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Lead Designer
Starpath Robotics —Hawthorne, CA
- $100,000 - $160,000 a year
- Full-time
- 6 years
- Master's degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
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Lead Designer – Consumer Products (Dolls Style Guide)
Mattel —El Segundo, CA
- $115,000 - $140,000 a year
- Full-time
- 7 years
- Research
- Bachelor's degree
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Lead Product Designer
Home From College —Santa Monica, CA
- Full-time
- Remote
- 7 years
- Office
- Senior level
- Dental insurance
- 401(k)
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Lead UI/UX Designer
Niagen Bioscience —Westwood, CA
- $130,000 - $165,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Senior level
- Paid time off
- Opportunities for advancement
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Lead Designer, NikeSKIMS Apparel Graphics Design
Nike —Los Angeles, CA
- $108,500 - $220,400 a year
- Full-time
- 5 years
- Research
- Office
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Lead Designer, Design Systems & Structures
Apple —Culver City, CA
- $205,400 - $308,500 a year
- Management
- 11+ years
- Continuous improvement
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Health insurance
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Lead Systems Designer (Economy and Engagement Focus)
thatgamecompany —Los Angeles, CA
- $98,000 - $153,000 a year
- Full-time
- Remote
- Management
- Mentoring
- US work authorization
- Paid holidays
- Health insurance
Lead PCB Designer (Starshield)
SpaceX —Hawthorne, CA
- $135,000 - $195,000 a year
- Extended hours
- Mid-level
- Continuous improvement
- Mentoring
- Paid parental leave
- Employee stock purchase plan
Architectural Designer II or Team Leader
Cuningham Group —Los Angeles, CA
- $70,000 - $125,000 a year
- Full-time
- Construction site
- Research
- Mid-level
- Wellness program
- Paid holidays
Lead Home Stager / Lead Designer
DG Home —Montebello, CA
- $35 - $40 an hour
- Part-time
- Hybrid work
- Google Workspace
- Mid-level
- Residential
- Flexible schedule
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Lead Electrical Designer - Venue
Henderson Engineers —Los Angeles, CA
- $108,360 - $188,856 a year
- Full-time
- Engineering
- Mentoring
- US work authorization
- Profit sharing
- Paid training
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Lead Designer

Starpath Robotics
Hawthorne, CA

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Job Details

Full-time
$100,000 - $160,000 a year

Benefits

Health insurance
Dental insurance
Paid time off
Vision insurance

Qualifications

3D modeling software
3D modeling for product design
Design engineering
Design systems
Mechanical product development projects

Full Job Description

Lead Designer

Position Details
Location: Los Angeles (Hawthorne), CA
Employment Type: Full-time
Department: Design / Starlight Solar
Travel: Occasional

About Starpath
Starpath develops and manufactures the technologies that will enable humans to live on the Moon and Mars. Today, we are building robotic systems that locally produce the essential commodities a lunar civilization will require at extreme scale: water, power, and oxygen. Our ultimate goal is to build and operate a self-sustaining city on Mars.

The Role
Starpath is building a growing portfolio of hardware — space solar arrays, lunar surface robotics, factory equipment, and the systems that will one day operate on the Moon and Mars. As our Lead Designer, you will own how our hardware looks, feels, and reads as a coherent family of products. Your work will define Starpath's design language, and set the aesthetic and formal standards that carry across every product we build.

This is a hands-on senior IC role. You'll live in CAD, generate concepts, iterate fast, and partner deeply with engineering to translate design intent into buildable hardware. The right person combines strong industrial design instincts with the engineering fluency to work directly with mechanical, structures, and manufacturing teams without translation loss.

Responsibilities

Develop and steward Starpath's industrial design language across all products — form, surfacing, proportions, materiality, and detail
Generate concept designs in CAD for new products and product refreshes, from early ideation through refined design intent
Partner with mechanical, structures, and manufacturing engineering to translate design concepts into buildable hardware while preserving design intent
Establish and evolve design standards, guidelines, and libraries that support consistency as the product portfolio grows
Lead design reviews and act as the design voice in cross-functional product decisions
Produce renderings, visualizations, and design deliverables that communicate design vision internally and externally (investor materials, customer presentations, marketing)
Own the visual and formal cohesion of Starpath's hardware — ensuring products from different teams read as part of the same family
Push back on unnecessary complexity — simplify forms, reduce visual noise, and cut detail wherever it doesn't add value

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Industrial Design, Product Design, or a related discipline
6+ years of industrial design experience with a portfolio demonstrating hardware product design, ideally in aerospace, robotics, consumer electronics, automotive, or comparable domains
Strong CAD proficiency (SolidWorks, Alias, Rhino, or similar) with the ability to model and iterate concepts directly
Demonstrated ability to define and maintain design language across a family of hardware products
Portfolio required for consideration

Preferred Qualifications

Experience at a hardware company with a strong design reputation (Apple, Tesla, Rivian, Anduril, Nike, Frog Design, IDEO, or comparable)
Background bridging industrial design and mechanical engineering — comfort with GD&T, DFM, and engineering-driven design constraints
Proficiency with visualization and rendering tools (KeyShot, Blender, Cinema 4D, or similar)
Experience designing hardware for extreme environments, high-reliability applications, or complex mechanical systems
Sketching skills for early ideation and communication
Experience partnering with brand and marketing teams on visual identity and product photography
Prior experience as the sole designer or first design hire at a growing hardware company

Compensation & Benefits

Location: Los Angeles (Hawthorne), CA
Competitive salary plus equity package; compensation scales with candidate experience
PTO & health/dental/vision coverage included

EAR REQUIREMENTS:

To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

Equal Opportunity
Starpath is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Compensation Range: $100K - $160K

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