UX Designer (XR)

AVEVA is creating software trusted by over 90% of leading industrial companies.

Position: UX Designer (XR)

Previous experience: Experience with some of the following fields – VR/AR, Games/Level design, Interaction design, UX, Innovation design. Familiarity with 3D design software or game engines such as Unity is a plus.

Location: Cambridge, UK – Hybrid (3 days at the office)

Employment type: Full-time regular (flexible working options available)

Benefits: Competitive salary; flexible benefits fund which can be utilised against over 20 benefits; pension scheme with up to 9% employer contribution; life insurance; income protection insurance; 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays); 3 days paid volunteering

The job

We are looking for an enthusiastic candidate who has a passion for UX and VR/AR and wants to be hands-on from concept through to delivery, working alongside cross-functional teams, iterating and improving designs. You’ll be working on bleeding edge technology designing an Industrial Metaverse and solving user problems of the future. You will also be joining a global UX team and collaborating with product owners, developers, and customers, as you champion the best designs for our users.

Key responsibilities

• Responsible for UX deliverables across a range of projects, from concepts through to high fidelity interaction design
• Work with product management to help define UX vision across various products, balancing user needs and business requirements
• Create fun and interesting design interactions on a variety of 3D products in VR and AR
• Be an XR advocate willing to evaluate and perform usability testing on AR/VR hardware

Ideal experience

From most to least important:

• An understanding of the Metaverse concept
• Degree or work experience in UX/UI or games design fields
• Previous experience using Unity game engine (other engines relevant)
• Ability to work across multiple platforms: desktop, mobile and VR/AR
• Able to show and explain examples of user-centred design solutions, via UX deliverables such as user journeys, workflows, wireframes and detailed interaction specifications
• Sketching designs with pencil & paper and digital tools

Great skills to have

• Organization: The pace at AVEVA can be exciting and fast, so whilst you will need excellent time management and effective prioritisation, we will do all we can to support a balanced portfolio of work, and your wellbeing.
• Collaboration: We’re looking for a good team player. The UX team is very collaborative, and we discuss and support each other on projects constantly.
• Problem-solving: You’ll need to enjoy getting stuck into problems. Troubleshooting and solving challenging problems is a big part of this role.
• A passion for tech: You’ll be getting your hands on a lot of tech; knowing more than the basics of the hardware will help smooth the transition from designs to implementation.

The team you’ll join

“Our UX team is extremely welcoming and we love to collaborate. With AVEVA’s huge product family the team works on one of the largest arrays of software. You’ll be focusing on the 3D XR side of the product portfolio along with me, testing and creating new and interesting VR/AR experiences for our customers.” - Jordan Connor

R&D at AVEVA

Our global team of 2000+ developers work on an incredibly diverse portfolio of over 75 industrial automation and engineering products, which cover everything from data management to 3D design. AI and cloud are at the centre of our strategy, and we have over 150 patents to our name.

Our track record of innovation is no fluke – it’s the result of a structured and deliberate focus on learning, collaboration and inclusivity. If you want to build applications that solve big problems, join us!

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