Product Designer

In today’s world of constant global security challenges, innovation in defense is no luxury. After years of budget cuts, military personnel needs to train and work with inadequate and insufficient equipment. We have an opportunity to change that.

At Intelic, we are a group of highly committed professionals building one of the fastest-growing start-ups based in Amsterdam. We create advanced software for unmanned systems in the defense sector. As a software company at our core, we build intelligence that give unmanned platforms the speed, coordination and reliability that critical missions demand. Our technology ensures that decisions are made with accuracy when it matters most.

Responsibilities

As a Product Designer at Intelic, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our mission autonomy platform. You will help ensure our product is not only powerful but also usable in the most demanding operational environments. Working at the intersection of user needs, technology, and business outcomes, you will drive design discovery, validate ideas with end-users, and craft intuitive workflows that empower operators in the field.

In practice, this means:

• Partnering with product managers and engineers in a truly empowered product team to discover and deliver solutions that drive measurable outcomes.

• Engaging directly with defense operators to deeply understand their context, constraints, and needs through interviews, observations, and usability testing and experiments.

• Translating discovery insights into wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity designs that simplify complex systems into clear, intuitive interfaces.

• Iterating rapidly based on feedback and measurable results, applying a “test and learn” mindset.

• Contributing to the design system that ensures consistency, scalability, and speed in product development.

• Making decisions guided by objectives and key results (OKRs) rather than output, ensuring design work ties directly to meaningful outcomes.

What You Will Bring

Design, for you, is about solving meaningful problems rather than adding polish. You work best in cross-functional teams, where collaboration and discovery shape the outcome. Fieldwork and tough questions don’t intimidate you; they’re how you uncover insights that turn into practical, impactful product solutions. This includes:

• Proven experience in product design, with a portfolio that demonstrates discovery-driven design processes as well as strong visual and interaction skills.

• Familiarity with continuous discovery practices, from customer interviews to rapid prototyping and hypothesis-driven design.

• Comfort in working with engineers and product managers, speaking their language and co-creating solutions.

• Ability to design for highly complex workflows and distill them into simple, usable interfaces.

• A clear and structured communication style, with the ability to defend design decisions through insights and outcomes rather than opinions.

• Willingness to occasionally support field activities and interact directly with military end-users.

Our Product Stack

• Design: Figma, FigJam, Design Systems

• Discovery: Continuous interviews, rapid prototyping, usability testing

• Collaboration: GitHub, Linear, Slack, Miro

• Validation: User feedback loops, OKRs, product analytics

What Success Looks Like in Your First Year

• You have embedded continuous discovery habits in your product team and helped the organization make better product decisions.

• You’ve designed workflows that are tested and validated with operators in real-world environments, reducing cognitive load and improving mission effectiveness.

• You have contributed to Intelic’s design system and raised the standard of product usability across the company.

• You’ve directly shaped key product outcomes by linking your design work to measurable improvements in adoption, usability, and operational effectiveness.

Why Join Intelic

• Talented Team: Collaborate with some of the brightest engineers and defense experts in the Netherlands.

• Scale-up Momentum: Join at a pivotal growth stage where you can help shape both the product and the company.

• Hands-On Testing: See your work in action through regular real-world field testing.

• Meaningful Impact: Contribute to mission-critical technology that directly improves safety and effectiveness in defense operations.

• Innovation at the Core: Tackle complex engineering challenges and push the boundaries of autonomy in defense.

What We Offer
At Intelic, you will be part of an ambitious scale-up where teamwork, learning and impact drive everything we do. Growth happens quickly here, giving you the chance to take ownership and shape your career from the start. We build together and back our people with benefits that support life in and out of work.

Benefits & Perks:

• Salary including 8% holiday allowance

• 25 vacation days per year, based on full time employment

• Bike plan

• Sports membership

• Travel reimbursement

• Pension

We look forward to receiving your application and getting to know you. If you have any questions, please contact our recruiter Sabina at sabina@intelic.ai