Mid-Level Industrial Designer — Prototyping & Brand Design

Speks; New York (NY); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits

401k

Snacks and coffee

Job summary

Speks in Brooklyn (soon to be Manhattan) seeks an experienced Industrial Designer to shape sensory products from concept to manufacturable reality. This in-office role sits in midtown Manhattan and partners with the Lead Industrial Designer to push brand and product language across categories.

You'll prototype, refine, and communicate designs, with hands-on sketching, rapid prototyping, and CAD in SolidWorks. This full-time position includes benefits and a creative, collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional experience as an industrial designer.
• Rapid ideation through hand sketching, rough prototyping, and quick visualizations using Illustrator and/or Photoshop.
• Exceptional 3D modeling and surfacing skills in SolidWorks (Rhino and other CAD software a plus).
• Obsessed with the details. You understand form, function, proportion, texture, and how a product looks and feels in the hand.
• A tinkerer who enjoys exploring new concepts and sharing ideas.
• You understand materials and manufacturing and can design products for production.
• A collaborative team player who welcomes feedback and can adapt as priorities evolve.
• You know the Adobe Creative Suite well.

Responsibilities

• Develop creative and innovative product concepts and designs under the Speks brand.
• Work with the lead industrial designer to develop new products and improve existing lines.
• Design within the Speks brand language and help expand it across categories.
• Run in-office prototyping efforts for new concepts.
• Produce and review prototypes and execute refinements.
• Create and manage a well-organized material and sample library.
• Turn prototypes and designs into manufacturable products with the Senior Product Development Manager.

Skills

3+ years experience

Hand sketching

Prototyping

SolidWorks

Rhino

CAD

Adobe Creative Suite

Tools

Illustrator

Photoshop

Rhino

Job description

Speks in Brooklyn (soon to be Manhattan) seeks an experienced Industrial Designer to shape sensory products from concept to manufacturable reality. This in-office role sits in midtown Manhattan and partners with the Lead Industrial Designer to push brand and product language across categories.

You'll prototype, refine, and communicate designs, with hands-on sketching, rapid prototyping, and CAD in SolidWorks. This full-time position includes benefits and a creative, collaborative environment.