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Shield AI

Robot type
Drone · Defense
Location
San DiegoCaliforniaUSA
Job type
Commercial Operations
Posted
Sep 24, 2026
Salary
$160,000–$290,000 a year
Full-time

Staff UI Designer (R6055)

Job description

You will partner closely with brand, marketing, product, and development teams to translate complex autonomy and defense technology into intuitive web experiences. The ideal candidate brings strong visual design judgment, systems thinking, and a practical understanding of how design decisions translate into performant, accessible digital products.

Shield AI is hiring a Senior UI Designer to lead the design evolution of the Shield AI website and establish the foundational systems that support it. This role owns the digital experience from interface strategy through high-fidelity execution, creating clear, scalable, and cohesive experiences across corporate, product, campaign, and editorial…

Job responsibilities

  • Lead UI design for the Shield AI website across core pages, product experiences, landing pages, campaign content, and microsites
  • Define the website’s visual and interaction standards, ensuring a cohesive experience across desktop, tablet, and mobile
  • Create foundational design systems in Figma, including component libraries, design tokens, responsive patterns, templates, and documentation
  • Establish reusable page frameworks and modular content patterns that enable teams to build new web experiences efficiently and consistently
  • Design high-fidelity user interfaces, interaction states, prototypes, and responsive layouts for new and existing site experiences
  • Partner with developers to ensure accurate implementation, provide design QA, and refine interfaces through launch
  • Collaborate with brand and content teams to translate complex technical narratives into clear information hierarchies, visual storytelling, and user journeys
  • Improve the usability, accessibility, navigation, and overall clarity of the Shield AI web experience

Job requirements

  • 5–8 years of experience in UI, web, or digital product design, with experience leading major website or digital-platform initiatives
  • A portfolio demonstrating strong visual design, interface design, responsive web design, and design-system thinking
  • Advanced proficiency in Figma, including components, variants, auto layout, variables, prototyping, libraries, and developer handoff workflows
  • Experience designing for WordPress, WP Engine, or other CMS-driven website environments
  • Experience creating and maintaining scalable design systems, component libraries, templates, and reusable interface patterns
  • Strong understanding of typography, layout, hierarchy, grids, interaction design, and responsive behavior across screen sizes
  • Experience designing complex marketing, corporate, product, or editorial websites with multiple content types and stakeholder needs
  • Practical knowledge of front-end implementation, including HTML, CSS, responsive frameworks, CMS constraints, and browser behavior

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