Industrial Designer

Socket.dev; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Weave is seeking an Industrial Designer to shape the physical form and experience of our home robotics. You will own the design from sketch through production and partner with mechanical, electrical, firmware, and manufacturing teams to ensure the product is elegant, intuitive, and manufacturable.

This is a rare chance to influence an entirely new technology in people’s homes. Join a growing team focused on shipping world-class robotics, with a strong emphasis on surface quality, CMF, and

Qualifications

• 5+ years of industrial design work in consumer electronics, robotics, or similar products.
• Advanced CAD and surfacing skills, including Class-A quality surfaces.
• Strong CMF experience with materials, colors, textures, and finishes.
• Proficiency with CAD tools such as SolidWorks, Fusion 360, Rhino, Alias or Creo.
• Prototype experience with sketching, CAD modeling and physical development.
• Knowledge of DFM for mass production in consumer products.
• Collaborative cross-functional mindset for engineering and software teams.
• Curiosity about home robotics and autonomous product design.

Responsibilities

• Own industrial design from concept through production.
• Drive form and surface development to production-ready geometry.
• Define materials, colors, textures, finishes, and appearance standards.
• Prototype concepts via sketching, CAD, and physical models.
• Design for production with engineers to balance aesthetics and manufacturability.
• Collaborate across disciplines with engineering, software, and UI/interaction teams.

Skills

Industrial design

3D CAD

CMF development

Prototyping

DFM knowledge

Cross-functional collaboration

Surfacing

SolidWorks

Fusion 360

Rhino

Alias

Creo

3D MCAD

Tools

SolidWorks

Fusion 360

Rhino

Alias

Creo

3D MCAD

Job description

Join Us, and Ship Robots

Weave was founded to build the robots we’d want to have in our own home. We believe the next generation of robotics will transform everyday life by enabling people to do more and to reclaim time to spend on what’s important.

We also believe robots are in a sense like any other product: to matter, they have to ship. Our robots are already operating in real homes and businesses, giving us the opportunity to rapidly improve from real-world experience. With a growing team, strong customer demand, and capital for expansion, we’re entering an exciting stage of growth—and we’re looking for people with exceptional talent and standards to help bring home robotics to millions of households.

The Role

A product as transformational as the home robot deserves a world-class design. Every fabric, finish, and mechanical detail influences how people perceive, trust, and live alongside our robots.

As our Industrial Designer, you’ll define the physical form and experience of our robots from sketch through production. You’ll work closely with mechanical, electrical, robotics, and manufacturing engineers to create products that are elegant, intuitive, manufacturable, and built for the real world. This is a rare opportunity to shape, and bring your own vision to, an entirely new kind of technology.

Responsibilities

• Own industrial design: Lead the industrial design of Weave’s robotic products from concept through production.

• Drive form and surface development: Translate design intent into production-ready 3D geometry, with a high standard for surface quality, continuity, proportion, transitions, gaps, and part relationships.

• Own CMF development: Define materials, colors, textures, finishes, graphics, and softgoods in partnership with engineering and manufacturing, including development of production samples and appearance standards.

• Prototype rapidly: Generate and evaluate concepts through sketching, CAD, physical prototypes, and iterative experimentation.

• Design for production: Collaborate closely with mechanical, electrical, firmware, and robotics engineers to balance aesthetics, functionality, manufacturability at scale, serviceability, and reliability. Partner with suppliers and manufacturing engineering through tooling, color/material matching, first articles, cosmetic reviews, and production ramp to preserve design intent.

• Collaborate across disciplines: Work closely with engineering, software, and UI & Interaction design to create seamless experiences across physical and digital touchpoints.

What You'll Bring

• Exception industrial design experience: 5+ years of industrial design work in consumer electronics, robotics, or other complex physical products, along with a portfolio demonstrating outstanding consumer product thinking, form development, and execution.

• Exceptional 3D form development: Advanced CAD and surfacing skills, including complex curvature, Class-A-quality surface development, surface continuity, and the ability to translate design intent into robust production geometry.

• Strong CMF sensibility: Demonstrated experience developing materials, colors, textures, finishes, and cosmetic specifications for high-quality consumer products.

• A modern design toolkit: Strong proficiency with modern industrial design tools such as SolidWorks, 3D MCAD, Fusion 360, Rhino, Alias, or Creo.

• Physical prototyping experience: Experience with sketching, CAD modeling, rapid prototyping, and iterative physical development for electro-mechanical components and assemblies.

• DFM knowledge: Knowledge of multiple manufacturing methods (e.g., injection molding, stamping die-casting, compression molding, etc.) used in consumer products for mass-production. Ideally you've

• Collaborative mindset: Excellent collaboration skills for working cross-functionally with engineering teams and counterparts in UI & Interaction Design.

• Innate curiosity: Vision and enthusiasm for the potential of home robotics and designing products that operate autonomously in the physical world.

Nice to Have

• Experience designing for articulated or actuated robotic products.

• Experience with rapid prototyping technologies including 3D printing and CNC machining.

• Experience designing products across multiple generations and launches.

• History of collaborating with suppliers around the world on part manufacturing and final assembly, including onsite factory support, is a plus.