Industrial Design Engineer

Industrial Design Engineer

San Francisco · Onsite · Full-time

About Bracket Bot

Bracket Bot builds robots and the software that runs them. We want capable, affordable robots to become part of everyday life.

About the role

We’re hiring an Industrial Design Engineer to shape how our robots look, feel, and fit into the world. You’ll take ideas from sketches and form studies through CAD, physical prototypes, material and finish samples, and production details.

You’ll work closely with mechanical and electrical engineering to make products that feel coherent, are intuitive to use, and can be built, assembled, and serviced. This is a hands-on role: you’ll make models, test ideas with real hardware, and refine the details yourself.

What you’ll do

• Develop the robot’s form, proportions, surfaces, and visual design language.

• Design touch points, handles, covers, controls, and access for everyday use and service.

• Explore concepts through sketches, CAD, renderings, appearance models, and functional prototypes.

• Define colors, materials, finishes, textures, and part transitions.

• Work with engineering on sensor placement, packaging, seams, fasteners, manufacturing constraints, and assembly.

• Work with suppliers to evaluate samples and carry design intent through tooling and production.

• Test designs with people and refine ergonomics, usability, durability, and perceived quality.

What we’re looking for

• A strong portfolio of physical products showing your role and how designs developed.

• Strong judgment in form, proportion, detail, materials, and usability.

• Ability to communicate ideas through sketches, CAD, renderings, and physical models.

• Experience working through manufacturing and assembly constraints with engineers.

• Comfort building prototypes and making tradeoffs between appearance, function, cost, and reliability.

Nice to have

• Experience with robotics, consumer hardware, or electromechanical products.

• Surface modeling, design for molding or fabrication, and supplier collaboration.

• Experience taking a product from concept to production.

How to apply

Send a short note and a portfolio showing products you’ve designed, prototypes you’ve built, and the decisions behind your work. We’re interested in how you think and what you can make.

Bracket Bot is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds.