Senior UI/UX Designer - Digital Cockpit Systems

As a Senior UI/UX Designer within the Digital Cockpit group, you will help shape user-centric experiences for next-generation in-vehicle systems-including Android Automotive OS, digital clusters, audio systems, AI-powered cabin interfaces, and ADAS visualizations. You'll also support the UX/UI design of software toolchains, including audio tuning tools and middleware configuration interfaces used by global OEMs and development teams.

The ideal candidate blends a passion for design and human-centered innovation with the technical fluency to thrive in a fast-paced automotive technology environment. This individual will not only create, prototype, and validate compelling user experiences-they will also oversee external design vendors and collaborate with UX research partners.

YOUR ROLE

• Design Vision: Create intuitive, innovative user interfaces and workflows for in-vehicle digital cockpit components-cluster HMI, Android Automotive, driver and cabin monitoring systems, voice interaction systems, and ADAS visual cues.

• Tooling UX: Lead design and usability efforts for internal software tools, including middleware configuration platforms and audio system tuning suites

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with software engineers, product managers, system architects, and embedded systems teams to deliver designs that are both aesthetically compelling and technically feasible

• Vendor Oversight: Manage and guide external UI/UX design firms to ensure consistency with Aptiv's brand, usability standards, and performance KPIs

• UX Research Engagement: Collaborate with research partners to define study parameters, analyze user feedback, and apply insights into iterative design

• Design Systems: Contribute to and help evolve Aptiv's global design language and UX guidelines in-vehicle experiences, and system design tools.

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Graphic/Interaction Design, Computer Science, or related field

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in UX/UI design, ideally within automotive, embedded systems, or complex user interface ecosystems

• Strong portfolio showcasing UI designs, interactive prototypes, and documentation for multimodal user experiences (touch, voice, haptic, visual)

• Proficiency in design tools such as Figma, Adobe CC, Axure, Sketch, and relevant prototyping software

• Solid understanding of accessibility, responsive design, and UX for embedded/HMI systems

• Experience working with external vendors and research agencies is a strong plus

• Excellent communication, collaboration, and presentation skills in a cross-functional environment

• You can grow at Aptiv. Aptiv provides an inclusive work environment where all individuals can grow and develop, regardless of gender, ethnicity or beliefs.
• You can have an impact. Safety is a core Aptiv value; we want a safer world for us and our children, one with: Zero fatalities, Zero injuries, Zero accidents.
• You have support. We ensure you have the resources and support you need to take care of your family and your physical and mental health with a competitive health insurance package.

• Private health care (Signal Iduna) and Life insurance for you and your beloved ones
• Well-Being Program that includes regular webinars, workshops, and networking events
• Hybrid work (min. 47 days/yr of remote work, flexible working hours)
• Employee Pension Plan paid by the employer (you get + 3,5% on each gross salary.
• Access to sports groups and Multisport card