Principal Product Designer, Robot Animation & Character

Amazon Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 163,000 - 285,000; Full time

Job summary

Fauna Robotics, an Amazon company, is seeking a Principal Product Designer to animate our robots and build a consistent character. This hands-on role leads the animation and design of expressive performances, from concept through on‑device testing, collaborating with engineers and researchers to bring personality to life.

You will define the robot's character, block performances, and refine timing to ensure the robot reads as friendly and capable in real environments.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of professional experience in character animation.
• A body of work — reel required — that demonstrates authorship of character and personality through motion.
• Mastery of animation craft across a range of characters and emotional registers, from broad performance to subtle, quiet moments.
• Experience carrying a character from concept through finished, polished animation.
• Ability to work within real production or technical constraints without losing the performance.

Responsibilities

• Craft the robot's key performances—from concept and blocking through final motion.
• Build the expressive motion vocabulary: locomotion styles, gestures, emotional reactions, idle behavior.
• Define the robot's personality—and keep it consistent as the product evolves.
• Iterate on performances on real hardware to refine timing and weight.
• Capture character intent in animation-ready artifacts for the rest of the team.

Skills

Character animation

Reel required

Pose to performance

Job description

Fauna Robotics, an Amazon company, is seeking a Principal Product Designer to animate our robots and build a consistent character. This hands-on role leads the animation and design of expressive performances, from concept through on‑device testing, collaborating with engineers and researchers to bring personality to life.

You will define the robot's character, block performances, and refine timing to ensure the robot reads as friendly and capable in real environments.