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Job description
As a human centric interaction designer you will work with a skilled, multi-disciplinary team of designers and engineers to ideate, develop, and design the user experience for HP inkjet printers. This will include design of and participation in field and lab research, analysis and interpretation of both secondary and primary research data streams, ideation of user space solutions, creation of interactive prototypes for use in user participatory design and internal communication, creation of concept communication vehicles, fully developed interaction design expressions (including active prototypes), and specification of interaction designs.

You will work directly with other design professionals and those from different disciplines and functions (engineering, marketing, quality) to define and implement interaction designs in the product/user interaction space.

HP is the worldwide leader in inkjet printer sales and revenue. This part of the HP inkjet business designs products that sell in the many millions per year, around the globe. Millions of people will see and experience the results of your work.

Qualifications

Education:
Master's degree in interaction design or related design field. Undergrad degree in CS and/or SW human interaction design, or equivalent programming/design experience highly desirable.

Experience and knowledge:
Direct applied screen UI/Interaction design experience very desirable. Behavioral/ethnographic research desirable. Graphic/industrial design experience desirable. Web interaction design experience highly desirable. Flash programming experience.

Skills:
Strong perceptive and empathetic abilities in your design process are a must. Candidates will demonstrate a strong comprehension of and appreciation for holistic design and a systems perspective. You are motivated to dig deep into the user experience to uncover nuances of human behavior that can inform innovative and meaningful design. You will be expected to demonstrate a high level of initiative and a passion for excellence in your work.

You must have excellent teamwork, communication, and technical problem-solving skills to contribute within both your home design team and in multi-functional and multi-disciplined project teams. Flexibility and versatility in terms of specific work assignments in the design and development environment (research, design, specifications, documentation) are expected. You must demonstrate the ability to use visual design tools (manual and computer) to communicate complex abstract ideas to technical and business audiences.

Contact
John Provost, Design Manager, HP Consumer Inkjet Systems
john.provost@hp.com | 360.212.2444