User Experience (UX) Designer (Technology Innovation Division)

At the MBTA we envision a thriving region enabled by a best-in-class transit system. Our mission is to serve the public by providing safe reliable and accessible transportation. MBTAs Core Values are built around safety service equity sustainability and culture. Each employee that works for the MBTA performs their roles based on our vision mission and values. This includes attendance participation and contribution in local safety committee meetings as needed.

The UX Designer is responsible for planning and delivering user experience design and research activities that improve the usability accessibility and effectiveness of MBTA products and services. This role collaborates with cross-functional partners to understand user and stakeholder needs translate insights into actionable solutions and ensure design decisions align with organizational goals and constraints. UX Designers contribute to defined product areas or initiatives by conducting research developing design artifacts and supporting implementation through partnership with product and engineering. They produce reliable production-ready outputs and apply established design systems standards and processes.

• Plan and deliver UX design work across features or defined product areas producing production-ready artifacts such as flows wireframes prototypes and specifications.
• Conduct and contribute to qualitative research activities including research planning interview guides interviews task analysis synthesis and communicating findings to inform design decisions.
• Apply research insights to design solutions that balance user needs accessibility requirements operational realities technical constraints and agency goals.
• Use and contribute to established design systems documentation standards and UX practices to ensure consistency and quality across experiences.
• Design coherent experiences across touchpoints considering the full rider or staff journey where relevant.
• Contribute to product definition roadmap discussions and sprint planning by representing user needs constraints and experience risks.
• Identify usability accessibility or experience risks early and partner with cross-functional teams to address them.
• May mentor junior designers and contribute to defining design standards.
• Participate in usability testing accessibility evaluation and design quality assurance activities to ensure experiences meet standards.
• Engage in team rituals (e.g. stand-ups planning retrospectives) and contribute to strengthening UX principles standards and shared practices.
• Support the growth of the design practice through knowledge sharing collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with product engineering and design partners to align on goals define requirements and ensure solutions are feasible user-centered and consistent with design standards.
• Protect data security compliance and privacy across all work by following best practices and established industry/MBTA policies standards and procedures for secure research design documentation and data handling.
• Perform all other duties and projects that may be assigned.

• No direct reports.

• Bachelors degree from an accredited institution.
• Two (2) years of relevant professional experience in UX design.
• Strong working knowledge of UX design methods and practices.
• Ability to support the planning and delivery of UX work for more complex predictable problem spaces.
• Experience conducting or contributing to qualitative research activities end-to-end.
• Experience designing multi-touchpoint or platform-level user experiences.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with product and engineering partners.
• Ability to communicate design and research decisions clearly including tradeoffs.
• As part of the selection process candidates will be asked to complete and pass job-related technical assessments which may include presenting a UX case study and/or a timed whiteboarding exercise.

• A high school diploma or GED with an additional seven (7) years of directly related experience substitutes for the bachelors degree requirement.
• An associates degree from an accredited institution and an additional three (3) years of directly related experience substitutes for the bachelors degree requirement.
• A masters degree in a related subject substitutes for two (2) years of general experience.
• A nationally recognized certification or statewide/professional certification in a related field substitutes for one (1) year of experience.

• More than four (4) years of relevant professional experience.
• Experience working with engineering to document interactions and system behaviors.
• Familiarity with Service Design outcomes and jobs-to-be-done frameworks.
• Experience working in agile delivery environments on cross-functional teams.

Job Conditions:

• Ability to effectively read comprehend communicate and respond to instructions orders signs notices inquiries English.
• Be at least eighteen (18) years of age except if participating in an approved high school internship / co-op program.
• Ability to commute to assigned work locations in the Boston MA metro area as required by the role.
• Ability to provide internal and external customers with courteous and professional experiences.
• Ability to work effectively independently and as part of a diverseworkforce team (or supervise if required).
• Ability to uphold the rights and interests of the MBTA while building and maintaining effective relationships with employees and co-workers.
• Ability to adhere to rules regulations collective bargaining agreements (if applicable) and policies of the MBTA including the EEO anti-discrimination anti-harassment and anti-retaliation policies.
• Have a satisfactory work record for the two (2) years immediately prior to the closing date of this posting (unless if current student or recent graduate) including overall employment job performance discipline and safety records (infractions and/or offenses occurring after the closing of the posting and before the filling of a vacancy may preclude a candidate from consideration for selection).
• Ability to pass a Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) check comprehensive background screening and / or medical Clinic screening potentially including physical examination and drug and alcohol screenings.
• Ability to work all shifts and / or locations assigned directed or necessary for this position including (for some transit / operations roles) up to twenty-four (24) hours per day seven (7) days per week as necessary to accommodate severe weather conditions emergencies or any other circumstances that may potentially impact service or the safety of service.
• Intern / co-op staff must be enrolled full or part-time in an accredited educational program and maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 2.5 for the entire duration of the internship / co-op. Additionally interns / co-ops must have valid work authorization and U.S. Social Security Numberprior to starting pre-employment screenings / pre-boarding working in their positions and throughout the duration of their program.

Disclaimers and Definitions:

1. General Disclaimer: The statements contained in this job description are intended to describe a summary general nature and complexity of typical job functions and do not represent an exhaustive list of all duties tasks and responsibilities required of staff assigned to this position.
2. Application Completion: It is each applicants responsibility to ensure application details are entered completely and correctly including updated work and education histories (past and current). Incomplete applications may not be considered. Attachments do not substitute for application fields. The recruitment team does not have access to existing employee data / history.
3. Application Deadlines:Applicants should apply as soon as possible as the MBTA may stop considering applicants after a sufficiently large applicant pool is established.
4. Work Environment:The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here-in are representative of those an employee may encounter while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations can be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. See job description for role-specific requirements.
5. Work Eligibility:All employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States and on an unrestricted MBTA does not have an employer work sponsorship program. However if you have unrestricted work authorization or are sponsored by a separate entity you are welcome to all persons hired will require a U.S. Social Security Number prior to starting the position and employees will be required to complete a Form I-9 to verify their identity and eligibility to work in the U.S.
6. Interviews:Candidates should ensure they arrive on time are prepared can remain for the duration and if remote are in a quiet place without distraction for the interview. Candidates who do not attend their interview without advance authorization including an email confirmation of a rescheduled time/date from Human Resources will be considered a no-show and disqualified from consideration for the position. Related to rescheduling on a one-time basis and due to something emergent you may be allowed to reschedule the addition Human Resources may require documentation supporting the request. However should you need to reschedule you will need to contact your Recruiter directly by email.
7. Safety Sensitive Positions:Employees working in this classification will be subject to periodic physical examinations plus random drug and alcohol testing.
8. On-call or 24/7 Positions:Employees working in this classification must be available to respond to page / text / call and report to work as determined by assigned department or the Authority.
9. Essential / Emergency Staff:During declared states of emergency employees working in this classification are required to report to work for their assigned work hours or as directed by management.
10. ADA Accommodations: The MBTA makes reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. If you require an accommodation during this process please contact the MBTAs ADA Unit at or .
11. Diversity Equity and Inclusion:The MBTA is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. For terms descriptions and definitions related to diversity equity inclusion veteran status and immediate family members that you may find on the application form please visit / Co-Op Benefits: Employees taking part in an internship orco-opat the MBTA are eligible to receive accrued paid sick leave as well as a monthly transportation pass based on the city from which the intern / co-opcommutes to workat no cost. However no additional benefits are currently offered for interns orco-ops.