Staff Industrial Designer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Demonstrate expert-level skills in sketching, CAD surfacing, CMF, and prototyping.

• Contribute to and expand design systems and frameworks throughout the project portfolio.

• Address complex and ambiguous design challenges across various initiatives.

• Anticipate design obstacles and propose innovative, scalable solutions.

• Convert unclear briefs into design principles, sketches, and prototypes.

• Take ownership of the creative direction for significant projects or programs.

• Collaborate with engineering, supply chain, and manufacturing from concept to production handoff.

• Balance considerations of brand, manufacturability, and cost.

• Monitor tolerances, material specifications, and vendor capabilities throughout production.

• Foster creative unity across design, engineering, and operations teams.

• Lead discussions to clarify vision and priorities among stakeholders.

• Mentor colleagues and enhance collaboration and craftsmanship standards.

• Integrate health and consumer product compliance and safety regulations into the design process.

• Transform compliance and human-factors requirements into design criteria.

• Maintain hands-on proficiency in CAD, rendering, and physical prototyping.

• Make informed trade-offs regarding materials and manufacturing processes.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 8 years of experience in industrial design.

• Significant experience in designing physical consumer or health/medical hardware produced at scale.

• A portfolio showcasing expert craftsmanship across various creative disciplines, from concept sketches to manufactured products.

• Experience in contributing to design systems, CMF standards, or frameworks across multiple projects.

• Capability to resolve complex and ambiguous design issues across multiple initiatives simultaneously.

• Strong proficiency in sketching, 3D CAD (such as Rhino, SolidWorks, or Fusion 360), rendering (using KeyShot), and hands-on prototyping.

• Familiarity with injection molding, overmolding, extrusion, sheet metal, soft goods, and DFM principles.

• Experience collaborating directly with engineering and operations teams from concept through production.

• Ability to mentor peers and elevate collaboration standards without formal management duties.

• Comfort in working independently within a fast-paced, ambiguous, remote contractor environment.

• Willingness to travel periodically as required.

• Legally authorized to work in the U.S. without restrictions for any employer.

• A portfolio link is required with the application.

🏝️ Benefits

• Equity compensation for full-time positions.

• Unlimited paid time off (PTO).

• Company holidays.

• Quarterly mental health days.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits.

• Parental leave.

• 401(k) benefits with employer matching contributions.

• Flexible and remote work options.

• Periodic travel as needed.