About the role

In this role you're part of the Agile Robots Design Team and directly report to the Design Manager at Agile Robots. With a focus on Industrial Design for our subsidiary Franka Robotics GmbH you'll primarily work on-site at Franka's office in Munich, alongside the Engineering team.

Your Responsibilities

• Human-Centered Design: Develop innovative design concepts for our system and its environment that enhance functionality, usability and aesthetics while applying ergonomics and user-centered principles to ensure intuitive and safe human interaction
• Design Research: Conduct user research and usability testing to enhance design and user experience, while staying current with trends in robotics, materials, and manufacturing technologies to inform and elevate product design
• Product Development: Collaborate with robotics engineers and product managers to refine designs, ensuring they are feasible and align with both user needs and the company's vision
• Prototyping: Develop prototypes using CAD software, 3D printing, and other rapid prototyping techniques to validate and iterate design concepts
• Project Management: Oversee projects from initial concept to production, ensuring timelines and quality standards are consistently met
• Documentation: Create detailed design documentation, specifications and visualizations. 
• Presentation: Present design ideas and concepts to stakeholders, gathering feedback and iterating as necessary

Your Profile

• Min. 5 years professional experience as a product or industrial designer 
• Master’s degree in Industrial Design, Engineering Design or a related field
• Experience with ergonomics and HMI principles
• Excellent proficiency in SolidWorks, Keyshot, Adobe Creative Suite and MS Office
• Strong visualization skills with the ability to quickly bring ideas and concepts to life and communicate with stakeholders
• Enthusiasm for developing innovative solutions, with a strong interest in new technologies and trends, as well as knowledge of manufacturing processes and materials
• High creativity, strong sense of style, empathy and passion for user-centered design
• Ability to work both collaboratively in a team and independently
• Fluent in German and English
• Availability to mainly work on site in Munich with 4 days/ week on-site

What we offer

• A varied and creative role at the interface of Industrial Design of Agile Robots as well as Franka Robotics
• Challenging tasks and impactful projects alongside experts and in direct collaboration with the Engineering team at Franka
• Dynamic high-tech company combined with financial soundness and world class investors
• Join an interdisciplinary, international team with 58+ different nationalities
• Very good development opportunities in the context of our continued growth
• Corporate Benefits Program that covers health, mobility and learning with 100 Euros net/ month
• Central office facilities with free drinks & fruits and regular company events contribute to a good working environment

About us

Agile Robots SE is an international high-tech company based in Munich, Germany with a production site in Kaufbeuren and more than 2300 employees worldwide. Our mission is to bridge the gap between artificial intelligence and robotics by developing systems that combine state-of-the-art force-moment-sensing and world-leading image-processing technology. This unique combination of technologies allows us to provide user-friendly and affordable robotic solutions that enable intelligent precision assembly. 

This is made possible by our employees, who bring out the best in each and every day with creativity and enthusiasm. Become part of this team and shape the future of robotics with us!   
   
We are proud of our diversity and welcome your application regardless of gender and sexual identity, nationality, ethnicity, religion, age, or disability.