Head of Hardware Design & Product Experience

AI Foundry; Washington (District of Columbia); Sur place; USD 225 000 - 350 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Medical and Dental benefits

401K

Opportunity to shape AI strategy for 1

Résumé du poste

AI Foundry is seeking a Head of Industrial Design to define the physical product experience for a hardware business built from the ground up. You will lead design vision, user experience, form, materials, ergonomics, prototyping, and the connection between product intent and engineering execution.

You will oversee an industrial design function, create design systems, and ensure craft, usability, and coherence across hardware products.

Qualifications

• Led industrial design for hardware products or major features from concept to production.
• Strong craft and ability to translate design direction into tangible outcomes quickly.
• Deep understanding of materials, manufacturing processes, ergonomics, prototyping, and physical product constraints.

Responsabilités

• Define the industrial design vision for hardware from concept through production.
• Lead form, materials, ergonomics, interaction touchpoints, CMF direction, prototyping, and design validation.
• Translate product strategy and user needs into physical design concepts suitable for engineering and manufacturing.
• Collaborate closely with mechanical and electrical engineering, manufacturing, product, and leadership.
• Create sketches, models, prototypes, design systems, and decision-ready artifacts.
• Uphold high standards for craft, usability, fit, finish, and product coherence.
• Navigate tradeoffs among design intent, technical constraints, cost, manufacturing, durability, and schedule.
• Build and lead an industrial design function as the hardware organization scales.
• Represent design in leadership conversations with clarity, conviction, and practical judgment.

Connaissances

Industrial design leadership

Hardware product design

Materials and ergonomics

Prototyping & CMF

Cross-functional collaboration

Design rationale communication

AI tooling for design

Outils

CAD/3D modeling

CMF direction

Prototype fabrication

Description du poste

AI Foundry is seeking a Head of Industrial Design to define the physical product experience for a hardware business built from the ground up. You will lead design vision, user experience, form, materials, ergonomics, prototyping, and the connection between product intent and engineering execution.

You will oversee an industrial design function, create design systems, and ensure craft, usability, and coherence across hardware products.