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Product Design Lead

Astrus

Astrus

Product, Design
Toronto, ON, Canada · Toronto, ON, Canada · Remote
Posted 6+ months ago
<main><div></div> <div><div> <div></div> <div><div></div></div> <div role="textbox" aria-disabled="true" aria-label="Start typing to edit text" aria-multiline="true"> <span></span><div> <div contenteditable="false"></div> <div><div contenteditable="false"></div></div> <div><div><div> <div contenteditable="false"> <div><div></div></div> <div><div><div><div><span role="img" aria-label="Page icon">🎨</span></div></div></div></div> </div> <div><div> <div> <div contenteditable="false"><h1 contenteditable="false" tabindex="0" role="textbox" aria-label="Start typing to edit text">Product Design Lead</h1></div> <div contenteditable="false"></div> </div> <div contenteditable="false"></div> </div></div> </div></div></div> <div><div> <div><div> <h3 contenteditable="false">About Astrus</h3> <div></div> </div></div> <div><div><div> <div contenteditable="false">At Astrus, we’re leveraging AI to revolutionize the microchip design process, starting with the greatest bottleneck: analog layout. Our mission is to empower chip designers worldwide to create the next generation of advanced microchips with the assistance of cutting-edge AI. We’re backed by top-tier VC firms: Khosla Ventures, HOF Capital, and 1517 Fund.</div> <div></div> </div></div></div> <div><div><div> <div contenteditable="false"></div> <div></div> </div></div></div> <div><div><div> <div contenteditable="false">Learn more about <a contenteditable="false" href="https://astrus.notion.site/Astrus-Public-1ef59704f6ea4be9a39b07b1fc1fb9f3?pvs=24" tabindex="0"><span></span><span><span></span></span><span>Astrus Public</span><span></span></a> </div> <div></div> </div></div></div> <div><div> <h3 contenteditable="false">About the Role</h3> <div></div> </div></div> <div><div><div> <div contenteditable="false">As a Product Design Lead, you’ll have a foundational role in shaping the core experience of Astrus’ AI-powered design platform. This is a unique opportunity to create the interaction layer of a complex product from scratch, helping us build what’s essentially the “Figma for Circuit Designers.” Your designs will drive the experience for circuit designers, helping them solve intricate challenges and enabling them to produce superhuman chip designs with the power of AI. <span>🚀</span> </div> <div></div> </div></div></div> <div><div><div> <div contenteditable="false">You’ll work closely with AI, product, and engineering teams to develop highly intuitive, collaborative, and robust design solutions. Acting as the bridge between user experience and technical complexity, you’ll craft the interaction standards and patterns that make Astrus’ platform intuitive, productive, and a joy to use for circuit designers.</div> <div></div> </div></div></div> <div><div> <h3 contenteditable="false">Key Responsibilities</h3> <div></div> </div></div> <div><div> <div contenteditable="false"><div></div></div> <div><div> <div contenteditable="false">Lead the design of our core product line across canvas-based interfaces, supporting highly interactive circuit schematic designs and intricate workflows.</div> <div></div> </div></div> </div></div> <div><div> <div contenteditable="false"><div></div></div> <div><div> <div contenteditable="false">Collaborate with engineering and AI teams to ensure your designs are optimized for real-world applications, and create solutions that simplify complex, technical requirements for users.</div> <div></div> </div></div> </div></div> <div><div> <div contenteditable="false"><div></div></div> <div><div> <div contenteditable="false">Drive multi-user, collaborative workflows that include effective communication, approval processes, and seamless task management.</div> <div></div> </div></div> </div></div> <div><div> <div contenteditable="false"><div></div></div> <div><div> <div contenteditable="false">Develop interaction standards and patterns that define the future of AI-enabled design tools, enabling designers to explore, analyze, and refine circuit layouts in new ways.</div> <div></div> </div></div> </div></div> <div><div> <div contenteditable="false"><div></div></div> <div><div> <div contenteditable="false">Rapid prototyping and testing to quickly validate interaction patterns, bridging the gap between concept and functional experience.</div> <div></div> </div></div> </div></div> <div><div> <div contenteditable="false"><div></div></div> <div><div> <div contenteditable="false">Perform user research, and utilize insights into actionable product improvements, ensuring the Astrus platform evolves to meet user needs and industry standards.</div> <div></div> </div></div> </div></div> <div><div> <div contenteditable="false"><div></div></div> <div><div> <div contenteditable="false">Contributing towards building and maintaining Astrus’ core Figma component library and design system to speed up rapid explorations and build stronger cohesion with front-end engineering.</div> <div></div> </div></div> </div></div> <div><div> <h3 contenteditable="false">Who You Are</h3> <div></div> </div></div> <div><div> <div contenteditable="false"><div></div></div> <div><div> <div contenteditable="false">Senior-level Product Designer with at least 4 years of experience designing complex products with multi-user flows, and helping users navigate through large data-sets. Experience working on canvas-based apps would be highly preferred.</div> <div></div> </div></div> </div></div> <div><div> <div contenteditable="false"><div></div></div> <div><div> <div contenteditable="false">Skilled in interaction design and rapid prototyping with a portfolio that demonstrates elegant solutions to complex, multi-faceted problems.</div> <div></div> </div></div> </div></div> <div><div> <div contenteditable="false"><div></div></div> <div><div> <div contenteditable="false">Comfortable in a 0 to 1 design environment with a track record of success building product experiences from the ground up in ambiguous, fast-paced settings.</div> <div></div> </div></div> </div></div> <div><div> <div contenteditable="false"><div></div></div> <div><div> <div contenteditable="false">Collaborative and strategic, with a desire to shape and define the future of circuit design and grow into a key role at Astrus. This will likely require having a healthy blend of open-mindedness and advocating for strong points of view.</div> <div></div> </div></div> </div></div> <div><div> <div contenteditable="false"><div></div></div> <div><div> <div contenteditable="false"> <span>Nice to have: C</span>omfortable with code (React/Tailwind) and can build interactive prototypes to accelerate testing and validation.</div> <div></div> </div></div> </div></div> <div><div> <div contenteditable="false"><div></div></div> <div><div> <div contenteditable="false"> <span>Bonus:</span> Experience or strong interest in user research and translating insights into impactful design decisions.</div> <div></div> </div></div> </div></div> <div><div><div> <div contenteditable="false"></div> <div></div> </div></div></div> <div><div><div> <div contenteditable="false"> <span>Ready to radically improve global computation? </span><span>📈</span><span><span>🌎</span> <span>🤖</span></span> </div> <div></div> </div></div></div> <div><div><div> <div contenteditable="false">Reach out to <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/steph-hector-96252043/" rel="noopener noreferrer" tabindex="0"><span>Steph Hector</span></a> for more details</div> <div></div> </div></div></div> </div></div> </div> <span></span> </div> <div><div></div></div> <div></div> </div></div></main>
Astrus is an equal opportunity employer.