UX/UI Designer

About the role

KLA's Central Engineering Group is looking for a UX/UI Specialist to join its growing team in Newport. The role designs intuitive workflows and interfaces for technical users, simplifying complex processes and improving efficiency for engineering and operations teams. It covers the full UX process, from problem framing and rapid research to high-fidelity design, prototyping and handoff.

Key responsibilities

• Conduct user research and usability testing to gather insights, identify user needs and validate design concepts.
• Create wireframes, prototypes and high-fidelity designs for complex systems.
• Work with product managers, engineers and other stakeholders so designs are feasible and aligned with project goals.
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of design systems.
• Define and advocate for user-experience best practices and stay up to date on industry trends and technologies.

Required profile

• Ideally a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Design (B.Des) or Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) or a related subject.
• Experience in product/UX design with shipped work in complex or multi-step applications.
• Experience running or assisting in usability studies and synthesising findings.
• Clear communication and collaboration skills, comfortable presenting work and rationale.
• Portfolio showing end-to-end problem solving and teamwork.
• Preferred: experience in data-heavy or technical products, familiarity with accessibility, localization and performance, exposure to design tokens and component libraries.

Required skills

• Interaction design, prototyping and UI craft
• Figma and FigJam
• Usability studies

What we offer

• Annual leave starting at 25 days plus bank holidays
• Contributory pension scheme, cash health plan and life assurance
• Cycle to work scheme, global bonus plan, share scheme and rewards scheme
• Mentorship, collaboration and constructive feedback