Industrial Designer
Core
Design the physical user experience, form, layout, and interfaces for Zipline's autonomous drone delivery system (Platform 2) to enable seamless global logistics operations.
Role type
Senior Industrial Designer (Autonomous Logistics Systems)
Builds
Physical components, interfaces, and packaging for autonomous drone delivery platforms
Domain
Autonomous logistics, drone delivery, healthcare supply chain
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Physical product design, 3D design, CAD, prototyping, user research, cross-functional collaboration, manufacturing constraints, sketching, visual communication
Preferred skills
Experience with electromechanical systems, designing for diverse user needs, rapid iteration in ambiguous environments
Technologies
CAD, physical mockups, appearance models
Responsibilities
Own physical design and UX for Platform 2 updates; research customer/operator needs via observation and testing; translate findings into design decisions; communicate concepts through sketches, CAD, and narratives; partner with engineering and manufacturing teams; drive designs from concept to validated releases