Senior Industrial Designer

Amazon; United States; On-site; USD 145,000 - 197,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon 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 and complex electromechanical packaging.

You will collaborate with mechanical and manufacturing teams, ensure Class-A quality surfaces, and deliver production-ready CAD models with clear design intent for tooling

Qualifications

• 5+ years in industrial design for complex physical products.
• Experience collaborating with mechanical and manufacturing engineering teams.
• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Design or related field.
• Expert-level proficiency in Rhino, SubD modeling, Alias, Blender, or Plasticity.
• Portfolio showing proportion, visual hierarchy, and unified aesthetics.
• Knowledge of injection molding, sheet metal forming, die casting, and composites.
• Understanding of dynamic kinematic clearances and packaging for motors/electronics.
• Ability to deliver production-ready STEP/mesh files.

Responsibilities

• Form Development & Surface Refinement from volumetric exploration to production surfaces.
• Design for Manufacturing with draft angles, tooling, and production intent.
• Establish a cohesive visual brand language across the robot.
• Address dynamic articulation and clearances while maintaining design intent.
• Collaborate with mechanical engineering, robotics, and manufacturing teams on packaging.
• Deliver organized CAD models with design intent documentation and DFM notes.

Skills

Industrial design

Collaborate with engineering teams

Proportion & visual hierarchy

Product packaging knowledge

Dynamic kinematic understanding

Education

Bachelor's degree in Industrial Design or related field

Tools

Rhino

SubD modeling

Alias

Blender

Plasticity

Gravity Sketch

Vizcom AI

Job description

Description

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)

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

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
• 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