Industrial Designer

The RoleIndustrial design at the client's company is not cosmetic. As their Industrial Designer, you will own the form language and physical identity of the robot platform, from enclosures and surface treatments to ergonomics, CMF (color, material, finish), and packaging. You will translate that vision into parts that manufacture, assemble, and survive the real world, working shoulder to shoulder with mechanical and electrical engineers so every design decision holds up in production.What You'll DoOwn industrial design for the client's flagship robot and hardware family: form, proportion, ergonomics, and CMF, from concept and form language to production-ready enclosures, covers, and structural aestheticsTurn mechanical and electrical constraints into clean, intentional design that does not hide the engineeringOwn the CMF specification process: material selection, surface finish standards, color systems, and supplier engagement, and ensure those choices hold up in the fieldOwn design for manufacturing and assembly alongside mechanical engineering: DFM reviews, tolerance stack-ups, fastening, serviceability, part count, and assembly sequencing, catching issues before toolingShape the packaging and unboxing experience and user-facing documentation for hardware kits and development unitsMaintain design consistency across the hardware product family as the portfolio expandsWhat We Look ForA strong portfolio of shipped physical products, ideally complex electromechanical hardware, showing a consistent design sensibility under real technical constraints3+ years shipping physical products: consumer electronics, robotics, medical devices, or similarly complex hardwareStrong proficiency in 3D modeling and surfacing (Alias, Rhino, SolidWorks, or equivalent) and rendering (KeyShot or similar), plus real DFM and DFA experienceWorking knowledge of manufacturing processes: injection molding, sheet metal, die casting, and surface finishingExperience working directly with mechanical engineers and contract manufacturers in a fast, iterative environmentComfort moving from sketch to prototype to production without needing a large team around youNice to HaveExperience taking a product from zero to first production runHands-on shop skills: 3D printing, machining, moldmaking, and finishingExposure to DFM/DFA review in a high-mix, low-volume manufacturing contextFamiliarity with simulation-driven or CAD-driven design workflowsA feel for how design and brand reinforce each otherInterest in open-source hardware communities