Principal Industrial Designer, Devices & Services Experience Design (DxD) team

About the role

The Industrial Design team is seeking a talented and passionate Principal Industrial Designer to work on our next-generation of devices and accessories. You will be working with a unique and gifted team developing exciting products for consumers. The team is a multidisciplinary group of engineers and scientists engaged in a fast-paced mission to deliver the new products. The team faces a challenging task of balancing cost, schedule, and performance requirements. You should be comfortable collaborating in a fast-paced and often uncertain environment, and contributing to innovative solutions, while demonstrating leadership, technical competence, and meticulousness.

Responsibilities

• This Designer will be directly responsible for delivering all aspects of the physical experience, from concepts and prototypes all the way to production.
• This designer will lead and work collaboratively within a team of other designers, researchers, engineers and program managers, creating a holistic product experience at the highest standards for our customers.
• A successful candidate will deliver world-class design solutions and have the creativity and judgment to translate a customer centric design vision into concepts that are simple, intuitive and visually refined despite underlying complexity or constraints.
• This designer will possess an exceptional eye for detail, form and proportion and must embrace a highly iterative approach to design informed by the latest technologies and industry trends.
• This designer must be articulate and possess the communication skills to convey proposals and specifications to other teams and disciplines within the organization at all levels.
• This position is expected to lead the most demanding projects, pushing the limits of the Industrial design while collaborating with other discipline and departmental leaders.
• This position helps advance Industrial Design practices through deep understanding of the specific design field and related technologies, identifying and mastering best-in-class methods and processes for achieving creative excellence in current and future Amazon products.
• Consistently exhibiting the ability to break new ground within the field of Industrial design.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Design or related field of study
• Experience owning and leading design projects, either independently or leading a team
• Ability to lead and mentor design team and more junior design team members
• Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience
• Excellent sketching and 3D craftsmanship. Experience with 3D modeling packages (Rhino/SolidWorks), 2D packages (Photoshop and Illustrator), and 3D Rendering (Keyshot)

Preferred Qualifications

• Mastery of fundamental design disciplines and a passionate user-centered design advocate
• Demonstrated ability to present a comprehensive design point of view through multiple channels
• Proven ability to prepare production ready data and documentation
• The ability to manage ambiguity, work autonomously and multi-task in an agile environment
• Excellent communication skills: visual, verbal and written
• Deep understanding of manufacturing processes and industry standards
• Proven teamwork ability
• Drive and confidence
• The ability to travel (domestic and international)