Senior CMF Designer, Leo Customer Terminal Industrial Design

Description

Amazon Leo is an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that will provide low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world. We are looking for a passionate and talented Industrial Designer to help bring our products to the world.



Key job responsibilities
The Amazon LEO Industrial Design team is seeking a highly technical, strategic Senior Color, Material, and Finish (CMF) Designer to join our world-class Industrial Design team in the Seattle, WA area.

In this, you will define and implement visual standards and drive premium cosmetic quality across our diverse hardware portfolio. Products that fall under your supervision include antenna products, routers, mounts, cables, and hardware accessories. You will bridge the gap between industrial design vision and factory-floor execution, defining the visual quality standards implemented by global manufacturing partners. This position requires frequent international travel to Asia to collaborate with cross-functional teams across multiple time zones, excellent cross-functional communication, and tracking documentation across more than 30 parallel hardware efforts.

Key Responsibilities
- CMF Strategy & Material Development: Define, develop, and scale the holistic CMF strategy for Leo hardware
- Proactively explore and evaluate advanced materials, innovative coatings, and sustainable manufacturing processes.
- Program Management : Establish robust tracking systems and documentation workflows to manage, audit, and maintain CMF specifications
- Factory Execution & Quality Standards: Serve as authority on visual quality at the factory level.
- Establish, document, and implement Cosmetic Quality Standard (CQS) specifications to be executed by Asia-based manufacturing partners.
- Limit Documentation: Author and maintain comprehensive CMF documentation, boundary samples, Limit Samples, and Step and Gap specifications to govern assembly precision and surface consistency.
- Color Matching & Visual Tuning: Lead on-site color matching sessions and oversee the visual quality of physical parts under standardized lighting environments.

Export Control Requirement:
Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.


About the team
Leo Hardware Design team is a collaborative, multi-disciplinary organization of designers, engineers, product managers, and program managers working together to bring the product vision to life. We enjoy what we do, have big ideas, and tackle complex problems by taking risks that drive global solutions. In every work stream, we immerse ourselves in insights, and invent on behalf of our customers. We brainstorm scenarios they will benefit from and solutions to pain points—crafting innovative products that aim to connect the physical and digital customer journey.

Basic Qualifications

- Experience in developing functional specifications, design verification plans and functional test procedures
- Bachelor's degree in in graphic design, industrial design, digital communications design, visual arts, mass communications, art, or equivalent
- 7 years of design experience
- 7 years of new hardware products development experience
- 5 years of experience with one or more ID surfacing and parametric CAD tools, preferably a combination of Rhino, SolidWorks, Creo, Keyshot.

Preferred Qualifications

- Master's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or equivalent
- Experience working with interdisciplinary teams to execute product design from concept to production
- Experience with the project management of technical projects
- Master’s degree in Industrial Design, Graphic Design, Architecture or other related fields
- An exceptional portfolio that demonstrates delivering successful products from concept to production.
- Experience working with production vendors for high volume devices.
- Familiar with motion graphics and 3D animation expertise.

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.