Lead Designer

About Aalo Atomics Aalo Atomics is pioneering a new era in clean energy with factory-fabricated microreactors designed to deliver affordable, scalable, and reliable nuclear power. Our mission is to make nuclear energy globally accessible, starting with the Aalo-1, a 10 MWe reactor leveraging cutting-edge safety, modularity, and efficiency. Based in Austin, TX, we’re rapidly growing as we work to deploy the world’s first fleet of advanced XMRs. Join us and help revolutionize energy for a sustainable future. About the role Design is everything. Design is nothing. Design is beautiful. Design is ugly. Aalo is building the nuclear energy company of the 21st century, and as such we face the ambitious challenge of redefining the perception of nuclear power in America and internationally by successfully mass-manufacturing and deploying safe, reliable nuclear reactors repeatably. The Lead Designer will play a key role propelling this effort by bringing cohesion and simplicity to internal products and documents, digital user experiences and interfaces, and external brand materials. You'll operate like an independent design agency within Aalo: scouting across Marketing, AI/Internal Software, Engineering, and Operations for opportunities to apply design thinking to streamline workflows, clarify information systems, and bring coherence to Aalo's growing array of digital and physical projects. You'll also be the connective tissue between a world-class nuclear brand (building on a foundation already established with external agencies) and the touchpoints where that brand is expressed. Over time we expect the design team to grow, and you will set the culture of that team. We are a startup, and folks at Aalo often wear many hats. We are looking for a world-class designer who excels in multiple domains, including: web design (we use Webflow), graphic design, user experience design, brand design, motion graphics and animation, and information architecture. Beneath your skillset, we are looking for someone with a deeply studied knowledge of design methodologies and how to apply them to any task – and an ability to educate the organization on how to implement effective design methodologies into existing workflows and practices. What you'll do Breath Life into the Brand: Take the foundational brand identity (currently under wraps and being revealed soon) and build out an asset library that a fast-moving company needs: animations, illustrations, architectural renderings, motion graphics, sales decks, and marketing collateral that feels like Aalo—a company that moves fast, stays positive (Aalo means “the light”), and is deeply thoughtful. Streamline UX of Internal Tools: Our teams are building an ever-growing constellation of internal software tools. Many were stood up quickly with AI-assisted code (Claude, Codex) and have functional but unrefined interfaces. You'll bring real UX rigor to these tools — rethinking information architecture, simplifying workflows, improving clarity, and driving adoption by making these tools genuinely pleasant to use and interconnecting them between departments. Own & Extend Our Web Presence: Manage and evolve our Webflow site. Prior Webflow experience a plus; willingness to learn quickly a must. Ability to build with AI a plus. Beyond the simple site—we imagine building out marketing assets as websites. Standalone microsites that could, for instance, educate the public about our projects and products. Set Design Culture: As the first dedicated Design hire, you’ll have an opportunity to set the standard for how design works at Aalo – establishing the patterns, templates, and processes that helps every team produce better work. Operate Semi-independently: Operate like a design agency within Aalo, collaborating often with marketing, AI/internal software, and engineering teams. Qualifications 10+ years of professional design experience across multiple disciplines (brand, UX/UI, web, motion, marketing collateral) Strong por