Principal Product Designer, Robot Animation and Character

Amazon.com Services LLC; New York (NY); Vor Ort; USD 163.000 - 285.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Sign-on payments

RSUs

Health insurance

Life & AD&D insurance

Supplemental life plans

EAP

Mental Health Support

Medical Advice Line

Flexible Spending Accounts

Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Zusammenfassung

Amazon.com Services LLC (Fauna Robotics, an Amazon company) in New York, NY is seeking a Principal Product Designer focused on robot animation and character. You will own the creative bar for key performances and translate character intent into animation artifacts used by other teams.

You will iterate on real hardware, refine motion vocabulary, and define the robot's personality while aligning with production constraints. A reel demonstrating authorship of character and timing is required.

Qualifikationen

• 12+ years of professional experience in character animation.
• Reel demonstrating character and personality through motion.
• Mastery of animation craft across characters and emotional registers.
• Experience taking a character from concept through finished animation.
• Ability to work within real production constraints while preserving performance.

Aufgaben

• Craft the robot’s key performances from concept to final motion.
• Build an expressive motion vocabulary for locomotion, gesture, emotion, idle behavior and small moments.
• Define the robot’s personality and keep it consistent as the product evolves.
• Iterate on real hardware by testing performances in person from every angle, refining timing and weight.
• Use motion capture and reference when helpful, then adapt performances for the robot’s form factor and joints.
• Create animation-ready artifacts capturing character intent, including references, motion studies, and scripts.

Kenntnisse

12+ years animation

Reel required

Jobbeschreibung

Join Amazon.com Services LLC (Fauna Robotics, an Amazon company) to shape how robots feel in motion. In this onsite role in New York, NY, you will define a consistent robot character and build expressive, performance-ready animation language through iterative testing on real hardware.

As a Principal Product Designer focused on robot animation and character, you will own the creative bar for key performances, translating character intent into animation artifacts that other teams can build with. You will also refine motion vocabulary based on how the robot reads from different angles and how it performs within physical constraints.

What you'll do

• Craft the robot’s key performances from concept and blocking through final motion, setting the character and quality bar within the animation itself
• Build an expressive motion vocabulary including locomotion styles, conversational gesture, emotional reactions, idle behavior, and the small moments that make the character feel alive
• Define the robot’s personality, including point of view, emotional range, and behavioral signature, and keep it consistent as the product evolves
• Iterate on real hardware by testing how performances read in person from every angle, refining timing and weight until the motion lands
• Use motion capture and reference when helpful, then adapt and refine performances for the robot’s form factor and joint constraints
• Create animation-ready artifacts that capture character intent, including performance references, motion studies, behavioral scripts, and concept videos

What you bring

• 12+ years of professional experience in character animation
• A reel is required and must demonstrate authorship of character and personality through motion, including timing, weight, appeal, and performance
• Mastery of animation craft across characters and emotional registers, from broad performance to subtle, quiet moments
• Experience taking a character from concept through finished, polished animation
• Ability to work within real production or technical constraints while preserving performance

Preferred qualifications

• Background in feature, episodic, or games animation, or themed entertainment, where animation drives character and story
• Experience animating stylized or non-human characters such as robots, creatures, or mascots where personality must come through a non-human form
• Experience with physically embodied characters, including robots, animatronics, or real-time/interactive systems where motion plays out in the physical world
• Experience with motion capture, including directing sessions, cleaning data, and retargeting to non-human characters
• Comfort working within physical or real-time constraints (joint and timing limits, hardware platforms) without losing the performance
• Experience defining character for a new product or franchise where no performance language exists yet

Compensation and benefits

The salary range for this role is USD 162,600 to 284,600 per year.

• Sign-on payments
• Restricted stock units (RSUs)
• Health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription)
• Basic Life & AD&D insurance
• 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
• Parental leave