Advisory Industrial Designer

Job Information

• Req #: WD
• Career area: Hardware Engineering
• Country/Region: United States of America
• State: North Carolina
• City: Morrisville
• Date: Thursday, June 4, 2026
• Working time: Full-time
• Additional Locations: United States of America
  - North Carolina
  - Morrisville

The Lenovo Design Innovation Team is creating a new generation of AI Ambient devices-products that move beyond traditional screens and interact through presence, context, intelligence, and behavior.

We are looking for a designer who can help define how AI lives in the physical world.

• Define the industrial design vision and ecosystem language for AI Ambient products across home and personal environments
• Shape how AI is physically expressed through form, CMF, and spatial interaction
• Collaborate closely with UX, AI, software, and hardware teams to build cohesive AI-native experiences
• Collaborate on screen/screenless interaction models that combine physical, visual, spatial, and behavioral feedback
• Translate emerging AI behaviors into intuitive and emotionally resonant physical interactions
• Help establish future-facing design principles for ambient AI devices

• Strong industrial design portfolio demonstrating both visionary thinking and shipped products
• Ability to think at ecosystem and experience level - not only individual products
• Strong sensitivity to form, proportion, CMF, and physical interaction
• Strong visualization and prototyping skills including 3D CAD, rendering, and Adobe Creative Suite
• Familiarity with tools such as Figma or interaction prototyping workflows
• Understanding of how hardware, software, and AI behaviors connect into a unified user experience
• Experience leading design direction across cross‑functional teams
• Ability to communicate design narratives and influence stakeholders
• Strong communication and collaboration skills with the ability to align teams and build relationships across functions and organizations
• Experience leading products from concept through engineering development and mass production
• Strong storytelling skills with the ability to translate complex technology into compelling user-centered visions

• Experience with AI, smart home, robotics, or ambient computing products
• Understanding of multimodal interaction systems including voice, gesture, and context‑aware interaction
• Experience collaborating with global teams and ODM partners
• Passion for exploring new relationships between humans and intelligent systems
• Interest in bridging physical design with software experiences and AI behaviors
• Ability to collaborate effectively with UX, interaction, and software teams
• Understanding of digital product workflows and software-driven experiences highly valued

• We are building products where AI is not simply an interface - but a presence integrated into everyday life.
• This role is about defining how that presence feels, behaves, and emotionally connects with people through physical design.

• Bachelor’s degree
• 7+ years of industrial design experience

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