Intern - Industrial Designer

In this role, you will

• Lead the exterior design of LeLamp across product generations, and maintain consistency as the product platform evolves.
• Develop the product’s visual language, form, materials, and emotional presence.
• Sketch and present design directions that communicate personality, not just geometry.
• Translate concepts into production-ready 3D models with mechanical engineers.
• Define CMF specs (materials, colors, finishes) and maintain documentation.
• Review prototypes and cosmetic samples against design intent.
• Contribute to how the robot is presented visually, including packaging, photography, art direction, and first-impression experience.
• Own Class-A surfacing for injection molded and fabricated exterior parts, and ensuring surfaces remain DFM-ready without compromising design quality.
• Prepare visual references, annotated models, and finish sample boards to support design reviews.

You may be a good fit if you

• Have 3+ years in industrial or product design (consumer hardware or robotics).
• Have a strong portfolio showing proportion, detail, and emotional sensitivity.
• Have taken products from concept to production.
• Are fluent in Rhino, Alias, Fusion, or similar tools.
• Are comfortable designing without clear precedents.
• Have Class-A surfacing experience.
• Have worked with CMF specs and injection molding vendors.
• Understand DFM constraints (draft, parting lines, textures).
• Have a sharp eye for cosmetic quality and can articulate the difference between acceptable and not.
• Care how products feel in everyday life, not just how they render.

We are looking for people who

• Care deeply about how everyday objects fit into people's lives and homes.
• Can hold creative direction steady across a long, messy development process without losing the thread.
• Move quickly and can iterate through physical samples and vendor feedback without losing design direction.
• Take ownership over the aesthetic quality of the product, even in stages of the process they don't directly control.
• Work well in small, collaborative teams where the industrial designer and mechanical engineer are often the same conversation.
• Think about the full arc from concept to shipped unit and hold the thread throughout.

Additional information

The early team becomes the DNA of the company. We set ourselves and others to a high standard, and we respond with kindness when things get hard but keep everyone accountable. This requires us to be curious, creative, and diverse in our thinking and approach.

Even if you don’t meet every single requirement, we encourage you to apply. Studies show that women and underrepresented groups often hold back unless they meet 100% of the criteria - we don’t want that to be the reason we miss out on great talent.