Senior Industrial Designer, Devices & Services Experience Design (DxD)

Amazon; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 145,000 - 197,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on payments

Restricted stock units (RSUs)

Health insurance

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Amazon's Hardware Industrial Design team is seeking a talented and passionate Senior Industrial Designer to work on our next-generation devices and accessories. You will be collaborating with engineers, researchers, and program managers to deliver holistic product experiences for our customers.

The role requires leadership, meticulous attention to detail, and the ability to push design across concepts to production while balancing cost, schedule, and performance in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of equivalent experience.
• Have an available online portfolio.
• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Design or related field of study.
• Experience owning and leading design projects, either independently or leading a team.
• Experience with 3D modeling packages (Rhino/SolidWorks), 2D packages (Photoshop and Illustrator), and 3D Rendering (Keyshot).

Responsibilities

• Deliver all aspects of the physical experience, from concepts and prototypes to production.
• Lead and collaborate within a team of designers, researchers, engineers and program managers.
• Translate a customer-centric design vision into simple, intuitive concepts.
• Communicate proposals and specifications to other teams and disciplines.

Skills

Experience 8+ years

Portfolio

Project leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Industrial Design

Tools

Rhino

SolidWorks

Photoshop

Illustrator

Keyshot

Job description

Description

Amazon's Hardware Industrial Design team is seeking a talented and passionate Senior Industrial Designer to work on our next-generation of devices and accessories. You will be working with a unique and gifted team developing exciting products for consumers. The team is a multidisciplinary group of engineers and scientists engaged in a fast-paced mission to deliver the new products. The team faces a challenging task of balancing cost, schedule, and performance requirements. You should be comfortable collaborating in a fast-paced and often uncertain environment, and contributing to innovative solutions, while demonstrating leadership, technical competence, and meticulousness.

Key job responsibilities

This Designer will be directly responsible for delivering all aspects of the physical experience, from concepts and prototypes all the way to production. This designer will lead and work collaboratively within a team of other designers, researchers, engineers and program managers, creating a holistic product experience at the highest standards for our customers.

A successful candidate will deliver world-class design solutions and have the creativity and judgment to translate a customer centric design vision into concepts that are simple, intuitive and visually refined despite underlying complexity or constraints. This designer will possess an exceptional eye for detail, form and proportion and must embrace a highly iterative approach to design informed by the latest technologies and industry trends. Additionally, this designer must be articulate and possess the communication skills to convey proposals and specifications to other teams and disciplines within the organization at all levels.

This position is expected to lead the most demanding projects, pushing the limits of the Industrial design while collaborating with other discipline and departmental leaders. This position helps advance Industrial Design practices through deep understanding of the specific design field and related technologies, identifying and mastering best-in-class methods and processes for achieving creative excellence in current and future Amazon products. Consistently exhibiting the ability to break new ground within the field of Industrial design. This position demonstrates thought leadership and influence both within their org and outside it. They demonstrate Amazon’s core values and leadership principles and have the skills to build consensus and share ideas that could be implemented cross-company.

Basic Qualifications

• 8+ years of equivalent experience
• Have an available online portfolio
• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Design or related field of study.
• Experience owning and leading design projects, either independently or leading a team.
• Experience with 3D modeling packages (Rhino/SolidWorks), 2D packages (Photoshop and Illustrator), and 3D Rendering (Keyshot).

Preferred Qualifications

• Mastery of fundamental design disciplines and a passionate user-centered design advocate
• Ability to lead and mentor design team and more junior design team members
• Excellent sketching and 3D craftsmanship.
• Demonstrated ability to present a comprehensive design point of view through multiple channels.
• Proven ability to prepare production ready data and documentation.
• The ability to manage ambiguity, work autonomously and multi-task in an agile environment.
• Excellent communication skills: visual, verbal and written.

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.

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.

Location

USA, WA, Seattle - 145,200.00 - 196,500.00 USD annually

Company

Amazon.com Services LLC

Job ID: A10475870