# Janus Yuan

> Product Design Manager at Lucid Motors

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/janus

## Work Experience
### Manager, Product Design @ Lucid Motors
Jan 2022 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area
Manage and oversee digital systems for in-car HMI and hardware experience. Lead the design of a scalable OS tailored to support varied display layouts across five distinct car models (Air, Gravity, and future models). Define and execute product strategy that facilitated Lucid's global expansion into Europe, the Middle East, and China.

### Lead Designer, User Experience @ Lucid Motors
Jan 2020 – Jan 2022 | San Francisco Bay Area
Lead the end-to-end experience design of ADAS features and system frameworks for Lucid Air, ensuring a seamless and user-centric interaction throughout the product development lifecycle.

### Lead UX Designer @ Faraday Future
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Greater Los Angeles Area
Define overall UXUI strategy and roadmap of FF 91 and FF 81
Define and develop UXUI Toolkits
Design and execute Digital Products including:
•	Core OS (Launcher and System UI)
•	ADAS
•	Driver Controls
•	Charging
•	Media
•	Phone
•	Navigation
•	Car Controls
•	Passenger Experience
Organize prototyping and User testing activities

### Senior UX Designer @ Faraday Future
Jan 2017 – Jan 2019
•	Driver Controls (Instrument Cluster, HUD, and Steering Wheel Controls)
•	Charging Experience

### UX Designer @ Faraday Future
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017
•	ADAS
•	Door Panel Display

### Human Machine Interface (HMI) Engineer @ Faraday Future
Jan 2015 – Jan 2016
Team up with Interior Design and Infotainment team to define hardware specifications of 11 displays in FF 91

### HMI Resident Engineer @ Panasonic Automotive Systems
Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | Greater Detroit Area
Design and develop the UXUI for the next generation of Uconnect Infotainment system (8.4” and 7” Display). Support communications between Chrysler and Panasonic Automotive team. Coordinate with all cross-functional teams for vehicle integration.

### Product Designer @ The Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology
Jan 2011 – Jan 2014
Cooperate with engineering group and doctors in the development of an Advanced Handheld Optical Scanner--Which combines the functions of the otoscope and ophthalmoscope.

### Graduate Teaching Assistant @ University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 | Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area

### Product Design Intern @ R&R Associates
Jan 2013 – Jan 2013
Design a new brand for a leading children's product company, including baby stroller, car seat, carrier, and changing table.

### UX/UI Design Intern @ Feish Design
Jan 2012 – Jan 2012 | Shanghai City, China
Collaborated with four experienced designers to create a new product line for Durr Cleaning
& Filtration System, including visual branding language definition, website and tablet UI prototyping, and exhibition planning.

### Industrial Design Intern @ Xinlingzhi Technology Development Ltd. Co
Jan 2010 – Jan 2010
In charge of car tail gas detector design. The product prototype received high praise from client and launched on the market.

### Interaction Design Intern @ ZTE
Jan 2007 – Jan 2008
Participated in integrated mobile device design process, designed and developed the UI for ZTE's first generation of smartphone.


## Education
### Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) in Industrial and Product Design
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Jan 2011 – Jan 2014

### Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Mechanical Engineering
Northwestern Polytechnical University
Jan 2006 – Jan 2010


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/janusyuan87

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Source: https://flows.cv/janus
JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/janus/resume.json
Last updated: 2026-03-25