Senior Industrial Designer

Amazon Inc.; Seattle, Northern (WA, KY); Hybrid; USD 145,000 - 197,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon.com Services LLC is seeking a Senior Industrial Designer to translate design vision into production-ready form language for next-generation robotic platforms. You will own form development from early volumetric exploration through surface refinement, balancing aesthetics with manufacturability.

You will work at the intersection of design and engineering, collaborating with mechanical, robotics, and manufacturing teams to package high-density motor assemblies, cooling systems, and sensor

Qualifications

• 5+ years of industrial design experience in complex electromechanical products.
• Experience collaborating with mechanical and manufacturing engineers.
• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Design or related field.
• Expert-level Rhino, SubD, Alias, Blender, or Plasticity for high-quality surfaces.
• Strong portfolio showing proportion, hierarchy, and unified aesthetics on multi-component systems.
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes including injection molding, sheet metal forming, die casting, and composites.
• Understanding of dynamic clearances and packaging for motors and electronics.
• Ability to deliver production-ready STEP/mesh files and clean model organization.

Responsibilities

• Form development and surface refinement from volumetric studies to production-intent surfacing.
• Incorporate manufacturability considerations such as draft angles and tooling into early design.
• Establish a cohesive visual language across static and moving robot components.
• Collaborate with mechanical engineering, robotics, and manufacturing teams for packaging.
• Deliver organized CAD models with design intent and DFM annotations for tooling.

Skills

Industrial design experience

Cross-functional collaboration

Surface refinement

Prototyping

Education

Bachelor's degree in Industrial Design

Tools

Rhino

SubD modeling

Alias

Blender

Plasticity

Job description

Job ID: 10557206 | Amazon.com Services LLC

We are seeking a Senior Industrial Designer to translate design vision into production-ready form language for our next-generation robotic platforms. You will own form development from early volumetric exploration through surface refinement — defining what our robots look and feel like while ensuring designs are manufacturable from the start. You’ll work at the intersection of aesthetics and engineering, balancing proportion, character, and visual brand coherence with the realities of complex electromechanical packaging, dynamic articulation, and production tooling.

Key job responsibilities

• Form Development & Surface Refinement: Explore, iterate, and refine complex multi-part robotic enclosures, articulating fairings, and structural chassis using Rhino, SubD, Alias, or Blender — from rapid volumetric studies through production-intent surfacing with Class-A quality standards.
• Design for Manufacturing: Incorporate draft angles, parting line strategy, wall thickness constraints, and tooling considerations into the design process from the start. Develop surfaces with production intent across injection molding, sheet metal, die casting, and composite fabrication processes.
• Unified Design Language: Establish and maintain a cohesive visual brand language across the entire robot — ensuring seamless aesthetic and proportional transitions between static and moving components.
• Dynamic Articulation & Clearances: Explore and resolve how physical panels interact, reveal internal mechanisms, and clear dynamic ranges of motion while maintaining design intent.
• Component Packaging & Integration: Collaborate closely with mechanical engineering, robotics, and manufacturing teams to package high-density motor assemblies, cooling systems, battery modules, and sensor arrays into an appealing, functional, and producible envelope.
• Engineering Handoff: Deliver organized, proportion-locked CAD models (SubD / clean NURBS / production-intent surfaces) with clear design intent documentation — character lines, highlight priorities, parting line intent, and DFM annotations ready for tooling development.

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of industrial design experience with a focus on complex physical products (robotics, automotive, medical devices, consumer electronics, or similar electromechanical systems)
• Experience working directly with mechanical engineering and manufacturing engineering teams through production
• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Design, Transportation Design, Product Design, or related field
• Expert-level proficiency in Rhino, SubD modeling, Alias, Blender, or Plasticity with demonstrated ability to develop refined surfaces efficiently
• Portfolio demonstrating exceptional sense of proportion, visual hierarchy, and unified aesthetic across complex, multi-component mechanical systems where multiple subsystems must integrate and interact
• Working knowledge of manufacturing processes including injection molding, sheet metal forming, die casting, and composite fabrication
• Understanding of dynamic kinematic clearances, packaging volumes for motors/electronics, and thermal management considerations
• Proven ability to maintain clean model organization, logical parting line intent, and deliver production-ready STEP/mesh files

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience designing articulated or dynamic mechanical systems (robotics, automotive, powered equipment)
• Class-A surfacing skills in Alias or equivalent
• Experience taking designs from concept through tooling kickoff
• Background in automotive, surgical robotics, or consumer robotics design studios
• Familiarity with GD&T and tolerance stack-up considerations at the industrial design level
• Proficiency in Gravity Sketch, Vizcom AI, or other rapid visualization tools
• Experience with physical prototyping workflows (3D printing, CNC, soft tooling)

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and 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, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, MA, N.Reading - 145,200.00 - 196,500.00 USD annually

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status. Veterans, military spouses, and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.