Product Design Contractor - Pittsburgh, PA
About The Position
Lab37 Robotics is seeking a Product Designer Contractor for a 3-month contract role. The primary focus will be on unifying existing internal tools (robot user interfaces, task scheduling, inventory tracking hardware, manager dashboards, and performance metrics tracking) across multiple platforms and devices by building a coherent and elegant design system. The role also involves exploring and implementing AI-powered solutions for customers and internal teams, and enhancing the design system with core patterns for product consistency. The company emphasizes intuitive, beautiful, and well-organized user interfaces, with a strong belief in prototyping, testing, and iterating.
Requirements
- 5+ years of UI/UX design experience — portfolio that shows full design system implementation
- Experience with various hardware beyond just iOS
- Strong typography and layout fundamentals
- Proficiency in Figma (required) – all systems will be built in Figma and utilized via Claude MCP (or whatever’s next)
- Ability to work within an existing brand
- Comfortable in a startup/build environment — you'll be setting up systems, not just using them
- A passion for food and helping restaurateurs succeed!
- Strong full-stack design skills; from interaction design to visual design to system thinking, and everything in between.
- A proven track record of building products from the ground up and working effectively with cross-functional partners.
- An ability to be a strategic partner by helping to understand the competitive environment and shape a vision for how our products will fit in the market.
- A team player who is a proactive communicator, has no ego, and loves to collaborate with others.
- Sound judgement that combines data with instinct to build the right thing and meet business objectives.
Responsibilities
- Build and maintain a design system that unites our internal tools
- Incorporate branded elements into our design system
- Thorough documentation of design systems
- Exploration into future interfaces and UI opportunities
- Incorporating AI workflows using Claude Design and Claude Code
- User research, testing, feedback, and design iteration
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance (multiple plans, incl. HSA options)
- Company-paid life and disability insurance (short- and long-term)
- Voluntary insurance: accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity
- Optional supplemental life insurance for self, spouse, and children
- Pet insurance discount (Fetch)
- 401(k)
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care, Commuter)
- Paid Vacation Time (1h for every 26h worked)
- 8 paid holidays per year
- Paid sick time
- Paid Bereavement leave
- Paid Parental Leave.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
