# Industrial Designer, Packaging – Lead

**Company:** [WHOOP](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/whoop)
**Location:** Boston, MA
**Role:** Hardware Engineering
**Experience:** 7+ years
**Skills:** Solidworks, Fusion 360, CAD, Structural Packaging Design, Materials Science, Manufacturing Processes, Prototyping, Technical Drawings, Supply Chain Management, Sustainability
**Posted:** 2026-04-24

> Leads design and development of scalable packaging systems for hardware and accessories, ensuring brand alignment, simplicity, and precision. Collaborates cross-functionally from concept to production, balancing creativity with engineering and sustainability goals. Requires 7+ years experience and CAD proficiency.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities

**Packaging System Leadership:**
- Lead the design of structural packaging across a range of hardware and accessory products
- Establish and evolve packaging families that scale across product lines while maintaining consistency
- Define principles for form, materials, and construction that reinforce WHOOP’s brand and product philosophy

**Design Excellence & Cohesion:**
- Ensure a high bar for simplicity, clarity, and precision in all packaging outputs
- Maintain cohesion across SKUs, generations, and product categories
- Translate complex product ecosystems into intuitive and elegant packaging solutions

**Cross-Functional Collaboration:**
- Partner closely with Industrial Design, Brand, Engineering, Operations, and Supply Chain
- Integrate packaging considerations early in the product development process
- Balance design intent with manufacturing constraints, cost targets, and sustainability goals

**Development & Execution:**
- Own packaging from concept through production, including prototyping, testing, and vendor collaboration
- Create detailed CAD models, technical drawings, and specifications for manufacturing
- Work with suppliers to ensure quality, scalability, and fidelity to design intent

**Innovation & Sustainability:**
- Identify opportunities to reduce material usage, improve sustainability, and optimize logistics
- Stay informed on new materials, processes, and packaging innovations
- Push the team toward smarter, more efficient solutions without compromising experience

## Qualifications
- 7+ years of experience in structural packaging design, preferably in consumer electronics or premium consumer products
- Strong portfolio demonstrating packaging systems, not just one-off solutions
- Expertise in materials, manufacturing processes, and structural design principles
- Proficiency in CAD tools such as **SolidWorks**, **Fusion 360**, or similar
- Experience bringing products from concept through mass production
- Highly organized, self-directed, and comfortable operating in a fast-paced, growth-stage environment
- Boston-based; 4 days in office
- Strong commitment to embracing and leveraging AI tools in day-to-day tasks

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