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Human Archive

Multimodal data provider for robotics and world modeling

Industrial Designer

$80K – $110K+ Equity3/5
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Our take

An industrial design role at a YC robotics data startup. Unusual listing for a tech company — suggests physical product work alongside their data platform. Interesting for hardware-curious designers.

Job description

About Human Archive

Human Archive is a robotics data lab founded by Stanford and UC Berkeley dropouts. We work alongside frontier robotics labs and foundation model research groups to collect large-scale, real-world, annotated multimodal datasets of humans performing everyday tasks across household and industrial environments.

We are lean, technical, and operate at extreme speed, taking on unglamorous and conventionally impossible problems that directly unlock step-function gains in model capability.

The deployment of capable humanoids at scale will permanently redefine human labor. Undesirable physical work will disappear, and human effort will shift toward a new era of abundant creativity. This shift is inevitable, and we are building the infrastructure to accelerate it.

About the Role

This revolves around understanding the user — the visual language, ergonomic feel, and user-facing identity of our wearable hardware platform. You will work directly with the Head of Engineering and founding team in San Francisco.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and iterate on the visual and ergonomic design language of the wearable system — form, finish, material palette, and user interaction.
  • Create high-quality concept sketches, 3D renderings, and physical models to communicate design intent to engineering and leadership.
  • Collaborate with the mechanical engineer (India) to ensure design intent is preserved through the engineering and fabrication process.
  • Contribute to user research and wear testing, translating real feedback into design refinements.
  • Maintain a living design system — material specs, finish standards, CMF documentation — that guides vendor conversations and future iterations.
  • Design packaging, unboxing experience, and product presentation materials as needed.

    • Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Industrial Design, Product Design, or equivalent — recent graduates (2023-2025) strongly encouraged.
  • Strong portfolio demonstrating concept-to-prototype capability, ergonomic thinking, and high visual craft.
  • Proficiency in CAD tools (Fusion 360, Rhino, or similar) and rendering software (KeyShot, Blender, or equivalent).
  • Ability to communicate design intent clearly through sketches, renders, and physical models.

    • Preferred Qualifications

  • Academic or internship experience in consumer hardware, medical devices, or wearables.
  • Exposure to manufacturing processes: injection molding, CNC, 3D printing, soft goods.
  • Interest in technical systems and comfort working alongside engineers.
  • Experience with CMF specification and vendor communication.

    • About Human Archive

    Multimodal data provider for robotics and world modeling

    ycaihardware
    humanarchive.ai

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