Automotive Internal Tools

Designing Internal Tools for Radical Efficiency

CLIENT

Arrival

ROLE

Product Designer

EXPERTISE

UX/UI Design

Research

YEAR

2022

Automotive Internal Tools

Designing Internal Tools for Radical Efficiency

CLIENT

Arrival

ROLE

Product Designer

EXPERTISE

UX/UI Design

Research

YEAR

2022

Automotive Internal Tools

Designing Internal Tools for Radical Efficiency

CLIENT

Arrival

ROLE

Product Designer

EXPERTISE

UX/UI Design

Research

YEAR

2022

Background

At Arrival, a startup focused on rethinking automotive manufacturing from the ground up, I contributed to the design of internal tools that aimed to improve engineering workflows and support data-driven vehicle development.

The mission

Build a leaner, faster automotive company by empowering teams with smarter internal platforms.

The mission

Build a leaner, faster automotive company by empowering teams with smarter internal platforms.

The mission

Build a leaner, faster automotive company by empowering teams with smarter internal platforms.

The challenge

How can internal tools enable engineers to build faster, learn more, and avoid the bottlenecks of traditional automotive development?

The challenge

How can internal tools enable engineers to build faster, learn more, and avoid the bottlenecks of traditional automotive development?

The challenge

How can internal tools enable engineers to build faster, learn more, and avoid the bottlenecks of traditional automotive development?

My Role

Workflow mapping

Mapped internal engineering workflows and their friction points

Interface design

Designed UI/UX concepts for internal platforms that streamlined collaboration, feedback, and data tracking

Cross-Functional Integration

Worked with developers and engineers to align interface functionality with live backend systems

Prototyping for Real Use Cases

Prototyped interfaces for monitoring vehicle tests, parts status, and build progress

My Role

Workflow mapping

Mapped internal engineering workflows and their friction points

Interface design

Designed UI/UX concepts for internal platforms that streamlined collaboration, feedback, and data tracking

Cross-Functional Integration

Worked with developers and engineers to align interface functionality with live backend systems

Prototyping for Real Use Cases

Prototyped interfaces for monitoring vehicle tests, parts status, and build progress

My Role

Workflow mapping

Mapped internal engineering workflows and their friction points

Interface design

Designed UI/UX concepts for internal platforms that streamlined collaboration, feedback, and data tracking

Cross-Functional Integration

Worked with developers and engineers to align interface functionality with live backend systems

Prototyping for Real Use Cases

Prototyped interfaces for monitoring vehicle tests, parts status, and build progress

Tools for Vehicle Development

Our team was responsible for creating a platform to assess vehicle components across multiple dimensions — from serviceability and automated production to sustainability, helping teams align around part readiness and system-wide impact.

Problem Discovery

Fragmented Part Information

Information about individual components was often siloed across teams, leading to duplicated effort and conflicting data during key phases of development.

Misalignment on Change Management

Teams struggled to track the impact of part changes, with no shared view of how updates affected procurement, assembly, or overall build readiness.

Lack of Cross-Functional Visibility

Engineers, system managers, and operations teams evaluated components from different perspectives — but lacked a unified tool to make sense of trade-offs at a system level.

Problem discovery

Fragmented Part Information

Information about individual components was often siloed across teams, leading to duplicated effort and conflicting data during key phases of development.

Misalignment on Change Management

Teams struggled to track the impact of part changes, with no shared view of how updates affected procurement, assembly, or overall build readiness.

Lack of Cross-Functional Visibility

Engineers, system managers, and operations teams evaluated components from different perspectives — but lacked a unified tool to make sense of trade-offs at a system level.

Problem Discovery

Fragmented Part Information

Information about individual components was often siloed across teams, leading to duplicated effort and conflicting data during key phases of development.

Misalignment on Change Management

Teams struggled to track the impact of part changes, with no shared view of how updates affected procurement, assembly, or overall build readiness.

Lack of Cross-Functional Visibility

Engineers, system managers, and operations teams evaluated components from different perspectives — but lacked a unified tool to make sense of trade-offs at a system level.

Outcomes

Multi-Dimensional Evaluation Tools

We created an interactive platform that allowed each component to be assessed through various lenses — including serviceability, automation fit, and recyclability.

Improved Collaboration & Readiness Tracking

The tool enabled clearer communication between teams, helping them coordinate part changes, anticipate downstream effects, and accelerate build decision-making.

Outcomes

Multi-Dimensional Evaluation Tools

We created an interactive platform that allowed each component to be assessed through various lenses — including serviceability, automation fit, and recyclability.

Improved Collaboration & Readiness Tracking

The tool enabled clearer communication between teams, helping them coordinate part changes, anticipate downstream effects, and accelerate build decision-making.

Outcomes

Multi-Dimensional Evaluation Tools

We created an interactive platform that allowed each component to be assessed through various lenses — including serviceability, automation fit, and recyclability.

Improved Collaboration & Readiness Tracking

The tool enabled clearer communication between teams, helping them coordinate part changes, anticipate downstream effects, and accelerate build decision-making.

Reflection

Working at Arrival gave me a deeper appreciation for the complexity of designing tools that serve highly technical teams with competing needs.

I learned how to bring clarity to fragmented workflows, align teams around shared goals, and translate system-level thinking into simple, actionable interface design. It reinforced the value of asking the right questions — especially in fast-moving, high-stakes environments.