Senior Industrial Designer - Robotics & Class-A Surfacing

Amazon; North Reading (MA); On-site; USD 145,000 - 197,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

RSUs

Job summary

Amazon is 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

Qualifications

• 5+ years of industrial design experience focusing on 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, Alias, Blender, or Plasticity.

Responsibilities

• Form Development & Surface Refinement from rapid volumetric studies to production-intent surfacing.
• Design for Manufacturing incorporating draft angles, parting line strategies, and tooling considerations.
• Unified Design Language across robot hardware ensuring cohesive visual brand.
• Dynamic Articulation & Clearances managing panel interactions and motion ranges while preserving design intent.
• Component Packaging & Integration with mechanical, robotics, and manufacturing teams.
• Engineering Handoff with organized CAD models and clear design intent documentation.

Skills

Industrial design

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Design or related field

Tools

Rhino

SubD modeling

Alias

Blender

Plasticity

Job description

Amazon is 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