Industrial Designer — Automation & Material-Handling

Amazon

Bellevue (WA)

On-site

USD 126,000 - 179,000

Full time

7 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

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Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon is seeking an Industrial Designer III to lead the design of next-generation automation and material-handling products for Middle Mile and Sub-Same Day operations. You will guide the full product development lifecycle from concept to production, ensuring ergonomics, usability, and manufacturability are integrated from day one alongside engineering performance.

You will shape design requirements, validate trade-offs, and advocate for design principles that maximize operational impact while

Qualifications

5 years of design & innovation, research & development work experience
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a foreign equivalent
Experience with design & innovation and research & development
Experience in management of engineering design projects
Experience using business or technical software like MS Excel, MS Project, and CAD software
5 years of specialty (with progressive responsibility) experience
Master’s degree in Engineering (any domain), Operations, Business Administration, or a related field
Knowledge of system architecture, optimization, system dynamics, system analysis, statistical analysis, reliability analysis, electronic system design, and decision making
Experience with complex automated material handling equipment, packaging technologies, and systems and high-speed manufacturing
Experience with design-in-safety

Responsibilities

Lead the end-to-end industrial design of automation and material-handling products — from concept sketches and digital prototypes through design validation and production-ready specifications — partnering with hardware, systems, controls, and manufacturing teams.
Define and validate design requirements by clarifying assumptions, understanding system dependencies, and making trade-offs between scalability, manufacturability, cost, and associate experience.
Apply human factors and ergonomic principles to products such as robotic workcells, material-handling equipment, carts, containers, and workstations, reducing safety risks and simplifying associate workflows.
Contribute to product vision and roadmap planning by identifying where to focus design efforts for the greatest operational impact, and by aligning design strategy with program goals and deployment timelines.
Mentor other designers, establish and drive adoption of design best practices, and use generative AI tools where appropriate to accelerate ideation and refine design outputs.