Senior UX Designer - Human Robot Interaction

About Boston Dynamics

The Boston Dynamics Human Robot Interaction team is looking for a Senior Staff UX Designer for our physical AI technology. Boston Dynamics builds the world’s most exciting robots. Thousands of Spot robots help companies monitor their facilities and keep people out of harm’s way and Atlas is the world’s first production‑grade humanoid, with advanced hardware and manipulation capabilities that will transform how warehouses and factories operate.

The Interaction Design team designs the user interfaces, human‑robot interaction paradigms, and next‑generation concepts that help Boston Dynamics create a human‑centric future with robots that assist, empower, and inspire.

As an HRI Designer you will help shape how that feels. You will design, prototype, and champion the way our robots express themselves and communicate with the people around them. You will use rapid prototyping tools to build "concept car" experiences of future interactions, and leverage your background in product design and human‑robot interaction to invent the language, patterns, and paradigms for how people and robots share the world.

You will define the expressive character of Boston Dynamics’ robots — the signals that tell a person what a robot is doing, what it wants, and what it will do next. You will set the bar for excellence in human‑robot interaction and shape the character of some of the highest‑profile products in robotics.

• Design, prototype, and demo novel robot interactions and expressive behaviours.
• Quickly author and iterate on sound, movement, and lighting behaviours, evaluate them on real robots and in simulation, and refine based on feedback.
• Apply the latest human‑robot interaction and design research principles to practice, cultivating a culture of HRI experimentation.
• Work with a cross‑functional team to architect how expression is generated and controlled across our robot systems.
• Maintain knowledge of the state‑of‑the‑art in human‑robot interaction, sound design, motion design, and expressive robotics.
• Benchmark competitive products and publications, condense learning into shareable internal artefacts, and disseminate to the team.

• Minimum 5 years of experience in interaction design, HRI, sound design, motion/character design, or a closely related field.
• Experience designing expressive or communicative behaviours for physical products, robots, or characters.
• Ability to drive discovery, facilitate workshops, and synthesize complex inputs into clear, actionable design strategies.
• Deep understanding of human‑centred design, interaction architecture, accessibility, and usability testing—especially in complex or high‑stakes environments.
• Strong cross‑functional communication skills; capable of influencing across teams with an action‑oriented, “can do” attitude and a willingness to accept accountability and responsibility.
• Software prototyping experience required.
• Highly motivated to explore through prototyping with a "yes and" mindset.

Travel to partner sites and regions of interest will be required (no more than 10%). Otherwise, this role is expected to be onsite.

The base pay range for this position is between $155,000–$185,000, depending on internal equity, job‑related knowledge, skills and experience. This range represents a good faith estimate of compensation at the time of posting.

We are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. We are not able to sponsor visas for this position.