Senior Industrial Designer

About the role

You will define the hardware identity and physical safety of humanoid robots, ensuring they are safe and intuitive for human interaction. This role involves packaging complex internal systems, developing the ecosystem around the robots, and managing the transition from physical models to production-ready CAD. You will work closely with founders and engineers to bring designs from initial sketches to physical reality.

Responsibilities

• Define the visual identity, proportions, and surfaces of humanoid robots.
• Design for passive safety by managing clearances, pinch points, and contact surfaces.
• Integrate complex internal components including sensors, cameras, and cooling systems.
• Develop physical human-machine interaction cues and status signals.
• Create the design ecosystem for charging docks, transport cases, and maintenance gear.
• Build physical models and translate them into production-ready CAD for engineering.
• Select materials and finishes while managing supplier feasibility and costs.

Required skills

• Industrial Design
• Surface modeling
• Rhino
• Onshape
• SolidWorks
• Fusion
• 3D printing
• Mechanical safety design

Nice to have

• German

Qualifications

• Degree in industrial or product design
• Engineering degree with a strong design focus

Benefits

• Personal learning budget
• Paid learning time
• Customizable benefits package
• Extra paid day off for volunteering

About the Company

Cell Labs is a robotics company based in Kreuzberg, Berlin, focused on building humanoids. They operate with a flat structure, prioritizing short decision-making processes and direct collaboration between designers, founders, and engineers.