Lead UI Designer

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:
At Caterpillar, User Interface Design is about more than screens. It's about creating experiences that help operators understand information, make decisions with confidence, and interact with sophisticated technology in demanding environments.
We're seeking a Lead UI Designer to help elevate the craft and visual quality of Caterpillar's digital experiences. This role will influence the visual language, interaction patterns, and design systems that span machine displays, embedded systems, and connected products.
We're looking for someone with exceptional visual design skills and a passion for creating experiences that are intuitive, cohesive, and distinctly Caterpillar. Someone who understands how typography, iconography, motion, color, hierarchy, and visual communication work together to shape both usability and brand perception.
Success in this role requires equal parts craft, systems thinking, and collaboration. You'll work closely with UX, Product, and Engineering teams to transform complex functionality into experiences that feel modern, refined, and trustworthy.
What You'll Do

• Define and evolve the visual language for operator-facing digital experiences.
• Create intuitive and visually compelling interfaces across machine displays, embedded systems, and connected products.
• Establish scalable UI frameworks, interaction patterns, and design system foundations.
• Partner closely with UX Designers to transform complex workflows into clear and effective user interfaces.
• Define approaches to typography, iconography, color, spacing, hierarchy, motion, and information design.
• Help ensure experiences are cohesive across products, platforms, and touchpoints.
• Explore and communicate future-state concepts through visual design, prototypes, and interactive experiences.
• Collaborate with Engineering teams to ensure high-quality implementation of designs.
• Provide design direction and craft leadership through critiques, reviews, and collaborative working sessions.
• Champion accessibility, usability, and visual excellence across the design process.

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 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.
What You Will Bring:

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent working experience
• Experience within UI Design
• Portfolio that shares current and past work
• We're looking for someone who sees UI as more than decoration.
• You understand how visual design influences comprehension, confidence, efficiency, and trust.
• You have a strong point of view on typography, iconography, motion, color, layout, and visual hierarchy, but you know when to prioritize customer needs over personal preference.
• You can create order from complexity and recognize opportunities to elevate products from functional to exceptional.
• Most importantly, you believe great products should have a recognizable identity. You understand how design systems, visual language, and interaction details work together to create experiences that feel cohesive, intentional, and memorable.

Additional Information:

• This role is not open for sponsorship
• Relocation is not available
• The position is in Mossville, IL

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 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:
$128,470.00 - $208,770.00
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:
July 29, 2026 - August 5, 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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