Senior Industrial Designer

The role

You will generate creative concepts through sketching, modeling, and rendering. You will collaborate with engineers to develop refined CAD design data and 3D printed prototypes for humanoid robots.

What you will do

• Creative concept generation and ideation through 2D or 3D sketching, modeling and rendering.
• Developing concepts into refined CAD design data.
• Collaborate with engineers to iterate on and validate design concepts.
• Offer creative solutions to complex technological problems and add refinement to tightly constrained structural components.
• Work with departments across the organization to understand and develop product and user requirements.
• Create 3D printed prototypes of concepts for evaluation, critique and further development.
• Produce high-quality renders and/or sketches to aid in decision-making and express vision.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Design, Product Design, or equivalent field of study.
• Proven experience in Industrial Design with a strong portfolio showcasing tasteful, innovative and user-centric designs.
• Excellent concept generation and ideation skills.
• A deep appreciation for aesthetics, as well as a keen interest in how things work and how they’re made.
• Ability to adapt to new design philosophies and principles.
• Proficiency in CAD software such as Fusion, Solidworks, Alias or equivalent.
• Strong 3D rendering skills (in tools such as Keyshot, Blender or equivalent).
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, materials, and their implications on design.

Nice to have

• Experience working alongside engineers on complex electromechanical products.
• Experience in VR and/or AR visualization.
• A self-starter with experience working in fast-paced, ever-changing startup environments.
• Experience working in the robotics industry.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary
• Highly motivating equity incentive package
• Optional hybrid work schedule
• Flexible working hours policy
• Professional development opportunities
• Generous paid time off (PTO)
• 401K plan

About the company

Apptronik is a human-centered robotics company developing AI-powered robots to support humanity. They are building the humanoid robot Apollo to work alongside humans in industries like manufacturing and logistics.