Senior Staff UX Designer - Human Robot Interaction

About the role

The Boston Dynamics Human Robot Interaction team is looking for a Senior Staff UX Designer for our physical AI technology. Boston Dynamics builds the world's most exciting robots. Thousands of Spot robots help companies monitor their facilities and keep people out of harm's way and Atlas is the world's first production-grade humanoid, with advanced hardware and manipulation capabilities that will transform how warehouses and factories operate. The Interaction Design team designs the user interfaces, human-robot interaction paradigms, and next-generation concepts that help Boston Dynamics create a human-centric future with robots that assist, empower, and inspire. Robots are about to move out of the lab and into the world with us. As an HRI Designer you will help shape how that feels. You will design, prototype, and champion the way our robots express themselves and communicate with the people around them.

Responsibilities

• Design, prototypes, and demo novel robot interactions and expressive behaviors.
• Quickly author and iterate on sound, movement, and lighting behaviors, evaluate them on real robots and in simulation, and refine based on feedback.
• Apply the latest human-robot interaction and design research principles to practice, cultivating a culture of HRI experimentation.
• Work with a cross-functional team to architect how expression is generated and controlled across our robot systems.
• Maintain knowledge of the state-of-the-art in human-robot interaction, sound design, motion design, and expressive robotics.
• Benchmark competitive products and publications, condense learning into sharable internal artifacts, and disseminate to the team.

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of experience in interaction design, HRI, sound design, motion/character design, or a closely related field.
• Experience designing expressive or communicative behaviors for physical products, robots, or characters.
• Ability to drive discovery, facilitate workshops, and synthesize complex inputs into clear, actionable design strategies.
• Deep understanding of human-centered design, interaction architecture, accessibility, and usability testing—especially in complex or high-stakes environments.
• Strong cross-functional communication skills; capable of influencing across.
• Action-oriented, “can do” attitude demonstrating a willingness to accept accountability and responsibility for individual actions.

Skills

• Software prototyping experience required.
• Highly motivated to explore through prototyping.
• Creativity with a "yes and" mindset.

Benefits

No benefits mentioned in the job posting.

Pay

The base pay range for this position is between $155,000– $185,000.00. Base pay will depend on multiple individualized factors including, but not limited to internal equity, job related knowledge, skills and experience.

Schedule

No schedule mentioned in the job posting.