As Senior Manager, Robot Industrial Design, you will lead the creative direction and development of Zoox’s robotaxi platforms and connected hardware ecosystem. You will drive a holistic design vision across vehicle design, CMF and product integration, ensuring every element reflects clarity, precision, and intent. This role requires a leader who can operate equally at the conceptual and production level, guiding breakthrough ideas from early vision through engineering execution, manufacturing realization and real-world deployment.
You will lead and mentor a high-performing team of designers while partnering closely with engineering, software, product, brand and manufacturing to deliver deeply integrated mobility experiences. The ideal candidate brings exceptional design judgment, a systems-minded approach, and a relentless focus on craftsmanship, innovation, and simplicity. Your work will help guide not only the physical expression of the Zoox brand, but also the future relationship between people, autonomy, and everyday transportation.
In this role, you will:
- Manage, mentor, and grow a high-performing industrial design team, fostering a culture of creativity, rigor, and craft.
Evolve Zoox’s hardware design language and strategy, applying first-principles thinking to redefine the future of the robotaxi.
Oversee the entire product lifecycle from concept to production, ensuring design integrity and high-quality execution.
Partner with engineering, UX, and product teams to deliver innovative, cohesive, and technically feasible solutions.
- Oversee the creation of compelling digital and physical deliverables that effectively convey design intent to leadership and stakeholders, ensuring that timelines, quality, and design intent are upheld across all deliverables.
Manage studio resources, budgets, and hiring while refining design processes and internal culture.
Qualifications
15+ years of experience in automotive or relevant industrial design environments.
5+ years leading and developing design teams.
Proven track record delivering production vehicles and/or complex hardware products from concept to launch.
Strong experience managing studio workflows, design processes, and cross-functional collaboration.
Exceptional communication and storytelling skills, with experience presenting to executive leadership.
A deep passion for design craft, team development, and creating meaningful, future-forward products.
Skills Required
- 15+ years of experience in automotive or relevant industrial design environments
- 5+ years leading and developing design teams
- Proven track record delivering production vehicles and/or complex hardware products from concept to launch
- Strong experience managing studio workflows, design processes, and cross-functional collaboration
- Exceptional communication and storytelling skills, with experience presenting to executive leadership
Zoox Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Zoox and has not been reviewed or approved by Zoox.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare is extensive, with broad medical and vision options, company‑paid disability coverage, and multiple mental‑health resources. Feedback suggests coverage breadth and auxiliary programs support a wide range of needs.
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Parental & Family Support — Family supports include paid parental leave, additional pregnancy disability time, fertility coverage, and adoption/surrogacy assistance. Backup care and family‑oriented programs further reinforce support across life stages.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Day‑to‑day perks are robust, including free daily meals, fitness subsidies, commuter support, and on‑site amenities. Feedback suggests these lifestyle benefits enhance convenience and workplace experience, especially for office‑based roles.
Zoox Insights
What We Do
Zoox is an autonomous mobility company that was founded to provide a safer, cleaner, and more enjoyable future on the road. To achieve that goal, the company has spent the past 10 years creating a purpose-built robotaxi that gives the world a better way to ride.
Why Work With Us
At Zoox, we are working to solve one of the greatest technological challenges of our generation. From the beginning, we have been focused on our goal of reimagining transportation from the ground up. We are a mission-driven community of innovators working together to create a safer, cleaner, and more enjoyable future on the road.
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