Staff Designer – Vehicleos, Instrumentation

General Motors Australia & New Zealand

Sunnyvale, California, US
Base: $134,700-207,600; bonus/equity: an incentive...
Hybrid (3 days onsite)
Digital instrument clusters
Alert and notification architecture
Information hierarchy, motion, and state models
General Motors is seeking a Staff Designer for their VehicleOS, focusing on digital instrument clusters and alert architecture. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in creating user-centered, data-rich interfaces, and will play a critical role in enhancing driver information systems while collaborating across multiple teams

Job Summary

  • Lead the design of digital instrument clusters, including layouts, cluster faces, states, and model/brand variants.
  • Define and refine alert and notification architecture, prioritizing safety, legibility, and consistency across programs.
  • Partner with product managers, software engineers, safety, and human factors to translate requirements into user-centered, regulation-aware solutions.

Matching Summary

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General Motors is seeking a Staff Designer for their VehicleOS, focusing on digital instrument clusters and alert architecture. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in creating user-centered, data-rich interfaces, and will play a critical role in enhancing driver information systems while collaborating across multiple teams.

Salary

Base: $134,700-207,600; Bonus/Equity: An incentive pay program offers payouts based on company performance, job level, and individual performance; Benefits: GM offers a variety of health and wellbeing benefit programs.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • digital instrument clusters
  • alert and notification architecture
  • information hierarchy, motion, and state models
  • design guidelines, patterns, and frameworks
  • data-rich interfaces
  • safety-critical UI

Nice-to-have

  • automotive HMI experience
  • interactive prototyping
  • accessibility, legibility, and inclusive design

Key Requirements

  • 9+ years' experience in digital interfaces
  • Formal training or degree in design discipline
  • Strong portfolio showcasing UX, interaction design, visual systems, and information design
  • Demonstrated experience owning end-to-end design
  • Proficiency in Figma and Adobe Creative Suite

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