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Industrial Designer

Cobot· Design
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Santa Clara$190k - $210kFull-timePosted 5d ago

About the role

Industrial Designer at Cobot responsible for translating user needs and technical requirements into elegant industrial design solutions, driving from concept to manufacturing, in a fast-paced startup environment.

Responsibilities

  • Translate user needs, design insights, and technical requirements into elegant, intuitive industrial design solutions.
  • Drive the industrial design process from early concept exploration through detailed design, prototyping, and manufacturing.
  • Develop and refine compelling design concepts through sketching, 3D modeling, visualization, and physical prototyping, including in ambiguous or evolving problem spaces.
  • Collaborate closely with engineering, product, and manufacturing teams to navigate technical constraints, resolve design trade-offs, and bring products to life.
  • Independently manage design workstreams, balance competing priorities, and communicate design decisions effectively across teams.
  • Contribute to adjacent creative and design initiatives to support a cohesive product experience and visual identity.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Industrial Design or a related field.
  • 5+ years of professional industrial design experience, with a strong portfolio demonstrating high-quality design work on realized physical products.
  • Refined visual sensibility, strong design fundamentals, and the ability to translate complex problems into simple, thoughtful solutions.
  • Hands-on experience with design for manufacturing (DFM), with a strong understanding of and curiosity about how products are engineered, built, and assembled.
  • Experience with rapid prototyping across a variety of materials, methods, and tools.
  • Proficiency in 3D CAD software such as SolidWorks, Rhino, Alias, CATIA, or equivalent.
  • Proficiency in 3D visualization and rendering tools such as KeyShot, Cinema 4D, or equivalent.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to clearly articulate design decisions and collaborate with technical and nontechnical stakeholders.
  • Enjoy working in a fast paced, collaborative and dynamic start-up environment.
  • Willing to travel.
  • Must have and maintain US work authorization.

Skills

Required:Industrial DesignDesign for Manufacturing (DFM)3D CAD3D Visualization/Rendering

Benefits

  • relocation stipend if relocating to join Santa Clara office and currently live more than 50 miles outside of the office location
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Cobot

Building Tomorrow, Together with Cobot

Collaborative Robotics is a team of innovators defining the future of robot interaction. Real-World Applicability. Predictable Behaviors. Brilliant Hardware.

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