Industrial Designer

Job overview

Industrial Designer is an onsite position in Hawthorne, CA; the listed salary is $140,000–$160,000 per year. Astrolab designs and builds lunar rovers, power systems, and data networks for sustained operations on the Moon. The designer develops physical product forms that express the company’s brand while meeting engineering constraints for lunar operations. The role connects marketing and engineering through design development, visualization, and iterative collaboration.

What you'll do

• Lead industrial design from concept sketches through production-ready forms
• collaborate with aerospace and mechanical engineers on thermal, structural, and mass constraints
• own color, materials, and finish strategy
• help establish Astrolab’s hardware design language
• communicate design intent using Blender, Adobe Creative Suite, and Alias
• iterate concepts based on engineering feedback, testing, and brand alignment.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

industrial designer

hawthorne ca

astrolab

product design

lunar rovers

hardware design

color materials finish

blender

adobe creative suite

$140k–$160k

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Equity ownership
• medical, dental, vision, and mental health support
• 401(k) match
• flexible PTO
• parental leave
• home office reimbursement
• weekly lunch stipend and on-site snacks and beverages.

Why this role

Design work directly affects physical products intended for the lunar surface and balances brand identity with mission-critical engineering requirements.

About the employer

Astrolab is hiring for this role. Industry: Industrial Design Services. Sector: 54.