Product Designer, Fox Robotics
UX/UI Designer
+ Stock options
Office located in Smith School Rd, TX
Automated forklift manufacturer
Job no longer available
Automated forklift manufacturer
101-200 employees
Job no longer available
+ Stock options
Office located in Smith School Rd, TX
101-200 employees
Company mission
Fox Robotics is on a mission to make robots that work.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Design, Graphic Design, Computer Science, Information Technology, Human-Computer Interaction, any other related field required
- 2 years of experience designing and prototyping tools; collaborating with cross functional teams, including product managers, engineers, and other stakeholders to define and implement innovative solutions for product direction, visuals or user experience; developing mockups and prototypes that illustrate design concepts
- Experience with web and/or mobile layouts and visual design; identifying product needs and decision making to serve best interests of customers
- And experience with user research techniques such as discovery interviews, usability testing and survey designs required
- Up to 10% domestic travel required
What the job involves
- Design a wide range of products and services that make up a self-driving forklift
- Possess key ownership over all decisions that affect the look, feel and usability of the product
- Responsible for travelling to customer warehouses as needed to understand how the products are used
- Pursue understanding of customers and develop user personas through user research
- Understand capabilities and limitations of automation functions
- Provide conceptual design ideas, information architecture, interaction and visual designs for physical forklift user interfaces
- Design sitemaps, layouts and user interaction flows for web and mobile services
- Create wireframes and mockups to aid in in-person and remote testing for design validation
- Collaborate with engineers to understand, inspire and expand further possibilities of the product
- Prepare sketches of conceptual design ideas or blueprints using computer-aided design equipment
- Use computer software to develop virtual models of different self-driving forklift designs
- Modify and refine designs, using working models, to conform with customer specifications, production limitations, or changes in design trends
- Evaluate feasibility of design ideas, based on factors such as appearance, safety, function, serviceability, budget, production costs/methods, and market characteristics
- Work with mechanical engineers and manufacturers to evaluate whether design concepts will fill needs at a reasonable cost
- Confer with customers to establish and evaluate design concepts for self-driving forklift
- Present designs and reports to customers for approval and discuss need for modification
Our take
Fox Robotics is a manufacturer of self-driving forklifts that are more flexible, capable, and safer to use than previous models. The start-up has developed the first automated trailer unloader, a highly in-demand service that no other company offers.
Unlike standard AGVs, Fox’s forklifts can be installed and running in a new warehouse in less than a day, compared to the weeks it might normally take for integration. On top of this, its mobile robot products are relatively low-cost when compared to fixed automation systems that cost several hundred million dollars - making it a strong option in the growing warehouse automation market.
Fox Robotics' innovative approach has enabled it to capture significant interest in the space, as well as strong investment. Its latest raise will go towards broadening and accelerating product development, as the company embarks upon an aggressive expansion strategy.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
17% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Oct 2022
$26m
EARLY VC
Aug 2020
$9m
SERIES A
Total funding: $39m
Company benefits
- Unlimited PTO to all salaried employees, with a general recommendation to take at least 3-5 weeks off each year
- Fully-paid healthcare coverage for employees through UnitedHealthcare, with the option to contribute to an HSA (dependents, including spouses and children, are also eligible for coverage)
- Life insurance through MetLife, vision through VSP, and dental insurance through Guardian Dental
- Potential office flex time: given the hands-on nature of robotics as a discipline, very few of our roles can be performed 100% remotely, but we encourage each employee to find a unique balance between remote and in-person work that works for their job duties and personality
- 401k investing through Human Interest, with thousands of investment portfolio options available (we contribute 3% of each employee’s income into their 401k, even if they choose not to contribute)
- Company equity, with portfolio options managed through Carta
Company HQ
Martinshore, Austin, TX
Leadership
Peter Anderson-Sprecher
(CTO & Co-Founder)Acted as interim CEO for the company from June 2022 till March 2023. Previously served as a Senior Software Engineer for Google as well as for "X, the moonshot factory".
Marin Tchakarov
(CEO)Former CEO of Kindred Systems of Ocado Solutions. Has worked as an Advisor to the CEO at Smartly.io and Shopkick.
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