Shield AI · 1 day ago
Senior Staff Designer (R4320)
San Diego, California
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$190K/yr - $290K/yr
8+ years expShield AI is a venture-backed deep-tech company focused on protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. The Senior Staff Product Designer will lead end-to-end design for high-impact product areas, ensuring a strong user experience across complex workflows and collaborating closely with cross-functional teams.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Autonomous VehiclesDronesMachine LearningNational Security
Responsibilities
Lead end-to-end design for high-impact product areas, from strategy and concept to final implementation
Drive and uphold design quality through strong ideation, systems thinking, and refinement of shared design standards
Partner closely with Product, Engineering, and Customer Experience to define product direction and user needs
Facilitate design strategy workshops and collaboration to drive alignment and momentum
Influence cross-functional planning, roadmap prioritization, and long-term product vision through design shaping rituals
Advocate for the user experience in company-wide discussions; help shape how product success is defined
Mentor other designers through feedback, partnering and thought leadership
Lead design reviews to collect feedback from engineering, product and customer surrogates, and align features and capabilities
Qualification
Required
Master's in design, HCI, or demonstrated work experience at a comparable level of expertise
8+ years of professional experience in product/UX design with a track record of shipped, user-facing products
A portfolio demonstrating exceptional interaction design
Expertise with modern design tools (Figma, ProtoPie, etc.) and workflows (design systems, component libraries)
Experience leading product initiatives end-to-end - from exploration to final implementation
Strong systems thinking and the ability to scale and improve design frameworks
Excellent communication skills, able to clearly present design rationale to non-design stakeholders
Preferred
Prior experience in a Principal or Staff-level design role at a product-led company
Background in designing enterprise software, platforms
Experience designing developer-facing software tools
Familiarity with geospatial interfaces and complex data visualization or analysis workflows
Experience contributing to design systems and iterating with prototypes, A/B testing, or data-informed workflows
Passion for mentoring others and cultivating design team culture and process
Experience with automation, autonomy, self-driving, robotics, aerospace, aviation
Benefits
Bonus
Benefits
Equity
Temporary benefits package (applicable after 60 days of employment)
Company
Shield AI
Shield AI is a deep-tech company that focuses on developing AI-powered systems to enhance the safety of service members and civilians.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (3)
2024 (3)
2021 (1)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$1.31BKey Investors
Hercules CapitalUS Innovative Technology FundSnowpoint Ventures
2025-03-06Series F· $240M
2023-12-29Debt Financing· $200M
2023-10-31Series F· $300M
Leadership Team
Gary Steele
Chief Executive Officer
Brandon Tseng
Co-Founder
Recent News
2025-12-11
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