Product Designer

Slingshot Aerospace is on a mission to make space safer and more secure for everyone. The Product Designer will shape end-to-end user experiences across the company's portfolio, leading high-impact initiatives and collaborating with cross-functional teams to craft elegant solutions for complex domains.

Responsibilities:

• Drive the design vision for your product area(s), connecting long-term user needs with near-term execution plans
• Collaborate closely with product and engineering leads to shape roadmaps, clarify goals, and define success metrics
• Translate abstract, ambiguous challenges into clear design problems and informed recommendations
• Own the full design lifecycle—from discovery and wireframes to detailed interaction specs and production-ready assets
• Craft innovative experiences that balance usability, technical feasibility, and domain-specific complexity (e.g., spatial, data-rich, or mission-critical environments)
• Lead and contribute to complex feature and system-level design initiatives, ensuring cohesion and scalability across the platform
• Conduct and integrate research, testing, and data insights into every phase of the design process
• Partner with UX researchers, engineers, and domain experts to ground decisions in evidence and real-world behavior
• Communicate insights through storytelling, frameworks, and documentation that foster empathy and alignment
• Contribute to the evolution of Slingshot’s design system, UI patterns, and visual standards across platforms and teams
• Apply a strong understanding of hierarchy, typography, motion, and layout to create intuitive and expressive interfaces
• Maintain a high bar for craft, consistency, and accessibility
• Collaborate fluidly with engineering, product, program, growth, sales, and marketing teams to align on vision and execution
• Serve as a thought partner to product managers and technical leads; influence trade-offs and strategic choices
• Champion a user-centered approach across the company, advocating for design best practices and systemic thinking

Requirements:

• Must be eligible to obtain or maintain US Government Security Clearance, preference given for active TS Clearance
• 4+ years of professional product design experience, including leadership of complex, multi-stakeholder projects
• Track record of delivering high-impact, user-centered solutions in fast-paced, ambiguous environments
• Bachelor's degree in a design-related field (e.g., HCI, Visual Design, Interaction Design), or equivalent practical experience
• Must be eligible to obtain or maintain US Government Security Clearance
• Active TS/SCI Security Clearance
• Fluency with design tools (Figma, Lucid Charts, Adobe CC) and prototyping methods across fidelity levels
• Experience with systems design, modular interfaces, and information-dense products
• Domain experience in aerospace, geospatial tech, 3D visualization, or real-time decision tools is a plus
• Strong interaction and visual design skills with a portfolio demonstrating shipped work that balances creativity, usability, and business value
• Adept at communicating trade-offs, surfacing risks, and influencing cross-functional decisions
• Ability to create frameworks, playbooks, and tools that elevate design quality across the team
• Comfortable leading design critiques, mentoring peers, and contributing to design culture and operational excellence