Matternet needs a Senior Industrial Designer!

Matternet is the developer of the world’s leading technology platform for on-demand aerial delivery in urban environments. The company provides its technology platform as a service to healthcare, e-commerce and logistics organizations. In March 2017, Matternet became the first company in the world to be authorized for full operations of drone logistics networks over densely populated areas in Switzerland. Since then, Matternet has executed over 3,000 flights in Zurich, Bern, and Lugano. In May 2018, Matternet was selected to carry out drone logistics operations for US hospitals under the FAA’s drone integration program. In March 2019, Matternet and UPS announced a partnership to provide drone delivery services to US healthcare systems, starting from WakeMed Health in NC. Matternet is based in Mountain View, CA and has 50 employees. Matternet’s investors include Boeing, Daimler, Swiss Post, and Sony.

The M2 Drone by Matternet was authorized by the Swiss aviation authority to carry out logistics operations all over the city. It can carry and support loads of up to 2 kilograms and 4 liters for 20 kilometers.

The Opportunity

Matternet is looking for a Senior Industrial Designer to help craft Matternet’s product vision of autonomous robotic systems. In this position, you will report directly to Matternet’s Head of Design and will make product decisions that span the whole design spectrum, from product vision to the smallest details of their product. As a designer on the design team, you will be expected to recognize as many of the constraints as possible, and have the passion to work within these constraints. You are a highly strategic, detail-oriented and multi-skilled designer. You need to be creative, diligent, humble, excel in uncertainty and live to collaborate in a high-paced environment that values excellence. You will create design quality in all air, ground and digital assets, and be a part of a team that does not follow orthodox boundaries between the design professions and rather puts product design as the guideline.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in a product design role.
• A strong portfolio of creative product design illustrating a deep appreciation for aesthetics and creativity.
• Ability and desire to solve complex product design problems and the strategic skills to deliver best-in-class solutions.
• Ability to articulate & communicate design rationale.
• Translate research insights into atoms and pixels.
• Fluent in prototyping and manufacturing methods.
• A determination to challenge design and engineering orthodoxy.
• A passion for simplicity.

Benefits

• The people. You will be surrounded by talented and passionate leaders and teams – people who will challenge you and help you grow.
• The diverse culture. Matternet welcomes all cultures, genders, orientations, beliefs, and people. Matternet depends on the unique backgrounds of its team members to help solve complex problems that meet the needs of a global customer base. The company is committed to increasing diversity across the team and ensuring that Matternet is a place where people from all backgrounds can make an impact.
• The perks. Matternet is invested in you! Matternet offers all employees an opportunity to align their success with the company through equity. The benefits package includes access to competitive medical, dental, vision, LTD and life insurance, a 401(k) program, flexible time off and catered lunch.
• The values. Matternet is not a job, it’s a mission. The company is prepared to go to extraordinary lengths to make its mission successful. Most people would give up. Matternet won’t.

How to Apply

Applications without portfolios will not be considered. Please provide a URL or attach it to the application.

Location

Mountain View, CA.

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Amazon’s Prime Air drone delivery system is still in development, and on the other side of the pond the Swiss Post is looking to deliver mail and small packages using such flying robots.

Switzerland’s postal service doesn’t work alone on this matter, as it’s getting plenty of help from Matternet, a manufacturer of unmanned aerial vehicles who has made a purpose from turning drone deliveries into a reality. In order “to clarify the legal framework, consider local conditions and explore the technical and business capabilities of the drones,” Matternet will start testing the drone delivery system this summer.

The drone manufacturer will surely have several drone models in its portfolio by the time the system gets the green light from the local authorities. In the meantime, though, there’s only ONE. Arguably, they could have chosen a better name for their first UAV, but more important than the name is the actual functionality.

The ONE can carry packages of up to 1 kg over a distance of 20 km without needing a recharge. Considering that in most cities post offices have a range of action that’s much smaller than 10 km (the drone would have to return, wouldn’t it?), there shouldn’t be any problems in delivering envelopes and light parcels, provided they’re not too voluminous.

“Our product is vertically integrated into a complete transportation solution. Swiss Post comes to us, we supply them all the technology (drones, landing pads, batteries, charging stations, cloud software) and they just focus on operations,” explained Andreas Raptopoulos, co-founder of Matternet (the other one being Paola Santana). “Quadcopters may be the biggest invention in vehicle technology since the internal combustion engine. They allow us to build vehicles that are extremely simple mechanically and are 90%+ software which is bound to improve dramatically over then next 3-5 years. Things like weather performance, performance in GPS-denied environments, ‘sense and avoid,’ etc. will make these vehicles way more robust and useful by the end of the decade. This platform will allow software to eat transportation”

I’m fairly certain that drones will get to play a major role in our lives that goes well beyond mail delivery. It would be great if there were charging stations for drones, so that they can cover greater distances without having to fear that they might not make it back.

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