Senior or Staff Product Designer, Sonatus
$155.5-225k
+ Equity program
Office located in Sunnyvale, CA
Cloud-based solutions for software-defined vehicles
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Cloud-based solutions for software-defined vehicles
101-200 employees
Be an early applicant
$155.5-225k
+ Equity program
Office located in Sunnyvale, CA
101-200 employees
Company mission
To accelerate automotive innovation
Role
Who you are
- The role requires deep familiarity with user-centered design principles, visual design, prototyping tools, and cross-functional collaboration to transform complex requirements into intuitive, scalable automotive software solutions
- The ideal candidate is an experienced design professional passionate about leveraging technology to create impactful automotive solutions
- 10+ years of experience with at least 5+ years of experience in product design (UX/UI) shipping automotive software, embedded systems, IoT solutions, or developer/cloud platforms for large enterprise customers
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, able to articulate complex design rationale clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences
- Strong technical foundation in user experience design, visual design, and interaction design principles
- Track record leading a product through the full design lifecycle, from conception and discovery to launch and through sustaining support
- Significant experience designing for UX-driven enterprise web products
- Experience working with design systems, component libraries, and translating research findings into actionable design decisions
- Proficiency in Agile methodologies, design and prototyping tools (e.g., Figma), and user-centered design processes
- Exceptional organizational and prioritization skills, capable of managing multiple design projects in fast-paced, ambiguous environments
What the job involves
- The Staff/Senior Staff Product Designer will be responsible for defining, developing, and managing design projects within Sonatus’s automotive software ecosystem
- In this role, you will drive the design strategy, execution, and user testing for innovative solutions designed to enhance vehicle capabilities and user experiences
- You will effectively translate customer needs, market insights, and technical requirements into compelling and executable design strategies and artifacts
- Define and drive the design vision, strategy, and roadmap for automotive software solutions, aligning closely with product goals and market opportunities
- Conduct user research, usability testing, and competitor analysis to continuously refine product design and user workflows
- Develop detailed user flows, wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity visual designs to clearly articulate the user experience to development teams
- Collaborate with product management, engineering, marketing, and sales teams to deliver high-quality, user-friendly products on schedule
- Prioritize and maintain design-related tasks and documentation, balancing short-term needs with long-term strategic goals
- Manage the design process from concept ideation and iteration through final delivery and continuous design improvement
- Facilitate cross-functional collaboration to ensure technical feasibility, scalability, and compliance with automotive industry and accessibility standards
- Communicate project design strategies, customer insights, and progress to internal stakeholders, customers, and executive leadership
- Monitor industry trends, design best practices, and new interaction paradigms to stay up to date of the latest advancements in product design
Our take
Software-defined vehicles represent the biggest innovation in automobiles for decades, but there are large obstacles in the way of their growth. The software that defines such vehicles requires over-the-air (OTA) updates and other forms of maintenance, which can quickly become a time-consuming and resource-intensive process.
Sonatus develops cloud-based solutions for software-defined vehicles, providing a platform called Digital Dynamics that empowers automakers to harness vehicle data, add feature updates, diagnose problems, and maintain vehicle infrastructure wirelessly and in real time. The company achieves its flexibility through cloud-empowered data infrastructure, no-code software solutions, and working closely with clients.
Whilst the company faces competition from other IoT vehicle software companies, Sonatus shows great potential to compete through its all-in-one approach. This has earned it impressive funding, which supports further development and the increase of production volume, as well as the company's expansion into the Japanese market.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Dec 2022
$75m
SERIES A
Jul 2021
$35m
SERIES A
Total funding: $110m
Company benefits
- Stock option program
- Flexible working arrangements
- Unlimited PTO
- Comprehensive benefits with generous allowance
- Free in-office food & snacks!
Company HQ
Sunnyvale, CA
Leadership
Jeffrey Chou
(Co-Founder & CEO)Experience as Senior Director of Engineering for Nuova Systems. Founder of Diamanti, where they were CEO and now serve as a Board Member.
Yu Fang
(Co-Founder & CTO/CPO)Head of Mobile Engineering for NAUTO from 2016 to 2018. Experience as CTO of CARDFREE.
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