Product Designer

Product Designer HMI / Automotive Focus: UI (m/f/x) — Appsfactory GmbH, München.

Your mission

We are entering a multi-year collaboration with a major vehicle manufacturer to design advanced in-vehicle digital experiences. Our work spans early R&D exploration through to production-grade design delivery, supporting several parallel development tracks and working closely with internal product and engineering teams.

Dein Aufgaben

• Design intuitive, future-oriented HMI interfaces across multiple (in-vehicle) displays
• Create excellent UI designs for complex (in-vehicle) displays
• Develop components, icons, visual elements and screen layouts aligned with the design system
• Translate UX requirements and interaction flows into clear, production-ready visual concepts
• Collaborate with UX designers, prototypers, motion designers and engineering teams
• Maintain visual consistency across multiple surfaces, resolutions and themes
• Support handover by preparing documentation, specs and visual assets for development

Dein Profil

• Automotive & HMI Experience (such as Android Automotive OS, infotainment, navigation, ADAS, HMI, connected services, mobility or other future mobility services)
• Experience with complex, scaled product development or delivery programs (ideally Automotive & Mobility experience working with OEM, Tier1 or Agency/Consultancy)
• Understanding of driver context, cognitive load and specific test conditions
• Quality, Safety and Compliance Mindset (Commercial Vehicles HMI ≠ Consumer Apps)
• Strong visual design skills and a portfolio demonstrating complex UI work
• Excellent proficiency in Figma, including components, variants and design systems
• Ability to create clean, scalable visual assets suited for embedded or automotive environments
• Strong understanding of typography, color, layout, contrast and hierarchy
• Bonus Basic familiarity with ISO standards
• Experience with commercial vehicles
• Ability to create iconography or illustration tailored to HMI contexts
• Familiarity with motion design for functional transitions
• Understanding of automotive constraints (legibility, luminance, themes, day/night modes)
• Experience preparing assets for embedded or real-time rendering systems
• Experience designing for VR/AR

Was wir dir bieten

• A central role in a dynamic, independent design consultancy with an international portfolio spanning enterprise product design, city identity, design systems, and regulated industries
• Direct access to partners and senior leadership - flat hierarchies, real autonomy, and room to shape how we do product strategy
• A dedicated team of high-profile designers and strategists driven by a no-ego, high-craft culture
• Personal responsibility, space for your own ideas, and the opportunity to grow with the company and the practice
• 30 days paid vacation, hybrid work, and a dog-friendly Berlin office
• Work-life balance support including a potential four-day week if needed
• Benefits including Urban Sports Club, food club, and ESPI cuisine
• Regular team gatherings and in-house coaching and mentoring

Wir freuen uns, dich kennenzulernen!

We value diversity and therefore welcome all applications – regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion/beliefs, disability, age, and sexual orientation and identity.