS FACTORS FOR ALL JOBS: Accountability; Customer Focus; Collaboration; Learning, Innovation and Judgment.THE RIGHT CANDIDATE:• Will have a long standing passion and proven track record featuring all aspects of user interface. This will include research, modeling, testing, visualization, psychology, ergonomics and more. Bottom Line - We’re looking for an authentic UI fanatic!• Will have a portfolio with many examples of taking their vision and making it real despite the technical challenges, cultural complexities, and old approaches that attempt to impede it. We’re looking for someone who really knows how to get the job done!JOB SUMMARY: • This job is part of the Corporate Design Group whose responsibilities include Industrial Design, Technical Communications, Graphic Design, and User Interface Design support for all divisions of Intermec globally.• The goal of this position is to create increasingly intuitive and usable products for our customers.• This position champions user-centered design and conceives, sets, and implements user interface guidelines and standards.• This position works closely with other departments to visualize, plan, direct, and implement the user interface design, aesthetic direction, and usability efforts for Intermec’s hardware and software products• This position may require the candidate to work in a project lead role on major cross functional programs or new product projects.• This job must be carried out in compliance with Intermec’s Standards of Conduct.PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES, DUTIES & TASKS: • Leads Intermec’s product development resources toward world-class user interface solutions within the products and systems we develop.• Design interfaces that are engaging, establish usability best practices, and reinforce Intermec’s visual brand.• Drives user interface designs from the initial vision, to conceptualization, through prototyping, to implementation which may include developing high level, and/or detailed storyboards, mock-ups, and prototypes to effectively communicate designs.• Assists program management, marketing, and engineering in authoring functional user requirements documents for the products and systems being developed.• Manages multiple simultaneous interface related tasks, determines priorities, and provides the required deliverables to meet or exceed program needs.• Defines, writes, and publishes standards and guidelines for the overall user experience, user/work flows, navigational hierarchy, terminology, GUI, interaction, and functional design.• Coordinates with and may direct the work activities of other designers and consultant resources.• May be responsible for leading a new product project or design program.• Must be at home in a highly creative, “what if� type of environment, and ready to quantify their position when needed.• Must understand the big picture of interaction between all Intermec products and visualize ways to improve upon them. Improvements must range in scope from the incremental at the product level through to industry-changing at the systems level.• Some travel required.• Highly collaborative with other Advanced Concept Studio members as well as key Intermec personnel, partners, and customers.• Able to keep confidential materials truly confidential, even from family and unauthorized coworkers.• Must be able to write and communicate effectively to all levels within the company, including “C� level.• Comfortable speaking and presenting in front of groups• Must follow all state, local, and federal laws and regulations, as well as embrace Intermec core values and initiatives.• Must remain aware of regulatory responsibilities and remain current in technical areas including Sarbanes-OxleyQUALIFICATIONS: The minimum qualifications listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills and abilities needed to perform this job successfully. Education• BS in Computer Science, Software engineering (or equivalent) from an accredited school required. Licenses/Certifications:• World recognized industry awards for innovation and design excellence are an asset.Experience:• 5+ strong years of professional experience in the field of information architecture/user interface design or a related field. Experience in UI design for software products is a must.• A minimum of 7 years in rapid-paced product development environments • A minimum of 5 years of direct (hands on) role in the development and production of superior computer-based user interactions.Skills: • Excellent creative skills including ideation, modeling, mapping, rendering, and presenting.• Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, PowerPoint• Proficient in strategic aspects of User Interface design from both engineering and marketing perspective.• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with proven ability to inspire, influence, and lead interdisciplinary development teams. • Strong written and oral communication skills, with the ability to summarize and present user research, user needs usability data, interaction standards, and guidelines.• Ability to contribute to a number of projects simultaneously.• Professionally recognized for design excellence.• Phenomenal work ethic, including attendance, timeliness of deliverables, and the highest quality of deliverables.• The ability to leave your ego at the door, but have a strong sense of purpose and value.• Accepts constructive feedback well.Intermec is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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