Industrial Design Lead: AI Hardware & Spatial Prototyping — Equity

Google LLC; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 188,000 - 274,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Bonus plan

Benefits

Job summary

Google LLC is seeking an Industrial Design Lead for Google Beam in Mountain View, CA. You will lead cross-disciplinary teams to define and fabricate functional hardware reference designs, room-scale installations, and multimodal prototypes that guide internal engineering and external ODM/OEM partners.

The role sits at the nexus of physical design, spatial architecture, and generative AI workflows to advance lifelike 3D communication hardware and immersive experiences.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Design, Architecture, Media Arts and Sciences, Product Design, or equivalent practical experience.
• 6 years of Industrial Design experience shipping mass-produced consumer electronics hardware end-to-end, including 3D CAD surface development, materials/CMF, DFM, and owning factory-floor tooling.
• Experience building functional physical prototypes, appearance models, and reference design specifications for ODM/OEM partners.
• A portfolio or website link included in the resume showcasing end-to-end hardware realization and cross-disciplinary design projects.

Responsibilities

• Drive end-to-end industrial design from 3D CAD surface development, CMF, and functional appearance models through DFM and factory-floor tooling validation for Google Beam reference designs.
• Design and fabricate cross-scale physical environments, custom furniture, telepresence booth architectures, and high-impact event installations (including major industry activations).
• Integrate Generative AI tools, 3D motion graphics, real-time rendering engines (Unreal/Unity), and video compositing/VFX into rapid concept exploration, user-testing stimuli, and executive design storytelling.
• Partner with UX, Product Managers, and Engineering leaders to define priorities and envision the future of remote communication and collaboration.
• Coach designers and mentor researchers to design products that balance technical feasibility with innovation.

Skills

Industrial design

3D CAD surface development

DFM

Prototyping

Portfolio

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Design or related field

Tools

Unreal

Unity

3D CAD software

Job description

Google LLC is seeking an Industrial Design Lead for Google Beam in Mountain View, CA. You will lead cross-disciplinary teams to define and fabricate functional hardware reference designs, room-scale installations, and multimodal prototypes that guide internal engineering and external ODM/OEM partners.

The role sits at the nexus of physical design, spatial architecture, and generative AI workflows to advance lifelike 3D communication hardware and immersive experiences.