Robotics Industrial Design Engineer — Shape Intuitive, Affordable Robots

Bracket Bot Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Bracket Bot in San Francisco is seeking an Industrial Design Engineer to shape how our robots look, feel, and fit into the world. You’ll take ideas from sketches and form studies through CAD, physical prototypes, material and finish samples, and production details.

You’ll work closely with mechanical and electrical engineering to create coherent, intuitive products that are easy to build, assemble, and service. This is a hands-on role with direct model-making and testing responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Strong portfolio of physical products showing your role in design development.
• Excellent judgment in form, proportion, details, materials, and usability.
• Ability to communicate ideas through sketches, CAD, renderings, and physical models.
• Experience navigating manufacturing and assembly constraints with engineers.
• Comfort prototyping and balancing appearance, function, cost, and reliability.

Responsibilities

• Develop the robot’s form, proportions, surfaces, and visual design language.
• Design touch points, handles, covers, controls, and access for everyday use and service.
• Explore concepts through sketches, CAD, renderings, appearance models, and functional prototypes.
• Define colors, materials, finishes, textures, and part transitions.
• Collaborate with engineering on sensor placement, packaging, seams, fasteners, and production constraints.
• Work with suppliers to evaluate samples and carry design intent through tooling and production.
• Test designs with people and refine ergonomics, durability, and perceived quality.

Skills

Portfolio

Form judgment

Sketching CAD

Manufacturing constraints

Prototyping tradeoffs

Tools

CAD

3D rendering

Job description

Bracket Bot in San Francisco is seeking an Industrial Design Engineer to shape how our robots look, feel, and fit into the world. You’ll take ideas from sketches and form studies through CAD, physical prototypes, material and finish samples, and production details.

You’ll work closely with mechanical and electrical engineering to create coherent, intuitive products that are easy to build, assemble, and service. This is a hands-on role with direct model-making and testing responsibilities.