# Amanda Lowery

> UX Design at PlayStation | Monetization & Discovery | MIT

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/amandalowery

Constantly in pursuit of harmony between design and engineering. 
Built some physical products, working on some digital ones right now.

## Work Experience
### UX Designer @ Sony Interactive Entertainment
Jan 2023 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area
Shaping UX across PlayStation's monetization, onboarding, and discovery surfaces.

### UX Product Designer @ Onna
Jan 2023 – Jan 2023

### Product Design Engineer @ Amazon Lab126
Jan 2022 – Jan 2023

### Product Design Engineering Lead @ Elevate
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | San Diego, California, United States

### Product Design Engineer @ Google
Jan 2018 – Jan 2021 | Mountain View, California, United States
Designing thoughtful products inside and around the home at Google Nest.

### Researcher @ MIT Media Lab
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
• Designed form factor of an olfactory computational necklace that is remotely controlled via smart phone.
• Fabricated and iterated prototypes utilizing 3D printing techniques.

### Product Development Intern @ Ford Motor Company
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Palo Alto, California, United States
• Designed, implemented, and iterated the scissor lift mechanism that lifts packages into the Unmanned Aerial Vehicles.
• Fabricated drone landing platform that integrates with a vehicle and assemble drone delivery systems.

### Product Design Intern @ Ford Motor Company
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Palo Alto, California
Greenfield Labs (dFord) is a collaboration between IDEO and Ford Smart Mobility that solves current transportation/mobility issues with human-centered design approaches.

• Collaborated with IDEO designers to research and design innovative modes of transportation.
• Analyzed the relationship between street infrastructure and car passing proximity.
• Designed field test by utilizing sensors to record proximity data and analyze data using linear regressions (Excel).

### Mechanical Engineering Intern @ MIT Senseable City Lab
Jan 2015 – Jan 2017 | Cambridge, MA
• Researched applications of distributed sensors embedded in smart street lighting systems. 
• Fabricated functional deployable omnidirectional camera prototypes with CAD software and 3D printing.
• Analyzed and visualized data to create urban intelligence platform useful for planning purposes.

### Computational and Mechanical Engineering Intern @ IRI - Institut de Robòtica i Informàtica Industrial, CSIC-UPC
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Barcelona Area, Spain
• Built a parallel robot structure that stabilizes the camera on unmanned aerial vehicles.
• Calculated risks of robot singularities through Jacobian matrices on MATLAB software.
• Developed robotic structure to compensate for the hovering motion of the drones.

### Mechanical Engineering Intern @ GeoOrbital Inc
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Cambridge, MA
• Redesigned and cast modeled prototype of electric bike wheel to strengthen current model. 
• Performed stress test analysis of various bike rims using SolidWorks simulation software. 
• Produced CAD assembly designs and portfolio to present to Angel investors.

### Product Design Engineering Intern @ Mu-tron
Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Mu-tron, Encinitas, CA
-Developed assemblies and drawings of instrument effects pedals and music synthesis equipment using CAD software. 
-Designed panel layouts and housings using Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. 
-Presented design drafts and schematics to the founder/CEO for review and implementation.

### Undergraduate Researcher @ Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | MIT Field and Space Lab
• Created assemblies for small-scale solar powered reverse osmosis systems that produce safe drinking water. 
• Translated instruction manuals to ensure proper use of desalination devices in rural Mexico.


## Education
### Bachelor’s Degree in Major in Mechanical Engineering + Minor in Design
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

### High School Diploma
La Costa Canyon High School


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/amanda-lowery-mit

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Last updated: 2026-03-25