Lead Product Designer New Charlotte, NC

Lucid Bots Inc.; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Lucid Bots Inc. is seeking a Lead Product Designer responsible for the user experience of their unified app and the design of their next-generation cleaning robots. The role involves collaboration across teams and offers a unique opportunity to shape the digital and physical interface of cutting-edge robotics technology, ensuring a meaningful impact on the user experience and industry standards.

Benefits

Health, dental, and vision insurance

3% retirement match

15 days of paid time off (PTO)

11 paid holidays

Company employee option plan

Other benefits

Qualifications

• 5–8+ years of design experience.
• Strong portfolio showing shipped work in app UX/UI and industrial design.
• Fluency in Figma and CAD collaboration tools.

Responsibilities

• Craft the end-to-end UX of our unified web/mobile app.
• Define interaction design for Gen-2 autonomous cleaning robots.
• Take ownership of the design process from research to implementation.

Skills

Design experience

App UX/UI

Industrial Design

Figma

CAD collaboration

Rapid prototyping

Communication skills

Confidence in dynamic environments

Job description

Lucid Bots Inc. is an AI robotics company that extends human reach by building the world's most productive and responsible robots. Our robots allow people to perform dangerous and demanding tasks without putting human life and safety at risk.

Headquartered in Charlotte, we design, engineer, manufacture, and support our products domestically. Our current line of production-ready robots includes the Sherpa, a cleaning drone, and the Lavo Bot, a pressure-washing ground-based robot. Our products elevate safety and efficiency for customers all around the world. Lucid Bots was recently recognized as the fourth fastest-growing manufacturing company in the United States.

We are venture-backed, with multi-round investments from Y Combinator (S19 batch), Cubit Capital, Idea Fund Partners, Danu Ventures, and others. Learn more about ourvision .

Our Core Values and How We Work Together

Meeting the demands of our fast-growing venture-backed startup requires commitment from every team member—a commitment to each other, to the customers, and to the broader community. Our core values guide us in how we fulfill that commitment every day:

• Lead with Compassion: Foster an inclusive and supportive environment where people feel valued and heard.
• Grow with Purpose: Embrace learning, adaptation, and intentional decision-making.
• Win as One Team: Collaborate and share ownership of our vision and outcomes.
• Be Positive Agents of Change: Take ownership and drive impactful actions.
• Pursue Extraordinary Impact: Solve meaningful problems with innovation and effort.

Goal of This Role

As ourLead Product Designer, you’ll be the creative force behind:

• Theentire user experienceof our unified app (mobile + desktop), including robot control, job scheduling, chemical reordering, and performance dashboards.
• Theindustrial and interaction designof ourGen-2 cleaning robots, working closely with mechanical, electrical, and firmware teams.
• From research to concept sketches, UI design to CAD hand-off, you’ll own it all—and drive excellence across the product journey.

How You Will Flourish in This Role

• Collaborate closely with engineers, PMs, and ops leadsto iterate fast and ship real value on aggressive timelines.
• Enjoy therare chance to influence both app UX and robot form—from wireframes to wire harnesses.
• Operate autonomously with the trust and support a high-impact team.
• Work hands-on with real robots, real users, and real-world constraints—no ivory tower here.

What You'll Do:

• Craft the end-to-end UXof our unified web/mobile app that includes robot control, cleaning job scheduling, chemical reordering, and operational dashboards.
• Define the physical form and interaction designof ourGen-2 autonomous ground robots, in deep collaboration with mechanical, electrical, and firmware teams.
• Take full ownership of the design process—from user research and concept sketches to pixel-perfect UI, CAD hand-off, and vendor collaboration.
• Champion clarity and coherenceacross every touchpoint, ensuring users love not just what our robots do, but how they feel.

You’ll be responsible forbridging the digital and physical—a true hybrid design challenge at the intersection of robotics, software, and service.

Skills & Qualifications

• 5–8+ years of design experience of ****physical devices.
• Astrong portfolioshowing shipped work in app UX/UIandindustrial design.
• Fluency in Figma (or equivalent), CAD collaboration (SolidWorks/Fusion 360/etc), and prototyping tools.
• Experience withrapid prototyping(3D printing, foam modeling, CNC)
• Proven ability toown the full design lifecyclein fast-paced product development.
• Strong written and verbal communication—especially when explaining trade-offs and rationale.
• Confidence to work with limited structure and rapidly evolving requirements.

Nice-to-Haves

• Experience designing for robotics, drones, IoT, or complex hardware/software systems.
• Comfort working with mechanical, electrical, and firmware engineers on ID/UX tradeoffs.
• Experience with vendor or agency collaboration on product aesthetics, CMF, and branding.
• Motion design or animation for microinteractions and onboarding flows.

Why Join Lucid Bots?

• Work with cutting-edge AI and robotics technology in a fast-growing startup.
• Collaborate with a passionate, innovative, and ambitious team redefining safety and efficiency.
• Gain mentorship and leadership insights from the Founder/CEO and senior leadership.
• Enjoy opportunities for continuous learning and professional growth in a values-driven environment.

What We Expect You to Achieve in This Role

• Design the future of robotics and automationby shaping both the physical form and digital interface of next-gen cleaning robots—setting new standards in usability, elegance, and technical integration.
• Create meaningful human impactby helping free people from dirty, dull, or dangerous manual labor—contributing to a future where robotics expand human potential rather than replace it.

Additional Notes

This role will be a hybrid role based in Charlotte, NC where on-site collaboration with various business units including engineering and product teams will be required.

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Options
• 3% retirement match
• 15 days of paid time off (PTO)
• 11 paid holidays
• Company employee option plan
• Other benefits

A Message from Our CAIO

At Lucid Bots, we’re not just hiring for a role—we’re bringing on people who believe in what we’re building. Watch this short video from our Chief AI Officer, Vic Pellicano, to hear why this role is important and why we’re excited to have someone like you join the team.

We’d Love to Hear from You!

We encourage you to respond to Vic’s video with your own short video (under 2 minutes) explaining why you’re excited about this opportunity and why you’d be a great fit for Lucid Bots. This is a chance to introduce yourself in a way that goes beyond your resume!

If you’re not sure where to record, you can use a tool likeLoom .

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