UX Designer at Andromeda Surgical in South San Francisco, CA, US

Job description

• About Andromeda
• We are looking for a creative UX Designer who thinks like an artist and is comfortable at the intersection of hardware and software. This is not a traditional product design role. You will design the experience through which surgeons control a surgical robot via an iPad, making complex real-time interactions feel intuitive, responsive, and human. Think of it like designing a game where every interaction has real consequences. If the surgeon pushes on tissue, the interface needs to respond visually, the way a game gives you feedback when you hit something. That level of craft and psychological thinking about interaction is what we are looking for.
• Successful designers at Andromeda combine strong craft and taste with a deep curiosity about how people interact with complex systems. They prototype quickly, conduct real user research, and design interfaces that feel intuitive even when the underlying system is complex. They collaborate closely with engineers, iterate fast, and care about building something that works in the real world.

Responsibilities

• Design the touchscreen interface that lets surgeons control the robot intuitively in real time.
• Create visual feedback systems that communicate robot state, tissue interaction, and surgical progress clearly and immediately.
• Conduct user research with surgeons to understand their mental models, workflows, and pain points.
• Rapidly prototype and iterate on interaction concepts, from rough sketches to high-fidelity mockups.
• Work across both 2D and 3D, designing dynamic interfaces with animation and motion, not static screens.
• Collaborate closely with hardware and software engineers to translate design intent into a working product.
• Define and maintain design guidelines for the surgical interface.

Requirements

• 3 to 4 years of experience in UX, interaction design, or a related creative field.
• A strong portfolio that demonstrates thoughtful, high-craft work. This is the main thing we evaluate, more than years of experience.
• Experience designing something genuinely impressive, ideally involving hardware-software interaction.
• Real ability across both 2D and 3D design, including dynamic interfaces, animation, and how interactions feel to the user.
• Experience conducting user research. You should have done user research before and know how to translate insights into design decisions.
• Comfort working in a fast-paced, ambiguous startup environment where the scope evolves.
• Background in game design or mobile game development.
• Background at animation studios.
• Experience with Unity, Unreal Engine, or similar interactive tools.
• iOS or mobile app design experience.

Skills

Required

• UX design
• Interaction design
• 2D and 3D design
• Animation and motion design
• User research
• Rapid prototyping
• High-fidelity mockups
• Collaboration with engineers

Preferred

• Game design
• Mobile game development
• Animation studio background
• Unity
• Unreal Engine
• iOS or mobile app design