Product Designer

ATOMS Careers page; Warrendale (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 149,000 - 188,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k)

Discretionary vacation days

Job summary

Lab37 Robotics, located in Warrendale, is looking for a skilled product designer to lead the user experience strategy for their robotic systems. This role involves creating innovative robotic food production solutions following a user-centered design approach.

You’ll collaborate with engineers and product managers, conduct user research, and produce high-fidelity mockups. A Bachelor's degree and 4+ years of relevant experience are required. The base salary ranges from $149,000 to $188,000.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of product design experience for complex hardware/software systems.
• Strong portfolio showing full design process experience.
• Experience designing embedded systems or robot user interfaces.

Responsibilities

• Own user experience vision and strategy across robotic systems.
• Create new robotic product concepts and maintain design language.
• Conduct user research to gather insights and validate designs.

Skills

Design and prototyping tools (Solidworks)

User experience design

User research

Systems thinking

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Design, HCI, or related

Tools

Generative AI design tools

Job description

Lab37 Robotics, is a technology company focused on the development and deployment of robots designed specifically for direct-to-customer food production. Our mission is to revolutionize the food industry by creating innovative robotic solutions that enhance efficiency, quality, and customer satisfaction. We are passionate about pushing the boundaries of technology to deliver cutting‑edge products that meet the evolving needs of our clients.

Own the user experience (UX) vision and strategy across one or more robotic systems and internal tools. Translate complex user needs, business goals, and technical constraints into intuitive, high‑quality, and scalable design solutions. Drive the design process from concept through launch, ensuring an optimal balance between user satisfaction, product performance, and engineering feasibility.

What you’ll do

• Create new robotic product concepts: Design and refine robotic systems that prep, cook, and serve delicious food. Maintain a common design language across products and ensure that human ergonomics, cleaning, and other user experience touchpoints are well thought out and executed.
• Build UI/UX for robotic systems: Contribute to and iterate interfaces for operator‑facing robot displays, and internal operational tools, ensuring a cohesive and intuitive experience. Design and build mockups to convey user stories and functionality.
• Design and prototype tools: Design and prototype tools to help with robot operations.
• Conduct user research: Plan and conduct qualitative and quantitative user research (e.g., interviews, usability testing) to gather deep user insights, validate design concepts, and ground the product roadmap in real‑world user needs.
• Create design artifacts: Produce high‑fidelity physical mockups, including working mockups rapidly created with generative AI tools, prototypes, detailed user flows, and clear specifications that clearly communicate design rationale and direction to engineering teams.
• Facilitate cross‑functional execution and collaboration: Partner closely with product managers, engineers, and users throughout the design lifecycle; proactively communicate trade‑offs and drive consensus on design decisions.

What we are looking for

• Required Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Design, HCI, product design, or related.
• 4+ years focused on product design for complex hardware/software systems, enterprise tools, or similar domain.
• Expert proficiency with design and prototyping tools, including Solidworks, and generative AI design tools.
• Proven track record of shipping and iterating on end‑to‑end user experiences with measurable results.
• Strong portfolio showcasing experience across the full design process: research, ideation, prototyping, and final design.
• Strong systems‑thinking ability across mechanics, electronics, firmware, cloud services, and UX.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills; able to influence without authority in a fast‑paced environment.
• Experience designing embedded systems, or robot user interfaces.
• Experience working within a design system.
• Familiarity with food‑service equipment, NSF/UL compliance, or other safety‑critical electromechanical systems.

This role is based in our Warrendale office. All of our office‑based teams work onsite, five days a week.

Base salary range: $149,000 – $188,000 per year. Actual compensation will be determined on an individual basis and may vary depending on experience, skills, and qualifications.

Benefits Summary (USA Full‑Time Exempt Employees):

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance (multiple plans, incl. HSA options).
• Company‑paid life and disability insurance (short‑ and long‑term).
• Voluntary insurance: accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity.
• Optional supplemental life insurance for self, spouse, and children.
• 401(k).
• Health Savings Account (HSA).
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care, Commuter).
• Discretionary vacation days.
• 8 paid holidays per year.

We are an equal‑employment‑opportunity employer. As set forth in ATOMS Careers page’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.