Industrial Designer, Contract-to-Hire
Industrial Designer partnering with interdisciplinary teams at IDEO to create innovative, human-centered physical products. Owns hands-on prototyping, visual storytelling, research, and DFM while collaborating across design, engineering, and business disciplines.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Develop compelling physical product designs and systems, balancing form, function, technical constraints and manufacturability.
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams, including mechanical/electrical engineers, software developers, visual and interaction designers, brand strategists, and design researchers.
- Present ideas through sketches, CAD models, renderings, and physical mock-ups to clients and team members.
- Actively contribute to and lead human-centered research to inform design strategies.
- Create prototypes at varying fidelities using tools such as 3D printing and other rapid prototyping methods to explore, test, validate design concepts, and aid research efforts.
- Drive cross-functional collaboration and demonstrate leadership over the course of 12+ week projects.
- Deliver exceptional visual storytelling using an array of 2D and 3D tools and techniques, creating compelling presentations for clients.
- Explore early-stage inspiration through digital experimentation, including generative AI and other innovative tools.
- Mentor fellow designers within and across disciplines by sharing knowledge, articulating industrial design processes, and demonstrating advanced craft techniques.
Requirements
- 1-2+ years of experience + internships in industrial design, including end-to-end contributions to projects in consumer products, medical devices, soft goods or packaging.
- Demonstrated fluency in digital tools such as SolidWorks, Rhino, Keyshot, Blender, and Adobe Creative Suite.
- Go-to-market (GTM) experience, with the ability to meaningfully contribute to the associated industrial design workstreams within multidisciplinary teams.
- Prototyping expertise, including 3D printing and other rapid prototyping methods.
- A passion for building in 3D while actively prototyping in real time to test insights.
- Visual storytelling abilities, including strong instincts in graphic design and deck-building.
- Strong theoretical or practical understanding of and ability to collaborate on the design for manufacturing (DFM) process.
Nice-to-Haves
- Professional experience with one or more of the following:
- Consumer Electronics Design: complex surface design, integration of mechanical and electrical components like screens, speakers, and cameras.
- Health and Medical Product Design: Usability and functionality with a focus on ergonomics and medical-specific requirements.
- Packaging Design: design of out-of-box experiences (OOBE), structural packaging design, and sustainability considerations.
- Curiosity and drive to grow in one or more edge skills:
- Strategy, Brand, Digital Interaction Design & Needfinding frameworks.
- Digital Interaction Design.
- Coding, Hacking, Software Development.
- AI-based Visualization Tools.
- Mechanical Engineering.
Compensation
- Salary range: $70,000 - $80,000 USD (base; influenced by skills, experience, and location).
- Health Benefits: Vision, Dental, Healthcare.
- Additional benefits (for FTE): 401K matching, Parental Leave, Adoption Assistance, Fertility Assistance, Flexible Work, Flexible Time Off, Paid Holidays, Annual Education Stipend, Home Office Stipend.
Skills
Solidworks, Rhino, Keyshot, Blender, Adobe Creative Suite, 3D Printing, Rapid Prototyping, Design For Manufacturing, CAD, Generative AI
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