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Industrial Design Lead, Google Beam

Google· Industrial Design / Google Beam
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Mountain View, CA$188k - $274kFull-timePosted 3d ago

About the role

Industrial Design Lead responsible for multidisciplinary design leadership at Google Beam, defining and fabricating functional hardware reference designs, room-scale installations, and multimodal prototypes that guide internal teams and external OEM/ODM partners.

Responsibilities

  • Drive end-to-end industrial design from 3D CAD surface development, CMF, and functional appearance models through Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and factory-floor tooling validation for Google Beam reference designs.
  • Design and fabricate cross-scale physical environments, custom furniture, telepresence booth architectures, and high-impact event installations (including major industry activations).
  • Integrate Generative AI tools, 3D motion graphics, real-time rendering engines (Unreal/Unity), and video compositing/VFX into rapid concept exploration, user-testing stimuli, and executive design storytelling.
  • Partner with UX, Product Managers, and Engineering leaders to define priorities and envision the future of remote communication and collaboration.
  • Coach designers and mentor researchers to design products that balance technical feasibility with innovation.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Design, Architecture, Media Arts and Sciences, Product Design, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 6 years of Industrial Design experience shipping mass-produced consumer electronics hardware end-to-end, including 3D CAD surface development, materials/CMF, Design for Manufacturing (DFM), and owning factory-floor tooling.
  • Experience building functional physical prototypes, appearance models, and reference design specifications for ODM/OEM partners.
  • A portfolio or website link included in the resume showcasing end-to-end hardware realization and cross-disciplinary design projects.

Skills

Required:Industrial DesignPrototypingFactory/ODM collaboration
Nice to have:Generative AI tooling

Benefits

  • Learn more about benefits at Google (link provided in job description).
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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