Product Designer / Design Engineer, Nominal
$120-200k
Unified industrial data stack
Open for applications
Unified industrial data stack
21-100 employees
Open for applications
$120-200k
21-100 employees
Company mission
To provide the tools and infrastructure engineers need to deliver mission-critical capabilities at scale in the shortest time possible.
Role
Who you are
- 3+ years of experience in a design engineering role or similar, with a strong portfolio showcasing design and development projects
- Proficiency in Figma and frontend technologies (e.g., React, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS), with a strong foundation in prototyping, testing, and implementation
- Familiarity with Tailwind CSS or similar utility-first CSS frameworks, and Radix UI for building reusable UI components
- Experience with APIs (RESTful and/or tRPC) and integrating them into frontend applications seamlessly
- A keen ability to articulate the rationale, process, and impact behind your design decisions and adapt to technical constraints in creative ways using your knowledge of web technologies
- A versatile skill set that does not require prior hardware experience but is capable of navigating highly technical environments including aerospace, defense, and advanced energy applications
- An enthusiastic approach to problem-solving in complex scenarios, with a willingness to engage in customer immersion activities and on-site visits
Desirable
- Experience in the aerospace, defense, or related industries
- Knowledge of performance-focused tools and techniques for rendering large datasets and building responsive, smooth interfaces
- Background in human-computer interaction or related fields
- Familiarity with WebGL or other advanced graphics technologies
What the job involves
- Our team includes engineers and operators from SpaceX, Palantir, Anduril, Lockheed Martin, and NASA, all working toward a common goal: making it faster and easier for hardware engineers to push the boundaries of advanced technology safely and efficiently
- Our platform helps engineering teams accelerate test data review and analysis, scaling testing campaigns to save time and cut costs
- As a Design Engineer at Nominal, you will operate at the intersection of design and engineering, transforming complex data and workflows into intuitive, high-performance user experiences
- You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to prototype, build, and refine features that enhance our platform's usability and functionality
- Design and develop mission-critical features and end-to-end workflows that handle complex data visualization and interaction
- Collaborate with product managers, designers, and engineers to translate user needs into functional designs
- Implement responsive and accessible UI components using modern frontend technologies
- Collaborate closely with our customers to synthesize feedback and drive high-quality, impactful design solutions
- Contribute strategically to the product and design direction, making pivotal decisions that influence the future of Nominal's platform
- Understand and bring clarity to technical topics using concrete design outputs (e.g. diagrams, data visualizations, layout, typography)
Our take
Whilst leading workflow platforms such as Monday and Basecamp are designed for general use, teams in more specific industries may benefit from experiences designed for their sector. Nominal has built a data analysis platform and workflow system tailored to the needs of engineering teams managing complex machines in industries such as aerospace and defense.
Nominal’s platform caters to engineering teams who develop, validate and monitor hardware, enabling them to build observability and control over mission-critical machines. It automates routine tasks and streamlines collaboration between team members, ensuring that all stages of a machine’s development have rigorous oversight.
Having only come out of stealth in 2024, Nominal’s path to market has been accelerated by several rounds of funding. This will be used to expand operations and business reach as it attempts to cut into a competitive market. With its target audience pitch well articulated, the company has become the fastest-growing software platform in hardware development with 6X customer growth across aerospace, defense, energy, robotics and manufacturing.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Jun 2025
$75m
SERIES B
Apr 2024
$20m
SERIES A
Total funding: $102.5m
Company benefits
- Employee-friendly equity terms
- $500/year hardware sensor stipend
- 100% health, dental, and vision coverage (for you and your family)
- Unlimited paid vacation
- 12-weeks parental leave
- Strong in-office [ATX, LA, NYC] culture
- Gourmet lunch provided daily
- Work-station stipend
- 401K
- Learning & development stipend
Company HQ
Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, CA
Leadership
Jason Hoch
(Co-Founder)Previously a Software Engineer/Engineering Lead at Vercel, Newfront Insurance and Palantir Technologies.
Cameron McCord
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously an Investor at Lux Capital. Was also Head of Defense at Saildrone, Advisor at Applied Intuition, and worked in Product and Growth at Anduril Industries.
Bryce Strauss
(Co-Founder)Was an MBS and MBA Candidate at Harvard Business School, as well as Summer Associate at The Engine and a member of the Executive Leadership Development Programme at Lockheed Martin.
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