Paperless Parts is the #1 quoting & estimating software purpose-built for the manufacturing industry. We are on a mission to transform the manufacturing industry, one interaction at a time. We celebrate each other's victories in and outside of work, respect each other as individuals and professionals, and value ideas over hierarchy. Paperless Parts promotes a culture of continuous learning, by always seeking ways to better ourselves, our team, and our customers.
As a Product Designer, you will play a key role in the evolution of Paperless Parts, helping us build innovative new products as we aspire to build the best technology platform in manufacturing. You can think in systems, prototype in real code, and partner deeply with engineering, product, and marketing to translate ambiguous customer problems into intuitive, production-ready solutions.
What You'll Do- Lead design execution across key areas of the product by triangulating customer workflows, technical capabilities, and product strategy into intuitive, production-ready experiences.
- Prototype at multiple levels, from high-fidelity mockups to real front-end implementations that enable validation with customers and inform engineering direction.
- Strengthen collaboration between Design and Engineering by acting as a partner who improves speed, quality, and shared understanding throughout the build process.
- Design with intention for AI and data-driven features: partner with Product and Engineering to evolve how automation, intelligence, and insights appear within the product, balancing power, clarity, and trust.
- Participate in user discovery along with Product to learn directly from job shops, manufacturers, and buyers to ensure both new and existing solutions solve real workflow challenges.
- Collaborate and work closely with Product, Engineering, and Customer teams to deliver high quality work, ensuring customers are successful in solving problems around the delivered features.
- Partner with Marketing on content marketing design: create graphics, illustrations, and visual assets for blog posts, website, case studies, tradeshow events, email campaigns, and social content.
- 4+ years' experience in Product Design, Design Engineering, or Design Technology roles
- A strong portfolio demonstrating shipped work, systems thinking, and technical depth
- Curious, driven problem-solver
- Strong communication and facilitation skills
- Comfort working in or alongside modern front-end frameworks (React, design systems, prototyping in code, etc.)
- Proven experience in one or more of the following:
- Understanding of modern application architectures
- B2B or B2C SaaS with a metrics-driven methodology
- Design systems and component libraries
- Content, brand, or event/tradeshow design
- Experience designing user-facing AI or data-driven workflows (LLMs, automation, or intelligent assistance) is a plus; deep ML expertise is not required
- Experience designing for marketing surfaces (web, brand, and campaign design) preferred but not required
- Manufacturing industry experience preferred but not required
Paperless Parts emphasizes focused work, continuous improvement and strong relationships with colleagues and customers. Our three core values that are the foundation of our company culture, which every employee embodies:
- "We are intentional" - Highlights the importance of being committed, focused, and deliberate in our work, emphasizing planning, clear ownership, prioritization, and continuous refinement to ensure the best possible outcomes.
- "We are persistent" - Underscores our dedication to continuous improvement and growth, both individually and as a team, with a focus on grit and determination to achieve impactful results.
- "We are a team" - Emphasizes the importance of relationships, both internally and with customers, highlighting the need to listen, learn, empathize, and take action to create the best possible experience and solutions.
Our employees enjoy benefits that make them more productive and contribute directly to the development of their professional skills. We want to be able to attract the best of the best and make sure they keep getting better. On top of an exciting, supportive and intellectually challenging workplace, we are offering:
- A fun, lively startup culture
- Core values-based leadership
- A culture of employee engagement, diversity and inclusion
- Full benefits package including parental leave, and medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance.
- Open vacation policy - we all work hard and take time for ourselves when we need it
- Competitive salary and generous stock options - we all get to own a piece of what we're building
- Ample opportunities to learn and take on new responsibilities in a fast-paced, growth-mode startup
Salary range: $110,000 - $150,000
The job posting range is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the range may be modified in the future. An employee’s pay position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, performance, sales or revenue-based metrics, and business or organizational needs.
Paperless Parts Life
Culture: At Paperless Parts, we value intentionality, persistence and relationships. We live and breathe these values every day. As a fast-growing company, we’re continually improving what we’ve built while still building from the ground up.
Boston Office: Our office is full of energy; people regularly collaborate to solve complex problems. We recognize that people work well in different environments and have intentionally designed our office to provide collaborative spaces and quiet focus areas. Our height-adjustable desks are set up with additional monitors, and employees are provided with the latest Apple technology to support productivity.
Our headquarters is located in downtown Boston, MA and easily accessible to most transit routes (Red/Blue/Orange/Green Line/South Station/North Station).
Encinitas Office: Our California office is our newest office which seats our West Coast sales team. The office has an open floor plan with several conference rooms to encourage collaboration with your colleagues in California and TV's to connect with those sitting in Boston or remotely. The office is walking distance from Downtown Encinitas, the Coaster train stop, and tons of activities on the 101.
Benefits: We value you and your family. With this in mind, full-time employees are provided:
100% coverage of health, dental, and vision for you and your dependent
Competitive compensation philosophy
Unlimited PTO
13+ paid holidays
Company-sponsored wellness stipend
Pre-tax Commuter and FSA/Dependent Care FSA
401(k) plan
Employee recognition program
Responsible for adherence to all security and privacy requirements, rules and regulations and implement as required.
Paperless Parts is committed to cultivating an equitable, inclusive, and supportive environment for all employees. We believe this environment creates a safe space for employees to share their experiences, brainstorm ideas, and grow their careers. Paperless Parts is an Equal Opportunity & Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
Paperless Parts, Inc. Boston, Massachusetts, USA Office
Our headquarters is located in downtown Boston, MA, across the street from Faneuil Hall and easily accessible to most transit routes (Red/Blue/Orange/Green Line) or a 10-minute walk from both South and North Station.
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