Industrial Designer
Schedule: Monday - Friday onsite (Friday being optional remote)
Our Industrial Design team brings together visionary designers and innovators dedicated to creating mobility solutions that serve everyone. Our team designs from the ground up—developing autonomous robotaxi vehicles and hardware that balance beauty, functionality, and social impact. We believe thoughtful design can transform not just individual experiences, but entire communities and generations. Join us in shaping the future of autonomous mobility, where every design decision reflects our commitment to beauty, innovation, and enjoyment.
We're seeking a talented automotive designer whose passion and expertise will drive innovation across both traditional automotive and cutting-edge autonomous vehicle design challenges. Your unique design perspective, experience in automotive design, and commitment to our vision of revolutionizing mobility will be essential as we shape the future of transportation. You’ll bring a distinctive design vision that challenges conventions, strong collaborative skills, and a meticulous eye for detail that ensures excellence in every design decision. Join our design team as we embark on the next chapter of our vehicle and hardware design, where you'll contribute to groundbreaking projects that blend traditional automotive craftsmanship with the unique requirements of autonomous vehicles, helping us create transportation solutions for the benefit of all.
Responsibilities
- Develop design themes for our vehicle and hardware products from sketch, prototype, through production
- Work closely and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver completed, on time, and high-quality vehicle and hardware designs
- Create high-quality digital and physical presentation materials that communicate the design intent at any phase in a project and present design concepts to internal teams and executives
- Contribute to the evolving teamwork, design culture, and processes in the studio
- Create product designs that align with our vision and brand
Requirements
Qualifications
- 5+ years of Automotive or similar design studio experience
- Mass production, concept, and one-off vehicle or similar product launch experience
- Experience managing design projects and processes from concept to production
- Ability and desire to work and communicate well with internal, cross-functional, and executive teams
- Hands-on experience and collaboration with industry vendors and suppliers
- Experience working across partner groups such as engineering, product and manufacturing
- Basic Autodesk Alias modeling skills
- Experience with autonomous driving hardware and sensors is a plus
Benefits
- Salary: $95K - 105K
- Private Health Insurance
- Paid Time Off
Top Skills
Sigma Software Vertex San Jose, California, USA Office
San Jose 75E Santa Clara St, San Jose, California, United States, 95113
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