Senior Industrial Designer: Robotics & Class-A Surfaces

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

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