Staff Designer, UI Design
- Pay
- $159,600 – $342,000 per year
- Location
- Hawthorne, CA
- Job type
- Full-time
- Level
- Lead / Staff
- Listed
- 29 days ago
About the role
- Staff Designer, UI Design | Tesla (Vehicle Software)
- Location: Hawthorne, California | Req ID: 280750 | Job Type: Full-time
- What to Expect
The Tesla Design team is responsible for the user interface of all vehicles and the mobile app. As a Staff UI Designer, you will research, design, innovate, and prototype new user experiences across Tesla’s product portfolio. Candidates should have exceptional design skills, a great sense of aesthetics, and user-centered design principles aimed at maximizing customer delight.
The future of cars and sustainable energy can be whatever we want it to be. We are looking for someone to help us shape that future - someone with passion, dedication, and the drive to make Tesla’s products of today and tomorrow great.
What You'll Do
- Apply knowledge of UI design to develop mock-ups, new interaction models, and navigation schemes
- Develop pixel perfect comps and assets for all projects
- Create and make decisions that implement a design language consistent throughout the Tesla UI platform (in-car, mobile, etc.)
- Strategically imagine, conceive of, manage, and drive UI design projects from concept to implementation
- Act as liaison to provide feedback and ensure design integrity of projects between Interaction Designers, Software Engineers, and Project Managers
- Analyze and interpret recommendations from other business groups in order to prioritize functions and develop a project roadmap with Project Managers
What You'll Bring
- 7+ years of experience in interaction design, prototyping, and complex design systems
- A strong portfolio of 3D work
- Experience using AI coding tools to produce frontend code
- Passion for interactive data visualization
- Experience building foundational layout and typographic systems
- A track record of developing new interaction models for different form factors and interfaces (Mobile counts)
Benefits
Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire:
- Medical plans > plan options with $0 payroll deduction
- Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits
- Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans, both have options with a $0 paycheck contribution
- Company Paid (Health Savings Accounts) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High-Deductible medical plan with HSA
- Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
- 401(k) with employer match, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits
- Company paid Basic Life, AD&D
- Short-term and long-term disability insurance (90 day waiting period)
- Employee Assistance Program
- Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions, Accrued hours for Hourly positions), and Paid Holidays
- Back-up childcare and parenting support resources
- Voluntary benefits to include: critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft & legal services, and pet insurance
- Weight Loss and Tobacco Cessation Programs
- Tesla Babies program
- Commuter benefits
- Employee discounts and perks program
- Earned Wage Access: Real-time pay access paid daily, subject to eligibility and schedule (applicable for below Sr. Managers levels)
Expected Compensation$159,600 - $342,000/annual salary + cash and stock awards + benefitsPay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.
From Tesla's careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on October 12, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.
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The Staff Designer, UI Design posting at Tesla states compensation of $159,600 – $342,000 per year. It is listed as a full-time position. Final pay may depend on location, experience, and interview evaluation on Tesla's official career site.
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