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7-Senior Project Engineer - Human Machine Interaction-ENG0008475 Job Description As an Interaction Designer you will play a key role in helping to design future Infotainment & Instrumentation at General Motors. You will join a unique design team to create the next generation of General Motors products. Interaction Designers generate design ideas to meet user goals. They then turn those ideas into detailed form and behavior specifications that are used by our technology teams to build and test our products. Interaction Designers collaborate with engineering, design and marketing to lead the User Experience design process at General Motors. Responsibilities . You will be responsible for leading the design of product form and behavior. Your focus will be on the behavior and interaction of the product. . You will collaborate with visual and Industrial designers to create visually pleasing, on-brand experiences. . You will collaborate with teammates to conduct stakeholder and user research. You will use this research to create requirements and problem definitions. You will capture this knowledge in a variety of forms and models, including personas, scenarios, and requirements. . You will create deliverables to communicate your design work. Depending on the stage of the project and the need, this may include sketches, drawings, diagrams, low-resolution prototypes, wireframes, storyboards and any other medium you feel will be effective. Qualifications . 3-5 Years experience designing/developing graphical interfaces . Ergonomics Experience (Heuristic evaluation, Criteria development) . Prototyping (Software and/or hardware development experience a plus) . Usability testing (developing and executing test protocols) . Strong written, visual, and verbal communication skills . Firm grasp of basic visual design principles and practices . Solid understanding of technology and the product development lifecycle . Comfortable with common design tools like Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign . Formal training in Interaction Design, HCI, Ergonomics or related disciplines a plus . Should have Bachelors degree in an Interaction Design, HCI, Ergonomics or related discipline; Masters or PhD preferred . Experience developing user interfaces for multi-tasking environments a plus . Automotive or similar HMI design experience a big plus Andy Gellatly, PhD Lead for HMI and User Experience General Motors Nothing in this message is intended to constitute an electronic signature unless a specific statement to the contrary is included in this message. Confidentiality Note: This message is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed. It may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, transmission, dissemination or other use, or taking of any action in reliance upon this message by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited and may be unlawful. If you received this message in error, please contact the sender and delete it from your computer. ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
