Industrial Design Lead, Google Beam

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

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Equity

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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

Share Industrial Design Lead, Google Beam

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• 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, Design for Manufacturing (DFM), and owning factory-floor tooling.
• Experience building functional physical prototypes, appearance models, and reference design specifications for Original Design Manufacturer (ODM) or Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) partners.
• A portfolio or website link included in the resume showcasing end-to-end hardware realization and cross-disciplinary design projects.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience thriving in high-ambiguity 0-to-1 AI startups or research labs after establishing foundational mass-production at a tier-1 consumer hardware organization.
• Demonstrated multidisciplinary portfolio spanning beyond traditional product realization into spatial/interior architecture, event and installation design, 3D motion graphics, and video compositing/VFX.
• Fluency integrating Generative AI tools and experimental digital workflows into rapid concept exploration, visualization, and prototyping.

About the job

As the Industrial Design Lead on Google Beam, you will operate as a multidisciplinary design leader pioneering the next-generation of lifelike 3D communication hardware and spatial experiences. At the intersection of physical industrial design, spatial architecture, and generative AI workflows, you will define and fabricate functional hardware reference designs, room-scale installations, and multimodal prototypes that guide both internal engineering teams and external OEM/Original Device Manufacturer (ODM) partners.

Google Beam is a true-to-life new communication technology from Google that allows people to feel like they’re having real face-to-face conversations, no matter the distance. Powered by realistic state-of-the-art 3D imaging and spatial audio and integrated with today’s leading remote video platforms, Google Beam enables you to be immersed in the moment, together. As a part of the Google Beam team, you'll work with incredible teammates across all major functions in a fast-paced product-oriented environment. Your contributions will have an impact on the future of communications with Google products. You will apply technology to solve that really important problem that we often want to be together and we can’t.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $188000 - $274000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits.

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• Drive end-to-end industrial design from 3D CAD surface development, CMF, and functional appearance models through Design for Manufacturing (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.

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Google is a global company and, in order to facilitate efficient collaboration and communication globally, English proficiency is a requirement for all roles unless stated otherwise in the job posting.

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