Industrial Designer: Innovative Product Sculptor (NYC)

Design Observer; New York (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits

401k

Snacks and coffee

Job summary

Speks in Manhattan is seeking a detail oriented Industrial Designer to join our team. This full-time, in-office role will collaborate with our Lead Industrial Designer to develop, refine and launch Speks products across categories.

You will prototype in-office, create a material library, and ensure designs are manufacturable through close collaboration with engineering and production teams. Qualified candidates have 7+ years of industrial design experience, strong hand-sketching, rapid ideation,

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional experience as an industrial designer.
• Proficient in rapid ideation through hand sketching and quick visualizations using Illustrator/Photoshop.
• Exceptional 3D modeling and surfacing skills in SolidWorks; Rhino and other CAD software a plus.
• Attention to form, function, proportion, texture and tactile feel of products.
• Keen understanding of materials and manufacturability across potential production methods.
• Collaborative team player comfortable with feedback and evolving priorities.

Responsibilities

• Develop creative product concepts and designs under the Speks brand.
• Collaborate with the lead industrial designer to develop new products and improve existing lines.
• Design within Speks brand language and help define how it expands across categories.
• Oversee in-office prototyping efforts and refine concepts based on testing.
• Produce and review prototypes and implement needed refinements.
• Maintain an organized material and sample library.
• Work with the development manager to turn prototypes into manufacturable products.

Skills

Hand sketching

Rapid ideation

Detail oriented

Collaborative teamwork

Manufacturing awareness

Tools

SolidWorks

Rhino

Illustrator

Photoshop

CAD software

Job description

Speks in Manhattan is seeking a detail oriented Industrial Designer to join our team. This full-time, in-office role will collaborate with our Lead Industrial Designer to develop, refine and launch Speks products across categories.

You will prototype in-office, create a material library, and ensure designs are manufacturable through close collaboration with engineering and production teams. Qualified candidates have 7+ years of industrial design experience, strong hand-sketching, rapid ideation,