Product Designer

About Nominal

Nominal is building the software infrastructure that powers the world’s most advanced hardware systems — from spacecraft and autonomous vehicles to next-generation industrial machines. Our platform ingests high-rate telemetry, validates complex autonomy software in real time, and helps engineering teams iterate faster without sacrificing safety or precision. We’re a small, fast-moving team of engineers and operators who own problems end-to-end, work across disciplines, and thrive on solving challenges at the intersection of hardware and software. As a dual-use platform, we're serving top-tier commercial and defense customers, including the U.S. Navy, United States Air Force, Shield AI, and Anduril.

We’re backed by top-tier investors — Sequoia, General Catalyst, Founders Fund, Lux Capital, and Lightspeed Ventures — who share our mission to accelerate innovation in mission-critical systems. Our team brings experience from SpaceX, Palantir, Anduril, Applied Intuition, and other leading companies, united by a common goal: enabling hardware engineers to push the boundaries of advanced technology with speed, safety, and precision.

As a Product Designer at Nominal, you will operate at the intersection of design and engineering, transforming complex data and workflows into intuitive, high-performance user experiences. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to prototype, build, and refine features that enhance our platform's usability and functionality.

🚀 About the role:
• Lead the design lifecycle for mission-critical features and end-to-end workflows, from initial concept through to implementation.
• Design novel interactions that extend the capabilities of human-to-machine interfaces.
• The ability to design systems that solve both the immediate product problem and lay a foundation for the future. We want someone who understands the importance of design systems.
• Understand and bring clarity to technical topics using concrete design outputs i.e., diagrams, data visualizations, layout, typography, interactions, and the like
• Collaborate closely with our customers to synthesize feedback and drive high-quality, impactful design solutions.
• Contribute strategically to the product and design direction, making pivotal decisions that influence the future of Nominal's platform.
• Use storytelling and design thinking to bring stakeholders together, aligning them with your vision and process.
• Maintain a relentless focus on craft, constantly seeking to elevate the user experience by incorporating novel design solutions.

🔍 We're looking for someone with :
• A minimum of 5+ years of experience as a designer for software development, with a strong emphasis on visual and interaction design.
• Expertise in Figma, with a strong foundation in prototyping, testing, and implementation.
• The ability to adapt to technical constraints in creative ways using your knowledge of web technologies.
• An exceptional portfolio showcasing expertise in creating multimodal experiences.
• A keen ability to articulate the rationale, process, and impact behind your design decisions.
• A versatile skill set that does not require prior hardware experience but is capable of navigating highly technical environments, including aerospace, defense, and advanced energy applications.
• An enthusiastic approach to problem-solving in complex scenarios, with a willingness to engage in customer immersion activities and on-site visits.
• A background or experience in front-end software engineering is a big plus.

✨ Benefits/Perks:
• 🏥 100% coverage of medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 🏖️ Unlimited PTO and sick leave
• 🍽️ Free lunch, snacks, and coffee
• 🚀 Professional Development Stipend
• ✈️ Annual company retreat

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.