Product Designer

Product Designer LocationSan Carlos - HybridEmployment TypeFull timeDepartmentEngineeringCompensation$156K – $250K • Offers Equity • The base salary range listed reflects the full scope of this position, which is open to multiple levels (L4–L6), and is informed and defined through professional-grade salary surveys and compensation data sources. The actual offer will be determined based on the candidate's experience, background, and the level at which they are hired.We use clear benchmarks to provide fair salaries and meaningful equity, ensuring compensation aligns with your skills and contributions. Beacon is financially healthy, well-funded, and ready to reward those who help achieve our ambitious goals. We use Pave to keep up to date with market pay rates and make proactive adjustments.About Beacon AIWe’re a fast-moving team of aviators, engineers, and operators building an AI platform to make flying safer, more efficient, and more capable. Backed by top investors, we’ve secured a dozen Department of Defense contracts and partnered with major airlines to deliver mission-critical systems. We operate without silos or heavy processes. Small, focused teams own what they build, ship quickly, and learn fast, pushing the boundaries of how humans and AI work together in aviation.Role Overview We are looking for a Product Designer who wants their work to matter. At Beacon AI, you will shape how pilots interact with AI in the cockpit, designing experiences where clarity, speed, and precision are not just good design principles, they are safety critical. This is a rare opportunity to define a product from the ground up in one of tech's most consequential domains.Key ResponsibilitiesOwn the end-to-end product design process for Beacon AI's pilot assistant, from discovery and user research through wireframes, prototypes, and final specs handed off to engineeringConduct research and usability testing with pilots and aviation professionals to deeply understand workflows, mental models, and safety critical needsTranslate complex AI-driven data and alerts into interfaces that are instantly clear and actionable in high-pressure cockpit environmentsBuild and maintain a scalable design system that ensures consistency and speed across the productPartner closely with engineering and strong product sense to ship polished, well-considered experiences iterativelyContribute to brand and visual identity as a secondary responsibility, supporting marketing and web presence as neededWhat Will Make You SuccessfulYou have experience as a sole or founding designer, leading design end to end, moving quickly from concept to execution, and driving products from 0 to 1 without the structure of a large design teamYou have strong product design instincts and can move fluidly from research and strategy to high-fidelity executionYou are fluent in Figma and comfortable owning a design system end to endYou ask "why" before you ask "what does it look like" and you push back when a brief is not solving the right problemYou are energized by complexity and ambiguity, not intimidated by itYou have a genuine curiosity about aviation, aerospace, or safety critical industriesBonus Points3+ years of experience in product design, ideally with complex, data-heavy or safety-critical products such as aviation, aerospace, defense, medical devices, or enterprise softwareProficiency in Figma or similar modern design tools with a strong portfolio demonstrating end-to-end product design workExperience designing for AI-powered products and understanding how to make machine-generated insights feel trustworthy and intuitive to end usersFamiliarity with motion design, micro-interactions, or basic HTML and CSS is a plusWork LocationThis is a hybrid role based in San Carlos, CA, with 3+ days per week onsite and the option to work remotely on remaining days.Perks & Benefits (Full-Time Employees)Healthcare: 100%* of employee medical premiums covered; 25% for dependentsTime Off: 3 weeks PTO...