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Product Designer

Beacon Ai 🇺🇸 San Carlos, CA 94070, United States of America

Hybrid Full-time Mid-level

Own the end-to-end product design process for an AI pilot assistant, from discovery and research to final engineering hand-off. Translate complex AI data into clear, actionable interfaces for high-pressure cockpit environments while maintaining a scalable design system.

Responsibilities

  • Own the end-to-end product design process for Beacon AI's pilot assistant
  • Conduct research and usability testing with pilots and aviation professionals
  • Translate complex AI-driven data and alerts into interfaces that are instantly clear and actionable in high-pressure cockpit environments
  • Build and maintain a scalable design system that ensures consistency and speed across the product
  • Partner closely with engineering and strong product sense to ship polished, well-considered experiences iteratively

Requirements

  • Strong product design instincts
  • Fluent in Figma and comfortable owning a design system end to end
  • Able to move fluidly from research and strategy to high-fidelity execution
  • Genuine curiosity about aviation, aerospace, or safety critical industries
  • 3+ years of experience in product design, ideally with complex, data-heavy or safety-critical products

Benefits

  • 100% of employee medical premiums covered
  • 25% for dependents
  • 3 weeks PTO plus 13+ paid company holidays
  • Monthly phone and wellness benefits
  • 401(k) offered

Key Skills

Product design Figma Design system AI-powered products Aviation Aerospace Safety critical industries Complex data-heavy products UX design UI design Frontend code Collaboration Communication Mentoring Cross-functional collaboration Leadership Agile Scrum Design thinking User-centered design User research Usability testing A/B testing Prototyping Wireframing Design systems Motion design Micro-interactions Basic HTML and CSS

About Beacon Ai

Beacon AI is an aviation software company based in Silicon Valley, building advanced systems that serve as a pilot assistant for commercial and defense aviators - think R2-D2 for pilots. We go beyond traditional autopilot, providing a reliable onboard teammate that enhances safety, efficiency, and situational awareness in a hardware-lite package. Our mission is to shape the future of flight by equipping pilots with intelligent tools that adapt to complex environments and evolving missions. We’re solving some of aviation’s toughest challenges, from cockpit workload and data overload to predictive safety and autonomous decision support. Beacon is backed by leading investors, including Costanoa Ventures, Scout Ventures, Sam Altman (via Apollo Projects and Hydrazine Capital), JetBlue Ventures, and Mischief. Our work is also guided by seasoned aviation leaders, including Hon. Robert Sumwalt (former NTSB Chairman) and Ali Bahrami (former FAA Associate Administrator for Aviation Safety).

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