Lead Concept Industrial Designer

Amazon; Factoria (WA); On-site; USD 145,000 - 197,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

RSUs

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon seeks a Lead Concept Industrial Designer to translate the Design Director’s aesthetic vision into the form language and unified physical identity of our next-generation robotic platforms.

You will own early ideation, volumetric packaging, and proportional development, moving quickly to explore, iterate, and define the robots’ look before handing off to technical surfacing. This role collaborates with Mechanical Engineering, Motion/Robotics, and Hardware leadership.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Design/Innovation, research & development, manufacturing, process, industrial engineering, or related experience.
• Experience directly working with engineering teams.
• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Design, Transportation Design, or related field.
• Expert-level proficiency in Gravity Sketch, Rhino, Vizcom Ai, SubD modeling, Blender, Plasticity, or Alias Concept with demonstrated ability to sculpt balanced forms in days, not weeks.
• Portfolio demonstrating exceptional sense of proportion, visual hierarchy, and unified aesthetic across multi-component devices.
• Intuitive grasp of dynamic kinematic clearances, packaging volumes for motors/electronics, and thermal management considerations
• Proven ability to maintain clean layer organization, logical parting line intent, and deliver clean STEP/mesh files ready for downstream technical surfacing

Responsibilities

• Rapid 3D Form & Volume Exploration: rough out and iterate on robotic enclosures and chassis using key design tools.
• Unified Architecture: establish cohesive visual language across the robot with proportional transitions.
• Dynamic Articulation & Clearances: resolve how panels interact and clear motion ranges.
• Design-to-Surfacing Handshake: deliver organized concept CAD envelopes with design intent to surface designers.
• Cross-Functional Synthesis: collaborate with engineering to wrap components into an appealing envelope.

Skills

Design intuition

Collaboration with engineering

Visual communication

Proportion and form development

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Design

Master’s degree in Industrial Design

Tools

Gravity Sketch

Rhino

Vizcom Ai

SubD modeling

Blender

Alias Concept

ZBrush

Job description

Job ID: 10507434 | Amazon.com Services LLC

We are seeking a visionary Lead Concept Industrial Designer to translate the Design Director’s aesthetic vision into the form language and unified physical identity of our next-generation robotic platforms. You will own early 2D/3D ideation, volumetric packaging, and proportional development—working at high velocity to explore, iterate, and define what our robots look and feel like before handing off to technical surfacing.

Key job responsibilities

• Rapid 3D Form & Volume Exploration: Quickly rough out, test, and iterate on complex multi-part robotic enclosures, articulating fairings, and structural chassis using Rhino, SubD, Alias Concept, or Blender.
• Unified Architecture: Establish a cohesive visual brand language across the entire robot —ensuring seamless aesthetic and proportional transitions between moving parts.
• Dynamic Articulation & Clearances: Explore and resolve how physical panels interact, reveal internal mechanisms, and clear dynamic ranges of motion.
• Design-to-Surfacing Handshake: Deliver organized, proportion-locked concept CAD envelopes (SubD / clean NURBS) with clear design intent, character lines, and highlight priorities to the Technical Surface Designer.
• Cross-Functional Synthesis: Collaborate closely with Mechanical Engineering, Motion/Robotics, and Hardware leadership to wrap high-density motor packs, cooling ducts, battery modules, and sensor arrays into an appealing, functional envelope.

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of Design/Innovation, research & development, manufacturing, process, industrial engineering, or related experience
• Experience directly working with engineering teams
• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Design, Transportation Design, or related field
• Expert-level proficiency in Gravity Sketch, Rhino, Vizcom Ai, SubD modeling, Blender, Plasticity, or Alias Concept with demonstrated ability to sculpt balanced forms in days, not weeks
• Portfolio demonstrating exceptional sense of proportion, visual hierarchy, and unified aesthetic across multi-component devices.
• Intuitive grasp of dynamic kinematic clearances, packaging volumes for motors/electronics, and thermal management considerations
• Proven ability to maintain clean layer organization, logical parting line intent, and deliver clean STEP/mesh files ready for downstream technical surfacing

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Industrial Design, Transportation Design, or equivalent advanced study
• Experience in consumer robotics (Boston Dynamics, DJI, Skydio), high-end powersports/motorcycle studios (CanAm, Yamaha, Honda R&D, Zero), or automotive concept styling
• Proficiency in generative design tools (Grasshopper/Rhino) and digital sculpting (ZBrush) for organic/biological form references
• Basic understanding of die-cast and composite manufacturing (DFM) realities to keep concept forms grounded in producibility
• Ability to articulate specific highlight curves, curvature expectations, and surface quality intent to technical modelers
• Experience designing for kinematic/articulating systems where covers, cowlings, and fairings move without visual or physical interference
• Background in premium CMF (Color, Material, Finish) development and hardware interaction design

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

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