Lead Industrial Designer, Robotics
OpenAIAbout the Team
Our Robotics team is focused on unlocking general-purpose robotics and pushing towards AGI-level intelligence in dynamic, real-world settings. Working across the entire model stack, we integrate cutting-edge hardware and software to explore a broad range of robotic form factors. We strive to seamlessly blend high-level AI capabilities with the constraints of physical systems to improve peoples’ lives.
About the Role
We are seeking a Lead Product & Industrial Designer to help define the visual identity, form language, and physical expression of our robotic products. You will work closely with leadership, product, and engineering teams to shape how our systems look, feel, and communicate their capabilities through industrial design.
This role spans concept development, industrial design, surface development, and product definition. You will help establish a cohesive design language across robotic platforms while balancing aesthetics, usability, manufacturability, and engineering constraints. Unlike traditional industrial design roles that focus primarily on concept generation and visualization, you will be expected to create production-intent digital assets and geometry that can be directly integrated into engineering workflows.
You will play a central role in shaping the physical experience of future robotic systems and ensuring that design intent remains intact from concept through implementation.
This role is based in San Francisco, CA. This role will be expected to be in office 4 days per week and offer relocation assistance to new employees.
In this role, you will
Define and evolve the visual identity, form language, and design principles of robotic products and supporting hardware systems.
Create sketches, renderings, digital concepts, and physical prototypes to communicate design intent and explore new product directions.
Develop production-intent surface geometry and digital assets that can be integrated directly into engineering CAD workflows.
Partner closely with product, engineering, and leadership teams to translate product goals into compelling physical designs.
Drive industrial design decisions across the product development lifecycle, balancing aesthetics, functionality, manufacturability, and system constraints.
Collaborate with mechanical engineers to ensure design intent is preserved