Principal Design Engineer

Description

Do you want to join an organization that invests in you as a Principal Design Engineer? At HCA Healthcare, you come first. HCA Healthcare has committed up to $300 million in programs to support our incredible team members over the course of three years.

HCA Healthcare, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
  
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
  
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
  
• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
  
• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
  
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
  
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
  
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
  
• Colleague recognition program
  
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
  
• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

You contribute to our success. Every role has an impact on our patients lives and you have the opportunity to make a difference. We are looking for a dedicated Principal Design Engineer like you to be a part of our team.

Were seeking a Principal Design Engineer to lead at the intersection of design and engineering. This role will provide technical, product-oriented, and organizational leadership for best practices for prototyping across the organization.

Youll hit the ground running as a hands-on contributor, managing multiple projects while building interactive, testable proof-of-concept prototypes using a no-code AI platform to validate ideas early with users and stakeholders. In close collaboration with design, engineering, and product leaders, youll help shape human centered design practices across web and mobile platforms, thoughtfully integrating AI technologies where they drive value.

Youll be responsible for managing the design system including elements, components, style library and templates within a no-code AI platform, ensuring its scalability, consistency, and compliance with accessibility and regulatory standards. Youll also apply engineering rigor through CI/CD workflows to support version control, integration, OpenAI API integration, and the deployment of design system components within the AI platform. You will design, develop, and QA front-end UI components within the AI platform, embedding UX principles and WCAG 2.3 accessibility standards directly into the system to ensure inclusive and compliant user experiences.

By championing a lean design system approach, youll accelerate innovation, reduce risk, and enable faster, more efficient product development cycles.

What you will do in this role:

• Bridge design and engineering to deliver functional, testable MVPs faster through interactive, clickable prototypes.
• Use a hybrid design-engineering approach to reduce time-to-delivery and drive real product impactnot just design output.
• Rapidly prototype and iterate based on user feedback, product goals, and technical constraints.
• Leverage AI and emerging technologies to explore smarter, scalable user experiences.
• Implement and scale a lean design system to ensure consistency, reduce rework, and avoid reinventing the wheel.
• Collaborate closely with product, design, and engineering teams to shape and validate early-stage concepts.
• Focus on execution of functional MVPs while ensuring usability and WCAG 2.2 AAA accessibility to accelerate learning and de-risk decisions.
• Create reusable prototype demo components and patterns to support speed and consistency across teams.
• Contribute hands-on to front-end development to minimize design handoff friction and reduce the need for excessive documentation and communication with the development team.

What qualifications you will need:

• Bachelors in CS, Design, HCI, or related field - Required
• Masters degree - Preferred
• 10+ years in UX, product design, design system or front-end development (required), with 15+ years to include a combination of professional, startup, and entrepreneurial experience - Preferred
• 5+ years of experience in prototyping and front-end development using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React, Git, and CI/CD pipelines. - Required
• 3+ years of experience in developing and maintaining design systems, including use of design tokens and publishing components via NPM packages. - Required
• 2+ years of experience in developing with OpenAI APIs and using no-code or low-code AI platforms. - Preferred

Location/Schedule:

• Nashville, TN area (near Centennial Park) - Required
• Onsite: M-F, 8am-5pm - Required

Travel Required:

• This job may require up to 25% travel.

Visa Sponsorship:

• Not Offered, now or in the future

We are a family 270,000 dedicated professionals! Our Talent Acquisition team is reviewing applications for our Principal Design Engineer opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your resume today to join our community of caring!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.