<div class="content-intro"><h3>OVERVIEW</h3><p><em>A thriving, mission-driven multimedia organization, NPR produces award-winning news, information, and music programming in partnership with hundreds of independent public radio stations across the nation. The NPR audience values information, creativity, curiosity, and social responsibility – and our employees do too. We are innovators and leaders in diverse fields, from journalism and digital media to IT and development. Every day, our employees and member stations touch the lives of millions worldwide. </em></p><p><em>Across our organization, we’re building a workplace where collaboration is essential, diverse voices are heard, and inclusion is the key to our success. We are committed to doing the right thing in our journalism and in every role at NPR</em><em>. </em><em>This means that integrity, adherence to our ethical standards, and compliance with legal obligations are fundamental responsibilities for every employee at NPR.</em></p></div><h3><strong>Intro to Position</strong></h3><p>NPR is seeking a Senior Design Engineer to serve as a vital bridge between design strategy, user needs, and engineering execution within our Content Production Technology team. You will be the connective tissue between product design and front-end development, translating high-level strategy into tangible UX prototypes and writing front-end code to accelerate our development cycles. In this role, you will embed deeply within the production tools ecosystems, partnering closely with Product Managers, Engineers, and NPR’s Editorial and Music teams to optimize workflows for our content creators. If you are a systems-thinker who is equally passionate about beautiful user experiences and clean, complex code patterns, this role offers the unique opportunity to shape the future of NPR’s production platforms.</p><p>This is a union-represented role covered under the terms of a collective bargaining agreement with <strong>NABET-CWA DMU</strong>.</p><h3><strong>Responsibilities</strong></h3><ul><li><strong>Design-to-Engineering Translation:</strong> Bridge the gap between product design and engineering execution by translating high-level product strategy into clean, component-based wireframes and technical user experience pathways.</li><li><strong>Rapid Prototyping:</strong> Build functional, high-fidelity interactive code prototypes to validate design concepts with content creators and stakeholders before final development.</li><li><strong>Front-End Integration:</strong> Write production-ready front-end code, establishing standard styling patterns and providing immediate technical design resolutions to developers to optimize development cycles.</li><li><strong>Workflow Optimization:</strong> Embed deeply within the Nexus and Grove CMS ecosystems, engineering faster, highly efficient publishing workflows customized to our editorial workflows.</li><li><strong>Cross-Functional Collaboration:</strong> Partner directly with Prod