Sr Product Designer, Amazon Robotics, Amazon Robotics
North Reading, MA - USA
Job Summary
Youll define what Exceptional UX means in an environment where the users hands and body are constantly in motion and their focus is on getting the job done right. This means designing not just pixels but the full interaction arc: how someone is guided through each step of a workflow clearly safely and with minimal friction while supporting momentum and a clear path forward when things go wrong.
Key job responsibilities
* Design across the digital-physical spectrum including workstation screen interfaces and physical affordances like light and sound
* Define interaction models for interfaces optimized for safety efficiency accuracy and comfort across a highly diverse workforce
* Design accessible workflows considering visual auditory and haptic feedback
* Create scalable mechanisms and reusable design patterns that multiply team impact across multiple robotics programs
* Map end-to-end service journeys that account for body posture repetitive motion workstation ergonomics and transitions between digital guidance and physical task execution
* Lead UX research efforts with our product partners in the field through contextual inquiry on the warehouse floor shadowing during work cycles and observing how physical environment shapes interaction with digital tools
* Partner cross-functionally with hardware engineering software engineering product management industrial design and operations to ensure physical and digital touchpoints are coherent
* Mentor junior designers and elevate UX maturity across the organization
* Advocate for the Associate by bringing field-grounded insights into roadmap and prioritization discussions
* Synthesize quantitative operational data with qualitative field insights to inform design priorities and trade-offs
* Produce written and visual artifacts that influence product roadmaps and senior leadership decisions
A day in the life
As a Senior Product Designer on the Amazon Robotics team youll shape how someone interacts with advanced robotic systems across Amazons fulfillment network. Your focus is designing the interfaces and workflows that guide someone through their workflow creating a seamless connection between whats on screen whats communicated through lights and sounds and whats happening at the workstation.
Youll conduct field research create prototypes design compelling experiences and collaborate closely with software engineers product managers industrial designers and human factors engineers. This is a role for someone who thinks in systems and first principles not just screens.
Amazon offers a full range of benefits that support you and eligible family members including domestic partners and their children can use. Benefits can vary by location the number of regularly scheduled hours you work length of employment and job status such as seasonal or temporary employment. The benefits that generally apply to regular full-time employees include:
1. Medical Dental and Vision Coverage
2. Maternity and Parental Leave Options
3. Paid Time Off (PTO)
4. 401(k) Plan
If you are not sure that every qualification on the list above describes you exactly wed still love to hear from you! At Amazon we value people with unique backgrounds experiences and skillsets. If youre passionate about this role and want to make an impact on a global scale please apply!
About the team
The Robotics Experience Design (RXD) team brings together User Experience User Interface Design Industrial Design and Human Factors research to make Amazon Robotics products safer more usable and more desirable. We deliver human-centered innovation across the robotics portfolio by focusing on durable customer needs. Our team believes design is how it works not just how it looks. We prioritize safety and accessibility define problems before building solutions and test with real users early and often. We design for scale creating reusable systems and patterns that drive simplicity across products. We maintain user momentum pushing back when system variables put operator flow at risk.
- 7 years of design experience
- Have an available online portfolio
- 5 years of hands-on work with: field research ethnography lab-based user testing remote testing paper prototype testing iterative prototype testing concept testing and survey design experience
- Experience building complex software systems that have been successfully delivered to customers
- Experience leading the design build and deployment of complex and performant (reliable and scalable) software solutions in production
- Experience leading the architecture and design (architecture design patterns reliability and scaling) of new and current systems or experience in development in the last 3 years
- Bachelors degree in Design HCI Interaction or UX Design Industrial Design or related field (or equivalent experience)
- Comfort navigating ambiguity and defining UX strategy in innovation problem spaces
- Strong portfolio demonstrating design across both digital interfaces and physical/environmental touchpoints or a clear understanding of how digital products exist within physical contexts
- Proficiency in modern design and supporting AI tools (Figma Figma-Make Kiro or similar)
- Experience with UX design of complex workflows
- Experience in service design involving combination of physical and digital spaces and designing large-scale systems and interactions with a large and vast group of stakeholders
- Experience building launch readiness frameworks standard work playbooks and scalable deployment mechanisms across multiple concurrent sites
- Experience measuring key operational metrics (e.g. order cycle time ship estimate accuracy on-time and complete shipment inventory record defect rate)
- Experience with data visualization using Tableau Quicksight or similar tools
- Experience and practical knowledge of user-centered design methodologies usability principles web-based information architecture and designs
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process including support for the interview or onboarding process please visit for more information. If the country/region youre applying in isnt listed please contact your Recruiting Partner.
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience qualifications and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical dental vision prescription Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans EAP Mental Health Support Medical Advice Line Flexible Spending Accounts Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage) 401(k) matching paid time off and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at MA North Reading - 137800.00 - 186400.00 USD annually
USA MA Westboro - 137800.00 - 186400.00 USD annually
USA WA Seattle - 137800.00 - 186400.00 USD annually
Required Experience:
Senior IC
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