Ui Visual Designer Jobs (NOW HIRING)

Career Area:
Technology, Digital and Data
Job Description:
Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.
When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do - but also about each other. We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here - we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it.
Cat Digital is the digital and technology arm of Caterpillar Inc., leveraging the latest technologies to build industry leading digital solutions for our customers and dealers. With over 1.5 million connected assets worldwide, our teams use data, technology, advanced analytics, telematics, and AI capabilities to help our customers build a better, more sustainable world.
Job Summary:
As a Senior UX Designer on the Prime Online team, you will play a key role in designing customer-facing digital experiences that support critical workflows for Caterpillar customers and dealers. You will partner closely with Product Managers, Engineers, Researchers, and fellow UX Designers to create intuitive, scalable, and visually polished experiences that deliver measurable value to users and the business.
This role requires a strong balance of user-centered thinking, interaction design expertise, and advanced UI design skills. You will be responsible for translating complex requirements into elegant, production-ready solutions while ensuring consistency, accessibility, and alignment with Caterpillar's design standards. The ideal candidate is a highly skilled designer who thrives in ambiguous problem spaces, demonstrates exceptional visual design craft, and can independently drive work from discovery through delivery.
What You Will Do:

• Design end-to-end user experiences for Prime Online products and features, from concept exploration through final delivery.
• Create high-quality wireframes, user flows, prototypes, and pixel-perfect UI designs that are ready for development.
• Apply advanced visual design principles to elevate the quality, consistency, and usability of Prime Online experiences.
• Partner closely with Product Managers and Engineers to define requirements, evaluate trade-offs, and deliver impactful solutions.
• Translate complex workflows and business needs into intuitive, efficient, and engaging customer experiences.
• Contribute to and leverage Caterpillar's design system to ensure consistency, scalability, and efficiency across products.
• Conduct and participate in design critiques to strengthen solution quality and improve design outcomes.
• Collaborate with researchers and stakeholders to synthesize customer insights and identify experience improvements.
• Review implemented experiences throughout development to ensure alignment with design intent and quality standards.
• Advocate for accessibility, usability, and inclusive design practices in all solutions.
• Continuously refine designs based on user feedback, analytics, and business performance metrics.
• Stay informed on emerging UX and UI design trends, tools, and best practices, bringing new ideas and approaches to the team.

What You Will Have:
Creativity: Knowledge of the approaches, tools, and techniques for promoting creative, original thinking and ability to apply it to a variety of business situations.
Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Knowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.
Computer Software Industry: Knowledge of computer software industry; ability to understand future products, vendors, technologies, issues, and trends and directions.
Web Software Design: Knowledge of web software design; ability to design, develop, maintain and enhance web-based or web-enabled software.
Human-Centered Design (HCD): Knowledge of Human-Centered Design model, principle, and concepts; ability to understand the perspective of people who experience a problem, their needs, and provide them with a solution which truly meets their needs effectively.
User Experience Design: Knowledge of user experience design tools, techniques and approaches; ability to design applications that are valued, positively perceived and used by clients.
User Interface Design: Knowledge of user-centered design principles and human-computer interaction; ability to design and develop intuitive, visually appealing, and user-friendly interfaces that meet business goals and user needs.
Advanced UI & Visual Design
Level - Extensive Experience

• Exceptional visual design skills with a strong portfolio demonstrating modern, polished, and highly usable digital experiences.
• Advanced proficiency in typography, layout, composition, spacing, color systems, visual hierarchy, and responsive design.
• Expert-level Figma skills, including component creation, prototyping, design systems, and production-ready specifications.
• Ability to create high-fidelity designs that are both visually compelling and feasible to implement.
• Strong understanding of applying and extending enterprise design systems while maintaining consistency across products.

UX & Interaction Design
Level - Extensive Experience

• Expertise designing intuitive web experiences and complex workflows for enterprise and customer-facing applications.
• Strong knowledge of information architecture, user flows, interaction patterns, and usability best practices.
• Ability to transform complex business and technical requirements into simple, effective user experiences.
• Experience creating design artifacts ranging from low-fidelity concepts to detailed production-ready designs.

Human-Centered Design
Level - Extensive Experience

• Deep understanding of user-centered design methodologies and design thinking practices.
• Experience leveraging user research, analytics, customer feedback, and business insights to inform design decisions.
• Ability to identify customer pain points, define opportunities, and validate solutions through iterative design.
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity and independently driving design work from discovery through delivery.

Collaboration & Communication
Level - Extensive Experience

• Strong ability to collaborate effectively with Product, Engineering, and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Skilled at communicating design rationale and influencing decisions through clear storytelling and visual communication.
• Experience facilitating design discussions, gathering feedback, and incorporating diverse perspectives into solutions.
• Ability to build strong working relationships while advocating for user and business needs.

Considerations For Top Candidates:

• Requires a four year college degree in User Experience, Interaction, Graphic, Industrial, New Media or related Design. HCI (Human Computer Interaction), human factors/ergonomics or a related field. Open to consider different educational background based on professional experiences. Equivalent working experience could also be considered.
• 5-8 years of experience designing digital products on a variety of platforms, including web and mobile (iOS and Android).
• Exceptional design skills, production value, and attention to detail are required.
• Requires proficiency with Figma, and other associated design tools.

Desirable Qualifications:

• Experience in Interaction Architecture, UI/UX design, Customer Experience and/or User Experience is desired.
• Requires ability to listen to customers and stakeholders to visually design new products and features.
• Desirable is a results driven self-starter with a unique combination of technical knowledge, business acumen, and strong emotional intelligence.
• Desirable is deep knowledge of UX industry standards, usability, and design trends.
• Experience working with data visualization, IOT, new mobile technologies, virtual, augmented, and mixed reality.

Key Differentiator for This Role
This position requires strong visual and UI design expertise in addition to UX skills. Candidates should demonstrate a portfolio of sophisticated, production-quality interface design work and the ability to create polished, modern experiences with exceptional attention to detail. The successful candidate will be expected to raise the quality of Prime Online's user interfaces through strong design craft, systems thinking, and execution excellence.
What You Will Get
Working with a Fortune 100 leader, you can build your career on a global scale and take advantage of development opportunities with emerging technologies. We've created an inclusive environment for you to explore your passions, make an impact and do the work that really matters. Join Us.
About Caterpillar
Caterpillar Inc. is the world's leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. For nearly 100 years, we've been helping customers build a better, more sustainable world and are committed to and contributing to a reduced-carbon future. Our innovative products and services, backed by our global dealer network, provide exceptional value that helps customers succeed.
Summary Pay Range:
$112,710.00 - $183,140.00
Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market location, job-related knowledge, skills, individual performance and experience. Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Caterpillar.
Benefits:
Subject to plan eligibility, terms, and guidelines. This is a summary list of benefits.

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits*
• Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holidays, Volunteer, etc.)*
• 401(k) savings plans*
• Health Savings Account (HSA)*
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)*
• Health Lifestyle Programs*
• Employee Assistance Program*
• Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts*
• Career Development*
• Incentive bonus*
• Disability benefits
• Life Insurance
• Parental leave
• Adoption benefits
• Tuition Reimbursement

* These benefits also apply to part-time employees
Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.
Posting Dates:
August 10, 2026 - August 14, 2026
Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.
Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply.
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